halving the scale does not half the cost or time for each unit to be deployed; the capital per unit volume actually increases..
Construction sites have been around since the dawn of civilisation.Do we really want to walk away from all that learning, and start moving as much of the construction process as possible into distant sheds?.
Is on-site construction really all that bad?.Construction sites could be defined as locations where finished assets are built.They can be messy, congested, dirty and chaotic places.
But they don’t have to be.If the construction process can be transformed into the streamlined and predictable assembly of pre-manufactured parts, combined with on-site construction processes that are carefully managed to add the maximum value, much greater productivity can result.. To give a slightly left-field example, consider a circus tent.
Typically, these large structures are put up overnight by a small team of trained operatives.
In a budget-conscious industry, every hour counts, so assembly is planned to be as quick as possible, and disassembly is just as quick.This iterative process can be shortened using BIM integration and digital twins which are inherently part of a DfMA approach..
Increased skill/knowledge/preparation:.Our experience has shown that the automation and design of P-DfMA processes simplifies the construction and the need for a skilled taskforce and their preparation.
It also reduces the number of people onsite, increases safety as a result of reduced work at height, lowers capital costs and improves construction speed.. Passivhaus and net zero carbon challenges.There is an increasing amount of pressure growing in the construction industry to design net zero carbon buildings, both in terms of operational and embodied carbon.