Quantum computing in the built environment

Picture a future where researchers or designers can find answers in minutes, to problems that today's most powerful supercomputer would take 10,000 years to solve. Or where all the possible combinations of loads, geometries and configurations can be simulated efficiently to give you the best performing, holistic building design possible. The process of solving these challenges, and many of the most pressing issues in the design and optimisation of the built environment, could really speed up with quantum computing.

Our report provides an overview of quantum computing, including the opportunities, promises and challenges that it might bring to the built environment. The full impact of what quantum computing can achieve is not yet known and likely more than a decade away, but businesses should be preparing now to understand how recent discoveries will impact businesses.