However, the unique challenges of constructing battery factories require careful planning for DfMA to fulfil its promise..
This is a landmark moment.But it is also the latest chapter in a long story of Government-led collaborations with private sector clients and a new kind of supply chain, resulting in real progress and real, tangible outcomes, which benefit both private and public sectors..
It is this kind of sustained, intelligent and joined-up collaborative approach that will bring about sector-wide positive change.Government should be applauded for this consistent direction of travel, and it’s worth recounting the linked pieces of work that predate this latest announcement..The development of Platforms started back in 2016, when the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) appointed us to develop a new type of prison, focused on rehabilitative outcomes for prisoners.
One aspect of the project was to maximise the use of DfMA and set a new benchmark for public sector adoption.It soon became apparent that systems developed for the MOJ (whose estate includes education, healthcare, offices, sports halls and workshops) would also be appropriate for the wider public sector..
The cross-department Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Working Group fostered this approach and adopted the term ‘Platforms’.
It was brought across from manufacturing thanks to the involvement of the Manufacturing Technology Centre who are now a partner in the Construction Innovation Hub.In a similar vein we found that only a small part of collaboration is bringing people together.
A much bigger impact comes from the place, where it’s done, and bigger still is the culture imbued.. You have to take care of what people hear, what they see and what they feel..This fired our imagination about the creation of a Grand Hotel of Value.
A beautiful, relaxing place to stay for people who want to solve problems together.This could be done over breakfast, while swimming in the pool, formally in a meeting room, on the terrace, in the bar.