Data processed has roughly doubled every two years from 2 zettabytes in 2010 to 149 zettabytes in 2024, and the trend continues.
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..
The MMC toolkit includes a range of systems, components and material and process innovations including off-site and site-based solutions.We’ve got to try and avoid bad practices -and report them.
We can’t focus exclusively on ‘cheap,’ driving a race to the bottom.The focus must be on broader value.
In terms of implementing policy decisions, we need to provide more evidence, more data, more measurement.It’s vital that we’re able to demonstrate clearly that these new ways of operating will deliver the outcomes we seek.
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