Digital Blue Foam – A Global SaaS Building Design Platform – Has Launched
Digital Blue Foam (DBF) – a Singapore-headquartered global Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) building design platform – has launched, having invested US$2 million in development over the last couple of years.
The DBF platform is a web-based interactive generative design tool uniquely bringing together software, artificial intelligence (AI) and data. It replaces legacy technologies commonly used in the sector while adding geospatial data, sustainability validation, and city scoring, making design faster, better, and more cost-efficient.
DBF is also in the final stages of Series-A fundraising, with the new funds supporting expansion, recruitment, and platform enhancements. There are also expansion plans for Asia, Europe, and the Americas. On a mission to make sustainable building design accessible, they will double down on interactive AI “flavours”, unique to DBF and its Generative Design capabilities. The DBF platform is a building design tool made for architects, planners, developers, and educators. It is the brainchild of architects Camiel Weijenberg and Sayjel Vijay Patel.
Camiel has 10 years of experience running his architecture studio; he has also worked for Zaha Hadid Architects. Sayjel is a Founding Professor at the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) and an Alumni of MIT. The two co-founders are modernizing the archaic Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, by providing technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI). This industry-disrupting technology improves efficiencies and reduces project timelines, enabling higher quality design, creating better buildings and cities. AEC sector will be worth US$12.9 trillion in 2022.1
The AEC software sector is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2021 to 2026.2 With rapid urbanisation over the next three decades, this will grow exponentially. According to McKinsey & Company, the construction industry is increasing its emphasis on R&D, with greater investment in construction technology. Global R&D spending by the top construction companies grew by 77% from 2013 to 2017. COVID-19 is accelerating this further, driving investments in digitalisation.