Innovation has been a key part of the Design ID ethos since the companies foundation. In 2021 we further enhanced our commitment to innovation through formation of a dedicated team across all offices.

The Innovation Team at Design ID aspires to use and create digital tools that make a lasting positive impact in our industry. We are passionate about blending both established and emerging digital technologies with our extensive knowledge and experience of the construction industry.

We aspire to deliver high quality solutions and products that address user needs and in doing so push boundaries of the Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industry.

Our team bridges construction and digital worlds to deliver products and solutions that address user needs and achieve set goals. We have covered a wide range of products and technological solutions that range from parametric software solutions to custom applications. 

We work with you to identify your challenge and take an idea / solution through design and development and deployment / launch. We are advocates of lowering the barrier to entry for all and have successfully implemented complex scripts into Project Teams without scripting experience.

We stay the forefront of new technological advancement and explore and incorporate solutions that deliver value to the AEC industry. These include: 

• Application development such as our Asset Survey and Inspection Application for iOS devices to assist with data capture.
• Augmented Reality (AR) products and bespoke dashboards to communicate complex technical aspects in a more human centric medium.
• Leveraging data science / ML & AI to improve quality assurance and assist with prediction of design and project management parameters based on previous experience.
• As well as the above products we are familiar with existing AEC tech products being offered and developed that can address your needs along with our expertise whiteout reinventing the wheel.

Collaboration is at the core of everything we do. We advocate partnerships with clients, collaborators, contractors, local authorities, digital agencies and experts to nurture knowledge exchange, diversity, idea exploration.

Collaborations range from data analysis with contractors to design automations / studies with architects / designers.

We aspire to contribute to solving industry challenges such as addressing labour shortages and supply chain challenges together with contractors and clients via our innovation team and our position as consulting engineering firm.

We also incorporate other emerging innovations such as:​

• Application development for communication of technical studies and site surveys in a clear and simplified manner for clients and collaborators to consume​. Such products include our Asset Survey and Inspection Application for iOS devices to improve efficiency and accuracy of Civil and Structural surveys as well as automation of reporting.
• Design and delivery of interactive AR / VR content for sculptural projects, to communicate the digital design journey via QR codes / smartphones to members of the public in a powerful and new interactive easily accessible medium.​