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In a volatile and uncertain market, the underwriting process is often undertaken when limited information is available about the true cost and risk implications of future modernisation, decarbonisation and certification requirements.  

This session explores how design teams can better support investors during underwriting by translating incomplete early-stage data into meaningful, robust analysis. It will examine how designers can align more closely with investment priorities, balancing speed, accuracy and flexibility to inform decision-making at a critical point in the acquisition process: 

• How are assumptions are formed, stress-tested and communicated? 

• How can design insight help quantify risk around capital expenditure, compliance and long-term asset performance?  

Drawing on real project experience, the panel will consider how collaboration between design and investment teams can improve confidence in underwriting models, even when information is constrained highlighting practical tools, workflows and mindsets that enable design teams to add maximum value, ensuring underwriting decisions are better informed, more resilient and aligned with long-term asset strategies.