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With the 2015 Editors Choice Award going to a solution that focuses on simulating the flow of people through buildings, and thereby improving accessibility and security for all sizeable private and public projects, a category for health and safety on building sites, and the winners of the ‘One to Watch’ - company category providing secure access to building sites, we are arguably seeing a shift in emphasis in construction to the winners in all this - namely people.

The aesthetics of a project and the efficiency in how it is built and run remain of paramount importance, and we are pleased to be able to bring together the practitioners of best practice in both of these areas, but it is the customer and the contractor who are the true arbiters of success.

This is even more important as the building programme accelerates. The construction industry cannot deliver amazing projects unless it attracts the best people to work in it. A major theme of conferences over the last year has been the dearth of quality entrants into the industry - something we will be addressing in Construction Computing this year. Other global issues impact on the safety of public spaces - transport and sports venues being the most vulnerable.

I foresee increasing focus in both of these areas, despite the ‘last mad rush’ to get on board the BIM express - which leaves the station in April. In the meantime we’d once again like to congratulate all of the winners and runners-up of the 2015 awards, and wish them continued success in the year ahead.