Alastair Powell

The programme has been reduced by 19%, allowing for an accelerated construction period and less disruption to the surrounding community and area.. A predicted 9.5% reduction in capital cost is a significant benefit of the system for the client, with the economic benefit for the area being 139,000 sq ft of high-quality commercial office space.. Placemaking.

Having clear, data-based answers, will help to make regulatory and policy decisions.The more information we have, the better outcomes we’ll be able to achieve.. Impacting the future with digitisation and MMC.

Another potential benefit of digitising the built environment will be a positive impact on the use of modern methods of construction.Above all else, developers are looking for certainty and speed.Sharing data across the design, engineering, planning and construction elements of development will enable us to push and promote modern methods of construction with all of the associated sustainability and energy benefits.

When design and planning happen more quickly, people will want to see construction happen faster too.MMC won’t need to be enforced, developers will come on board willingly because MMC will provide much quicker outcomes, with much greater levels of certainty.

Ultimately, when we make MMC and design for precision manufacturing the default option, we’ll be able to make better homes for people.. At Bryden Wood we’re currently working on the New Hospitals Programme, which is the first real enactment of the Construction Playbook.

Within the lifetime of that programme, we hope to have fundamentally changed the way physical building is done, the way we use MMC, and the way we deliver assets.Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030. , published in September 2021, the IPA has announced that the Government will mandate a platforms approach within two years for social infrastructure..

The benefits of the platforms approach include cost savings, increased safety on-site, better quality, and more sustainable buildings.So, what does a plausible future look like in practice, if the government and private sector adopt this way of working?

A good illustration of this can be achieved by looking at the lifecycle of a construction project from design to assembly.We can then explore what is technically achievable with construction Platforms, as well as what this looks like in a near-future state.