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How will data and technology drive the evolution of the quantity surveyor's role?

18 January 2023

What is the role of the quantity surveyor in a digital environment? Should we see BIM’s fifth dimension, 5D, not as information coming after 3D, but as parallel process, producing data as the design develops?

Elia González Salas and Ross Griffin and speak with Andrew Knight as they discuss how data and technology will evolve the role of quantity surveyors.

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