Of course, there was griping, anger, and frustration about the situation.

We are now starting to see people considering these issues.. P-DfMA for the future.From the aging demographic to the impact of COVID-19, the challenges facing the construction industry have never been starker.

This reality, coupled with a climate crisis the construction industry is significantly contributing to (producing 39% of global carbon emissions), means that we are faced with an urgent need for action.The good news is that all of the enablers needed to take the industry forward are already in place.The construction Platform movement is gaining momentum and we hope it could be our current reality within five to ten years.

It’s entirely achievable, so long as the industry decides that the time has come to take action, and that this is the direction we want to move.If it’s not, then why not?.

To listen to Jaimie Johnston talking about the future of Platform Construction and DfMA in more detail, listen to Episode 2 of our Built Environment Matters podcast.

Or, you can download and read our e-book on Platforms.Earlier this year, the government announced that they would spend £2.7 billion on building hospitals.Conversely, a DfMA design is developed to be constructed in a particular way..

When designing for manufacture and assembly, the designer must find the best way to meet the client’s requirements by considering the most efficient way to manufacture elements of the building and the most efficient way to assemble them on site.Manufacturing and assembly processes can be carried out in off-site or near-site factories and consolidation centres and also within the site itself.. DfMA means the designer needs to consider the construction methods that will be used from early in a project.

Furthermore, to construct a building that has been designed using DfMA the builder needs to understand the basis of the design and how it has informed the construction approach.This means DfMA can be much more collaborative than conventional design, bringing the designer and builder closer together to pursue a common goal..