Autodesk and JTC Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore how artificial intelligence and connected project data could improve the planning, construction and management of Singapore’s industrial infrastructure. From early planning through to facility operations, their proposed work covers the exchange and reuse of information. The agreement combines JTC’s role in developing industrial infrastructure with Autodesk’s expertise in design and make technologies, identifying three areas for exploration: managing data throughout an asset’s lifetime, applying AI to project delivery and sustainability analysis, and enabling different digital platforms to exchange information.
Keeping project information useful after construction
To improve the continuity of project information, Autodesk and JTC will explore the use of connected, structured and governed data, examining how records generated during planning, design and construction can be trusted, exchanged and reused during facility operations. JTC master plans, develops and manages industrial estates including One-North, Jurong Island, Jurong Innovation District and Punggol Digital District. Together, the organisations will assess how information from infrastructure projects could support the management of existing facilities and decisions about future developments.
Calvin Chung, Assistant CEO, JTC Corporation, described the intended role of that information. “We’ve made strong digital progress in Singapore’s built environment sector. The next step is to make it smarter. With Autodesk, we will explore how AI and data can be connected in a safe and accurate manner, to help us better plan, build, and manage our industrial infrastructure. The data can work for us long after a project is completed; helping us understand and operate the infrastructure more effectively, make well-informed decisions on the next project, and support Singapore’s transition to an AI-enabled economy”
Examining AI use in project delivery and carbon assessment
The agreement also covers AI capabilities and computational workflows for integrated digital project delivery. Autodesk and JTC intend to assess how these tools could automate or streamline parts of the project delivery process, including model verification, and help improve the information available for project decisions.
Sustainability analysis forms part of the same proposed work. In this area, the organisations will examine computational workflows for embodied carbon and whole-life carbon assessments, alongside their possible use in project delivery.
Testing how information moves between platforms
Autodesk and JTC will further examine interoperability, or how different digital systems can exchange information. To this end, they plan to demonstrate open workflows and information-exchange models across platforms, system integrations and third-party solutions, examining how information can be shared between technologies used at different stages of a project. More broadly, the organisations aim to support wider digital transformation and responsible AI adoption across Singapore’s built environment sector.
