Looking ahead: The data centre as a driver of change.
There are new ideas and technologies to embrace, new people to hire with different skill sets.These things are risks to an industry worried about profit margins, business and retaining current clients.
As such, we see that it’s simultaneously an easy thing to do, and a very difficult one.Toyota, who are fantastic at lean manufacturing, welcome competitors to look at their processes.They realise that it's not just about understanding the how, because what Toyota are doing requires a different mindset, a different set of ambitions.
Without those things, understanding the process won’t help..The bottom line with respect to our current situation is that the world isn’t going to become any less uncertain, any time soon.
The pandemic has highlighted our ability to make large, successful shifts, and to do so very quickly.
Rather than resisting change out of fear of uncertainty, we should embrace it.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.New MMC innovations are developed all the time.. Design to Value: moving forward with DfMA.
As designers we at Bryden Wood believe strongly in the DfMA approach and have used it successfully on many projects to achieve considerable benefits.. We advocate for any designer of buildings to apply a DfMA approach by considering efficient construction methods to leverage the benefits of manufacturing and assembly, and design with them in mind from the earliest stage.. Getting started with DfMA is the hardest part and too big a topic to discuss in detail here but a great first step is to keep up to date with MMC innovations and think about how those innovations can be used to deliver better project outcomes.. Clients can support greater uptake of DfMA by demanding the best value project outcomes to ensure a benefit-driven approach to MMC adoption is applied on their projects.. As the MMC toolkit grows it becomes more and more powerful.It is great to see players across the whole construction industry developing new innovative approaches to construction that expand the MMC toolkit.. To help the industry move forward, governments also have a role to play by encouraging and rewarding innovation and providing streamlined (but still robust) regulatory approvals processes for MMC innovations.. With a strong and diverse MMC toolkit and growing DfMA experience in the design professions, the industry as a whole will be better positioned to seize the opportunity to deliver better performing buildings, with less resources, that deliver maximum value to clients.
(Editor: Modern Drones)