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INTERNATIONAL BANKING COMPANY STREAMLINES DESIGN
PROCESS AND AUGMENTS DECISION MAKING WITH SALTMINE
Company profile:
- International Banking Company
- Headcount: 85,000
- Portfolio size: 8 million square feet
This industry-leading banking company is best known for their
expertise in global trade and innovation for a fairer and more
sustainable future.
The challenge
Like many, this company’s workplace team lacked the bandwidth and the specific, technical expertise for workplace strategy and test fitting.
To accomplish capital real estate projects, they hired external consultants for things like test fitting which resulted in numerous change
orders–ultimately elongating timelines and increasing project costs. This elongated timelines for programming and test fitting by four to eight
weeks and increased project costs by 50%. They also were put into a position where they could only leverage 2D CAD plans–making it challenging for
executives who don’t have backgrounds in design to accurately assess the quality of proposed plans.
Why Saltmine?
This company ultimately chose Saltmine for the platform’s intuitive, digital design environment as Saltmine streamlines pre-design tasks with its
Programming and Design Modules.
Programming replicates a space calculator spreadsheet in a more intuitive and versatile interface which feeds directly into Design. In Design, 3D
spaces can be pulled and placed directly from the program, and all spaces are automatically counted in a live chart comparing the Program to the
Design.
This allows them to internalize capital project programming and test fitting tasks, fill skill gaps, and augment decision making.
How they use Saltmine
This company’s internal team can now fully test fit space without external consultants.
They build programs based on desired headcount or desk density, which are quickly translated from 2D floorplans to 3D and HD renderings.
These renderings are easily understood by stakeholders, and the integration of programming and design standards results in decisions being
made with full clarity and confidence–all within an accelerated project schedule.
Outcomes
Data-driven, human-centric workplaces
Previously the customer was paying $110,000 / year
for third party test fitting services.
With Saltmine, they’ve eliminated this service and
brought test fitting in-house, without any additional hires.
Enhanced process for test fitting
Previously the customer was paying $110,000 / year
for third party test fitting services.
With Saltmine, they’ve eliminated this service and
brought test fitting in-house, without any additional hires.
Test fitting timeline reduction
Saltmine reduced test fitting timelines by 85%.
What used to take 3 to 4 weeks can now be done in 3 to 4 days.
More accurate test fitting
By using Saltmine’s 3D environment in lieu of the
industry standard 2D format, test fits are more
accurate and effectively communicated–leading to
faster approvals and more confident design decisions.
Interested in seeing how Saltmine can help you bring your capital projects in-house?