We urgently need clear and practical guides on how to deliver net zero carbon future now.
Because platform construction uses a limited number of components, it gives us a greater amount of control.We’re able to limit the number of processes and operations which have to happen on site and we can control materials much more accurately.
There are also considerable time-saving benefits with P-DfMA, which enable us to spend more time on the design and optimisation of components in the first place.We put a tremendous amount of effort into component design because we know we’ll be using those same components again and again.Every gram of material you take out of the manufacturing process, out of each assembly process, has a massive multiplier effect in terms of material reduction.
This is an important part of sustainable design.These processes then become highly repeatable, enabling greater levels of automation in construction.
We can turn to techniques such as robotic welding to make the parts, for example, and use popular distribution warehousing equipment on site.
Such processes require fewer people and increase worker safety.In this instance, we could decide in advance how we might react to a vaccine becoming available, and get it out to people quickly.. As the Factory in a Box project demonstrated, there are elements which are standardised across projects.
For example, they all need hygienic spaces, so we can make sure the hygienic components will be available regardless of the situation with projects.Components could be ready to deliver very quickly.
As soon as you start to model and gain understanding, opportunities and outcomes become apparent, even in times of great uncertainty.This reality enables us to add value to the process..