For this, a diagram to spatially explore how this might work is a key tool for communication and design.
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.It requires more innovation..
Using process design thinking to highlight efficiency.One thing which happens when working this way, is that we’re forced to approach projects differently.
Design to Value offers unique benefits but can also reveal some uncomfortable truths.. As an example: we were evaluating a brief to build a new carbonated drinks factory in Africa.The initial projected cost of £70 million was determined to be prohibitively expensive, and so the client asked for this to be reduced.
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