In response to the launch of a new smart phone and tablet app for digital construction design, ‘Prism’, delivered in partnership with City Hall, Labour’s London Assembly Planning Spokesperson, Nicky Gavron AM, said:
“With the launch of Prism, City Hall is setting a world first and spearheading a transformation of the construction industry to meet one of the biggest global challenges, namely, how to build more sustainable homes, better and faster.
“This free-to-use and open source digital design app builds on the recommendations of a report that I led on for the London Assembly Planning Committee, Designed, sealed, delivered, which examined how Precision Manufactured Housing could help to solve the capital’s housing crisis.
“The Mayor’s investment in this tool has helped to create a framework that will drive collaboration and innovation, while keeping costs down and speeding up construction. Prism will open up new opportunities, particularly on constrained urban sites.
“London has a huge need for affordable homes, and this has the potential to spark the step-change in delivery we need to achieve this”.
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Notes to editors
- PRISM had been developed by the Mayor of London in collaboration with industry experts, Cast and Bryden Wood. It has been Client commissioned and co-funded by Greystar Legal & General and L&Q;
- The London Assembly Planning Committee’s report, Designed, sealed delivered, can be read here;
- Nicky Gavron AM is a Londonwide Assembly Member.