The division of fabrication and assembly tasks has been carefully considered to maximise the efficiency of both factory prefabrication and on-site assembly.
Designers apply DfMA by considering, evaluating and applying the toolkit of innovations collectively referred to as MMC..The MMC toolkit includes a range of systems, components and material and process innovations including off-site and site-based solutions.
New MMC innovations are developed all the time.. Design to Value: moving forward with DfMA.As designers we at Bryden Wood believe strongly in the DfMA approach and have used it successfully on many projects to achieve considerable benefits.. We advocate for any designer of buildings to apply a DfMA approach by considering efficient construction methods to leverage the benefits of manufacturing and assembly, and design with them in mind from the earliest stage.. Getting started with DfMA is the hardest part and too big a topic to discuss in detail here but a great first step is to keep up to date with MMC innovations and think about how those innovations can be used to deliver better project outcomes.. Clients can support greater uptake of DfMA by demanding the best value project outcomes to ensure a benefit-driven approach to MMC adoption is applied on their projects.. As the MMC toolkit grows it becomes more and more powerful.It is great to see players across the whole construction industry developing new innovative approaches to construction that expand the MMC toolkit.. To help the industry move forward, governments also have a role to play by encouraging and rewarding innovation and providing streamlined (but still robust) regulatory approvals processes for MMC innovations.. With a strong and diverse MMC toolkit and growing DfMA experience in the design professions, the industry as a whole will be better positioned to seize the opportunity to deliver better performing buildings, with less resources, that deliver maximum value to clients.
These are the key aims of a Design to Value approach.. [1].https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-methods-of-construction-working-group-developing-a-definition-frameworkdownload our façade engineering brochure here.
Bryden Wood is a wide-ranging company with expertise and experience across sectors and specialisms..
In our work on façade engineering, we apply the principles of our pioneering work in technology and design for manufacture and assembly, to bring a wide range of benefits to our construction partners, and to clients..We need to evaluate how we can get behind a UK value proposition and create something that allows us to export all of our wonderful technologies and services internationally.
At the same time, we also need to stay focused on the capability to service our own needs here in the UK.Yes, things are changing.
There are challenges to be overcome and there will be more on the road ahead.However, by 2050, it’s possible that we could be looking back at COVID-19 as necessary pain we had to go through to help us reach our goals.
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