The Smart PFI processes-proposed by the RIBA and now picked up by the Government-facilitate a closer working relationship between the client and the designer. This is crucial at the early formative stages of the project to enable the parties to understand the options and how they relate to the clients' and users' needs. By facilitating better design outcomes, the long term benefits to the service provider and user can be significant, providing true long-term value for the development.
The RIBA believes that firmer design briefs and a stronger outline design will enable a far more accurate analysis of the true cost of each project, ending the spiralling expenses and poor understanding of risk founded in inaccurate projections.
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