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Gabriel Marcu, Chief Technology Officer of Leviatan Design, has told our reporters that the company works on a number of major projects. For one of them – the multinational military headquarters in Sibiu – the first phase of the design is ready and is now being implemented while the second phase is being designed right now to save time. The designs must be finalized within 5 months in both cases. “Another project which is strategically important both nationally and internationally is the operational infrastructure in Câmpia Turzii. This is a quite complex project; the designs are expected to be ready by the end of 2022, and the execution of phase 1 should last 24 months. Also worth mentioning is our design project in Targu Mures (administrative and training facilities, completed in October 2021, delivered within 30 months) and Rânca (commissioned in November 2021, which had to be delivered within 19 months)”.
In 2021, our business started climbing on an upward trend after starting to tackle more complex projects but also by expanding the team and by integrating BIM concepts which enabled us to work on a more consolidated basis. This is how we have enhanced the quality of our projects. The plan is to approach ever more complex projects covering medical infrastructure and data centers.
“We will also continue to focus on enhancing the capabilities of our design teams by implementing more efficient work solutions. Inter alia, we will train our specialists in order to enable them to use software more efficiently. We plan to develop customized workflow and automated data processing solutions enabling us to achieve a more agile and flexible set of work processes. In this way, our colleagues will be able to channel their energy and efforts on creativity and added value. We believe that streamlining the design process will enable designers to explore options that incorporate nZEB and Net Zero standard concepts, which are essential for meeting the goals set by COP26”, said Gabriel Marcu.
During the pandemic, an enabling environment was created to step up the digitization and automation processes used by our designers and architects. Leviatan also told us that the company’s business ran normally, the company was not taken by surprise by the health crisis because it had already been working digitally for several years, using BIM processes and workflows.
“The pandemic has only reinforced the idea that the digitization of construction companies must proceed swiftly, so that they can adapt to unpredictable market developments in adopt modern Western concepts,” Mr. Marcu explained.
The main trend in architecture, which has emerged in recent years, is to place a strong emphasis on the climate impact of building construction and operation through the implementation of carbon footprint reduction standards and energy efficiency.
Currently, the challenges in the design and construction sector are related to the increase in construction and utility prices, which affect the process of programming and forecasting of economic indicators in both design and execution and create an imbalance in supply compared to the time of implementation.
Another acute problem is the lack of specialists in the field and starts from the educational level, where the curriculum is not adapted to what is currently happening in practice.
“Students must be involved in internship programs, this option is available every year, in collaboration with the Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest and the Polytechnic University of Timisoara; and we will continue to provide the necessary support throughout 2022.
Another challenge lies in how modern working concepts (BIM method and Mixed Reality) are approached by the specialists and in adapting to the changes imposed by the trends”, Leviatan also told us.
Speaking of opportunities, Mr. Marcu explained how important it is to develop the national infrastructure, paired with modern business methods that should be implemented by the company: “this one great opportunity for Leviatan to continue developing into the future!”
