Blue and White Christmas Porch

This decision is rightly theirs – based as it may be on future flexibility, their assessment of market direction or, not unusually, on commercial considerations that they may not want to share with us.

In particular, she reminds us that the term DfMA does not refer to the end product.(traditional and alternative structures).

, but rather the choices we make upfront relating to the design, manufacture and assembly process..There isn’t a hierarchy with any of this, she says, mentioning the term ‘modular’ construction.Each industrialised construction technique is just another tool in the toolkit, with varying degrees of suitability depending on the particular scenario.. She also raises the point that some people feel threatened by the industrialised construction terminology, as a result of not having the necessary skill set.

As a result, they become very opposed.This presents an additional challenge.. Marks says it’s particularly problematic due to the siloed nature of the ecosystem.

She doesn’t want the language of industrialised construction to hold anyone back, or create barriers, and feels it’s simply a matter of adapting and changing a few behaviors.. Prioritising Design to Value with lean construction principles.

Jaimie Johnston recognises that people are becoming bogged down in the granularity of the words, even with terms like ‘on-site’ and ‘off-site.’.As such, there’s going to be quite a distinct focus on looking at some of the new technologies and working out whether they are actually going to be suitable in another fifty years time..

I also think there will be a huge drive to reduce material quantity in buildings.As a result, there will be less carbon going into the building and the lifecycle impact of the building will be lower.

I don’t believe this is necessarily achievable just by changing materials.You’ll also need to look at reducing the quantity of materials and their transportation distances, as well as other similar considerations.. IP: What one piece of advice would you give to an architecture student about how to deliver sustainable design?.