And of course, it doesn’t have to be nuclear.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re making a bed, wardrobe or bookcase, most of the connecting pieces are the same.Construction Platforms allow us to apply this same type of thinking to built assets.
Yes, those assets require flexibility, but the need for flexibility doesn’t have to be at odds with standardisation.Using P-DfMA, we can have both..Flexibility in modular construction.
At Bryden Wood, it’s a guiding principle that we never compromise the design to fit the system.Rather, our aim is to allow a level of flexibility in the components to resolve the tension between the need for optimisation and variability – what the market wants, or clients need.
For example, with the Platform to superstructure, we have a series of standard connection brackets, which link the beams and columns.
The same brackets are used consistently and they are colour-coded.We update these continually so that we capture learnings and leverage them to improve the results of the projects that follow.
We train all of our teams in the approach and the senior management team helps in using it throughout.We apply the principles of our Design to Value approach internally as well as externally, because we know the exceptional value it creates..
If you'd like to continue to learn about our Design to Value approach and Modern Methods of Construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesWhen we talk about process engineering, it’s common to focus on the design and optimisation of industrial processes.