Replacing Comflor with a less processed material which can act as formwork.
The future of construction: not just components.The MHCLG categorisation of MMC is comprehensive and includes the application of digital tools to drive productivity improvements both on site and in factories.
The use of digital tools is an important part of DfMA which relies on capturing knowledge about how a building will be delivered from the earliest stages..The rapid pace of change in digitisation has created a great opportunity to integrate DfMA into projects in ways not previously possible.Data contained within digital objects can be used to explore, test and validate construction methods from the earliest project stages..
The role of the designer is evolving to include the creation and maintenance of digital assets with great potential value.Parties both within and outside the construction industry are developing new digital innovations to expand the MMC toolkit and realise this value.. A summary of key DfMA principles.
I have tried to summarise the above in simple terms to illustrate how the DfMA landscape can be viewed in the context of the industry.. DfMA is a design approach that considers ways to efficiently construct buildings by manufacturing and assembling their constituent parts..
Designers apply DfMA by considering, evaluating and applying the toolkit of innovations collectively referred to as MMC..In addition, industry players themselves have seen the benefit of coming together, not just in terms of a recovery from the immediate downturn, but also through an understanding of how transforming construction into a more productive and sustainable sector in the future can be supported and accelerated.
We’re no longer talking about simply needing more people on site to build things more cheaply.The focus now is about how we construct our assets and how we operate.. We have important questions to answer: how do we drive greater levels of manufacturing (DfMA) and more productive growth into the sector?
How do we use data in a way that supports not just better construction projects, but also better operational assets?How do we drive that path to net-zero carbon emissions with greater impact on social value?
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