These can broadly be clustered as follows:.
Developing the façade solution around the structural platform at an early stage, allowed us to really optimise the use of materials and detailing and create the most efficient units for handling in the factory and on-site.. Wojciech Brozyna, Managing Director, Alupro.Accuracy in installation is achieved via factory conditions on site:.
Standardised platforms and components.Increased use of standardised, repeatable, design and components inherently lead to less variance and more standardised tasks on site, which already reduces the risk of the need for changes and thus the potential to deviate from the original design..The greater use of consistent, digital workflows through design, procurement and manufacturing will extend into of logistics and labour; predicting operative numbers, positioning them on site and schedule their training and workload.
This level of control is unremarkable in manufacturing, extraordinary in construction.. 2.Standardised labour operations.
The reliance of traditional construction on variable quality of workmanship/skill of the site operative makes it difficult to guarantee that what was drawn and specified is actually what is installed..
The design of platform interfaces is so accurate it reduces reliance on skilled trades and workmanship and provides a visual and straightforward Quality Assurance process, for greater consistency and accuracy:.Our completed DfMA projects show a track record of achieving considerable benefits including cost and programme reduction, higher quality, better labour productivity, improved health and safety, less waste and lower carbon content.. Once a radical proposition, over recent years DfMA has become a mainstream ‘hot topic’ around the world.
Bryden Wood’s two key markets in Asia - Singapore and Hong Kong - have both had recent success at promoting DfMA with a focus on volumetric modular construction.This approach to prefabrication has been given a different name in each market: Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) in Singapore, and Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) in Hong Kong.. Bryden Wood has been privileged to play a part in the development of the DfMA market in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Now as off-site becomes more established in both markets, the benefits and limitations of volumetric modular construction are becoming clear and we have been considering the question, ‘What next?’.. Singapore: Prefabricated Prefinished Voulmetric Construction.Singapore has a strong reputation as a regional innovator and the construction industry is no exception.
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