But if it's simply that we don't have time, we are at risk of staying away from the optimum solution.
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..It’s only after passive design strategies are considered that we look at efficient equipment selections, renewable technology and low/zero carbon technology.
In other words, when we look towards sustainable design, the focus on sustainable architecture must come before the focus on sustainable services..Operational carbon - industry benchmarks.
The second part of the net-zero carbon equation is the operational carbon, for which there are currently fewer benchmarks.These are still in development by the industry.
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