Having clear, data-based answers, will help to make regulatory and policy decisions.
The benefits of the platforms approach include cost savings, increased safety on-site, better quality, and more sustainable buildings.So, what does a plausible future look like in practice, if the government and private sector adopt this way of working?
A good illustration of this can be achieved by looking at the lifecycle of a construction project from design to assembly.We can then explore what is technically achievable with construction Platforms, as well as what this looks like in a near-future state.All of the technologies and initiatives we’ll outline here are underpinned by, or based around, the idea of using standardised, repeatable components.
This convergence of components and processes unlocks the true power of digital, data and manufacturing.. D for design in DfMA: digital design tools, simulation and optimisation.At Bryden Wood, we have developed digital configurators as early-stage design tools.
This new construction technology enables a much faster design process than traditional methods.
Our PRiSM and SEiSMIC design apps are already in use for housing and school design, respectively.Learn more about how we support personal and professional development at Bryden Wood.For pretty much forever, on-site or in-situ construction has been the default way of building.
However with accelerating interest in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), it sometimes seems that on-site construction is falling out of favour..In 2019, the UK’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) – as it was then called – published an MMC Definition Framework (see my earlier article,.
What does DfMA stand for?).This framework proposes Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) as a metric for assessing the scale of MMC adoption on a project.