Digital Engineering Framework

The Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) is advancing Digital Engineering.

We are taking health infrastructure into the future. Our Digital Engineering (DE) strategy and framework will help us improve the way we gain, develop and use information.

Digital engineering means using advanced digital tools and technologies to design, build and manage healthcare facilities. These include data analytics, simulations, and software. This approach ensures that healthcare environments are modern, responsive, and well-coordinated. It means they can meet patient needs and support healthcare workers.

Digital Build and Data

We envision Digital Build and Data (DBD) as the complete digitisation of the design and delivery process. This will ensure efficient, accurate and sustainable projects from start to finish. DBD includes four key work streams:

• Processes and Strategy: Establishing information requirements and governance. Keeping consistent standards across all projects.
• Information Management and Data Analytics: Using data to drive insights and evidence-based decision-making.
• Digital Delivery: Digital Engineering and Building Information Modelling (BIM) will help to streamline infrastructure design and construction.
• Technology and Systems: Using and optimising the digital tools that support our projects.

This approach allows VHBA to evolve and use the full potential of digital technologies.

Digital Engineering Framework

Our Digital Engineering (DE) Framework supports our Digital Build and Data strategy. It will help us improve the design and construction of our health infrastructure. The framework aligns with the Victorian Digital Asset Policy (VDAP). It provides a consistent, scalable and reusable way of creating, sharing, and managing data across all project stages.

The DE Framework improves communication between project teams, consultants, and contractors. It ensures reliable data is captured and maintained. This supports informed decision-making and better project outcomes.

At its core, the DE Framework standardises digital engineering processes and deliverables. It specifies the data required at each stage of a project. This simplifies digital workflows and generates valuable insights. In turn, it creates efficiencies and cost savings throughout all project stages.

The two pillars of the DE Framework are:

1. Gathering information to build the asset: Project Information Requirements (PIR)
2. Information to run the finished asset: Asset Information Requirements (AIR).