Construcciones Yamaro: Active model-based planning sets new pace for construction

Integrated model-based planning brings project teams together by aligning schedules and 3D models for seamless collaboration from the start of a project. (Images: Elecosoft)

Elecosoft, a UK-based construction software provider, has released a new whitepaper, Model-Based Planning: The Future of Integrated Construction Delivery.

Developed in response to persistently low productivity in the UK construction sector, the paper outlines how 4D model-based planning can accelerate delivery, improve accuracy, and create greater certainty in construction and engineering projects. By integrating automation and real-time visualisation, it highlights how project teams can identify issues and opportunities earlier, reducing delays and cost overruns.

Breaking free from traditional planning

The whitepaper argues that static Gantt charts and disconnected datasets perpetuate information silos and fragmented processes. These limitations drive inefficiencies such as manual data entry that pulls resources away from higher-value tasks, disjointed workflows that demand constant updates between design and planning teams, and late-stage issue discovery that often triggers costly rework. The result is a culture of reactive rather than proactive project management.

By embedding information-rich 3D models into the planning process, model-based approaches replace these shortcomings with a single source of truth that improves coordination and transparency across the supply chain.

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From silos to synchronisation

The guide outlines practical steps for construction businesses looking to adopt model-based planning, such as aligning with organisational goals, building foundational knowledge and creating integrated workflows. It shows how this technology can shorten planning cycles, while early clash detection helps minimise disruption and rework on site. By visualising the full build process, teams can manage risks more effectively, optimise resource allocation and coordinate supply chains with greater confidence. Just as importantly, model-based planning strengthens communication, giving stakeholders intuitive project visuals that make timelines and sequencing easier to understand.

The paper also stresses that model-based planning can lower the expertise barrier for new team members while maximising the impact of existing talent.

Adding the fourth dimension

Elecosoft’s Asta 4D technology, showcased in the whitepaper, extends planning into the time dimension by automating schedule creation and maintaining continuous synchronisation between schedules and building information modelling. This creates a live, two-way connection between design and delivery, ensuring plans always reflect project reality.

Andrew Norrie, head of business development at Elecosoft, says that while technology is essential, culture is the real driver of change.

“Model-based planning has the power to transform communication across construction projects, but unlocking that potential requires more than just technology. It also demands a culture that values collaboration, transparency and the open sharing of information across disciplines,” says Norrie.

“Can we get there? We must, as the whitepaper makes crystal clear. When visual models become the central medium for communication, teams gain a clearer, shared understanding of the project. This not only improves stakeholder alignment but also drives faster, more confident decision-making at every stage.”

Closing the loop on traditional planning, Model-Based Planning: The Future of Integrated Construction Delivery is now available for free download.

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