The Prison Estate Transformation Programme (PETP) was a programme of 10,000 ‘new for old’ adult prison places across six sites (plus one new house block) at an estimated value £1.3 billion.
Working this way, components or systems (including those related to platform design (P-DfMA), or in some cases modular construction) can be more readily fabricated in off-site facilities and transported to site for final assembly.On-site operations can also model themselves on manufacturing processes to provide higher efficiencies, predictability and reduce waste.
In addition, this creates many more opportunities to implement automation and digital tools, particularly in off-site manufacturing..Previously, we have covered the general benefits of discrete event simulation (DEM) in construction (https://www.brydenwood.co.uk/discreteeventsimulation/s97989/), and the increasing use of these powerful tools as a core part of automation in construction.The need for these tools is on the rise as design and construction continue to tackle some of the largest issues an industry could face: low and declining productivity, poor predictability, shrinking workforce and skills shortages.
Other industries have been able to embrace new approaches and technologies to see continual year-on-year increases in labour productivity and other areas.As we move towards the future, construction firms will need to embrace construction automation and MMC, to create positive transformation in the industry.. Case study: DES for analysis of automated truss fabrication.
Recently, Bryden Wood has collaborated with Tata Steel and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) on the FASTtruss project for automated design and fabrication of steel truss assemblies, for medium-to-large-span buildings.
A truss is an assembly, typically made from timber or steel, which forms part of the structural frame of a building.The robot goes to the cupboard and fridge and sees that there is no food in the house.
Then it notices the family dog…..These ideas and discussions are vital to the safe development of AI in pursuit of the betterment of all people and the planet but they hold absolutely true for human organisations..
Design to Value.book, the idea of the reductionist “brief” is challenged.
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