Lessons from Truro Sports Hub: digital utilities, BIM and clash detection

Overview

The Truro Sports Hub at Boscawen Park is a regeneration project funded through the Truro Town Deal, delivering new and enhanced indoor and outdoor sports and community facilities for the city. The scheme forms part of a wider programme of investment at Boscawen Park, including a new multi use sports hub building, upgraded sports pitches and significant improvements to the surrounding public realm.

This talk will focus on the 3D utility survey and service modelling works undertaken during the project, showcasing how digital surveying techniques and Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes were used to support design development, reduce risk and improve coordination on a constrained site.
 
The session will provide insights into how high-quality 3D utility data was captured and translated into coordinated service models, enabling effective clash detection, informed design decision making and BIM compliance in line with modern digital delivery expectations.

The presentation will also explore how early identification of underground constraints helped minimise rework, reduce construction risk and build stakeholder confidence as the project progressed.
 
By attending, you'll learn about:

• The role of 3D utility surveys in complex public realm and building projects
• Integration of utility and service models within a BIM environment
• Practical approaches to clash detection and coordination
• Key lessons for designers, engineers and project managers working on similar schemes