I believe it presents a way to plan and progress design within the complex area of new-technology-realisation which requires thinking beyond our traditional approaches of design-stages led by deliverables..

Design for Manufacture and Assembly processes doesn’t mean we’ll end up with low-quality buildings that all look the same.In actuality, adopting this new way of working holds the key to tremendously positive and wide-reaching benefits for both people and the planet.. By adopting industrialised construction, we’ll produce.

an increased quantity of high-quality, more sustainable buildings, which improve construction project safety and are also easier to build..Still, it’s going to require us to stretch ourselves, because there are a lot of misconceptions about the term DfMA, Marks says.In the first place, DfMA is often used to mean prefab, which it doesn’t.

Additionally, it’s important to recognize that a lot of DfMA principles and processes aren't necessarily specific to construction prefabrication.. “They're just good design principles.Good for everybody,” she says.. To illustrate, Marks mentions that she once worked on a billion-dollar hospital project, originally planned with over 700 different types of bathroom.

The situation wasn’t beneficial for anyone involved, she says, and wasn’t sensible from either a build or operational perspective.

Ultimately, her team whittled the final total down to a mere seven types - a change that worked better on every level of the project.. Talking transformation: ‘Industrialised Construction’ & ‘MMC.’.The development of Platforms started back in 2016, when the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) appointed us to develop a new type of prison, focused on rehabilitative outcomes for prisoners.

One aspect of the project was to maximise the use of DfMA and set a new benchmark for public sector adoption.It soon became apparent that systems developed for the MOJ (whose estate includes education, healthcare, offices, sports halls and workshops) would also be appropriate for the wider public sector..

The cross-department Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Working Group fostered this approach and adopted the term ‘Platforms’.It was brought across from manufacturing thanks to the involvement of the Manufacturing Technology Centre who are now a partner in the Construction Innovation Hub.