Leading Digital Innovation in the Built Environment
AHA Associates partners with organisations to navigate digital transformation, leveraging deep expertise in Information Management, BIM, Digital Twins, and Asset Management to optimise the entire asset lifecycle.
Our Story: From Specialist Expertise to Strategic Partnership
AHA Associates was founded with a clear vision: to bridge the gap between traditional construction and asset management practices and the transformative potential of digital technologies. Our journey began with focused technical expertise, quickly recognising the broader industry need for strategic guidance alongside implementation.
What started as delivering specialised digital solutions has evolved into a comprehensive consultancy. We saw that true value wasn't just in converting drawings or managing models, but in embedding robust information management principles throughout an organisation, aligning digital strategies with business objectives (OIRs, AIRs), and ensuring seamless data flow from project inception through to operation (PIM to AIM). This evolution was driven by deep experience gained leading digital initiatives on major UK projects and contributing to industry standards development.
Today, AHA Associates stands as a trusted partner for organisations across diverse sectors. We leverage our collective expertise to deliver pragmatic, high-impact digital transformation. We help clients define what they need (strategic requirements, policies), implement how to deliver it (BIM execution, CDE workflows, platform integration), and ensure it supports long-term asset value.
Our Approach: Integrated Expertise Across the Digital Lifecycle
AHA Associates believes effective digital transformation requires a holistic view. Our approach integrates strategic consultancy with hands-on technical implementation, covering key areas:
Strategic Digital Advisory
We help clients define their digital future by developing Organisational, Asset, and Exchange Information Requirements (OIR, AIR, EIR), crafting robust BIM and Digital Twin policies and strategies, and aligning digital initiatives with overarching business goals and government standards (e.g., ISO 19650, ISO 55000, GovS 004).
Information Management Excellence
We design and implement best-practice information management frameworks, including Common Data Environment (CDE) setup (ACC, Asite, Aconex), workflow definition, PIM to AIM transition processes, and ensuring compliance with relevant ISO standards (e.g., ISO 19650 series, data security).
Advanced BIM Implementation
We provide expert support for BIM execution, developing detailed project requirements (templates, shared parameters, COBie, IFC deliverables), performing model audits, implementing Government Soft Landings principles, and ensuring quality across various data inputs (Revit, IFC, Point Clouds, Photogrammetry).
Asset Management Integration
We bridge the gap between project delivery and operations, defining asset information strategies, data structures (linking Uniclass, NRM, SFG20), maintainable asset lists, and ensuring seamless integration with CAFM/CMMS/EAM systems through robust handover processes.
Digital Twin & IoT Solutions
We design and implement practical Digital Twin solutions, integrating real-time data from IoT sensor networks (including specification and testing) with virtual models on platforms like Autodesk Tandem or bespoke environments (e.g., using Unreal Engine), enhancing visualisation, monitoring, and analytics.
Automation & Development
We streamline workflows and unlock efficiencies by developing custom scripts, plugins, and applications (Python, C#), automating tasks like data validation, model checking, and enabling system integrations via APIs (e.g., connecting Revit, Tandem, Tririga, ACC).
Our Team: UK-Based Experts Driving Digital Change
AHA Associates is powered by a dedicated, UK-based team of specialists, founded and led by experts with significant experience steering digital change within the UK's AEC sector. Our multi-disciplinary team combines strategic leadership in digital transformation with deep technical expertise across the built environment and technology domains.
Our collective strengths encompass:
- Strategic Leadership & Information Management: Defining high-level requirements, shaping policy, and governing information processes.
- BIM Management & Coordination: Expertise in project-level BIM implementation, standards development, and quality assurance.
- Software Development & Automation: Creating bespoke tools, automating workflows, and enabling seamless system integration.
- Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Effectively managing communication and ensuring alignment across diverse project stakeholders.
Based primarily in London, with the flexibility to support clients across the UK and Europe, our team works collaboratively to translate complex digital concepts into tangible results. We pride ourselves on being hands-on, pragmatic, and focused on delivering solutions that are not only innovative but also sustainable and directly aligned with our clients' operational and strategic needs.
Join Our Team: Shape the Future of the Built Environment
AHA Associates is passionate about digital innovation and is always seeking talented individuals who share our commitment to transforming the built environment. If you have expertise in BIM, Information Management, Software Development, Digital Twins, or related fields, we encourage you to explore opportunities to join our growing team.