This creates a reduction in running costs - heating and lighting.
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.
This makes it easy to teach people how to do the assembly and they become very quick at doing it.However, the beams and columns can be any length.Spans can be specific to particular clients, but to the operative on site, it's the same yellow bracket, requiring the same torque wrench and two bolts.
Platforms enable us to get down to a much more granular level and simultaneously open the door for continual improvement and variability going forward with respect to supply chain choices, material choices and so on.. Maximising value with construction platforms.Because platform construction uses a limited number of components, it gives us a greater amount of control.
We’re able to limit the number of processes and operations which have to happen on site and we can control materials much more accurately.
There are also considerable time-saving benefits with P-DfMA, which enable us to spend more time on the design and optimisation of components in the first place.Working with a Design to Value approach enables this type of questioning and flexibility..
Developing a solution through iteration.We repeat this sequence of steps until everyone involved is satisfied that all relevant expertise has been brought to bear on the solution and that the solution fully addresses all aspects of the problem.
This iterative process might appear familiar, but what makes the Design to Value method different is that the focus is not simply on developing a detailed description of a solution to allow someone to build it.It is to represent the evolving design in a way that is relevant to the stakeholders so they can understand the choices made and judge whether the design meets their needs.