Old story makes you smile

The problem with the “culture-changing” advance is that it produces a price at the same point as current methods, but the QS gets the price from the contractor, when the design is complete. What about the earlier cost planning processes, to provide commercial viability?

If BDP’s computer was really clever, it could also ensure that drawings were consistent and co-ordinated, complete with fully dimensioned constructional details and that all work was properly specified in a concise and completed NBS document. Or would that still be a trivial annoyance to keep the poor Architect away from his 3B pencil and aesthetic considerations? And, he might also be distracted by obtaining prices and specifications “from the websites of builders’ merchants”, to use Nick’s words.