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PRENGUIN 3.0 includes tools to engineer grid & tile ceilings, plasterboard ceilings, baffled ceilings, full height partitions, and partial height partitions which make up 90-100% of a project. But what about bespoke 10%? Read on to learn more.

In an industry that is notorious for having a slow uptake to new technology, Ceinwen McNeil and Matt Bishop have spent the past year fine-tuning a new platform that is sure to break down the barriers for good. The launch of PRENGUIN 3.0 signals the birth of a new era, the DIY moment that engineering has been waiting for.

Much has been written on this topic already. We know that efficiency, productivity and profitability are stagnant in the construction industry, while other industries are leaping ahead. Professional services across a range of industries are putting digital technology to use for significant productivity and profitability gains - there are examples in accounting, law and medicine, and yet we seem unable to transfer these learnings to construction.

Chances are, if you are involved in the design, construction or fit-out of interior commercial spaces, you will have been required to provide a PS1 or estimate the cost of materials for a seismically compliant design.

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With nineteen years experience in interiors, Clayton Nelson has been involved with more ceiling and partition projects than he can count. As he says, there are only so many ways to skin a cat. But with Prenguin, he is excited about the artistic license he now has in creating designs.

Mark decided to proactively bring the PS1 process in-house for all new projects. Following a discussion with BVT, he learnt that a new technology would soon be hitting the market , and he was keen to take advantage of it. Mark registered his interest in Prenguin and took part in a demonstration with one of the development team.

Around the world people are looking to technology and automation (including AI) to fill the gaps or provide new approaches. We know that technology is set to displace some jobs and create others - but not in equal measure.

As a veteran supplier and installer of ceilings and partitions, Rick* was no stranger to the time pressures of the industry. He knew that any hold ups had knock on effects for a project, which resulted in lost work hours and cost everyone money. So when he heard about the web app Prenguin, he was excited. Here was an opportunity to reduce the turnaround for a PS1 - down from two weeks to just 2 days.

Construction professionals, such as Jon, can enter basic data and designs into the Prenguin app, and it will complete the engineering calculations to let them know whether their design will be seismically compliant. Jon finds this useful for preparing tenders and for a fast turn around on PS1s.