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This level of control is unremarkable in manufacturing, extraordinary in construction.. 2.

There is huge production capacity available in neighbouring mainland China but Hong Kong’s building regulations limit available supply sources.. Hong Kong has an aging construction workforce but is well situated to take advantage of the industrial capability already present in the Greater Bay Area.Moving more construction work off-site into a factory is the logical solution.

With road and sea access to a large supply chain with few import restrictions in the Greater Bay Area, it will be possible to pre-manufacture components of almost any size required to achieve benefit..Applying the Lessons of Manufacturing.For Bryden Wood, an attractive aspect of both Singapore and Hong Kong has been the enthusiasm and commitment to drive construction productivity improvement through innovation.

We have been working hard to move the conversation forward in both markets.Volumetric DfMA solutions have their applications and it has been great to see some successful projects delivered in this way, however there is a growing awareness that PPVC/MiC is not a one-size-fits-all solution to every construction problem but rather one possible tool in a spectrum of opportunities afforded by DfMA.. At Bryden Wood, we believe there is a way to deliver a wide spectrum of building types efficiently, safely and productively using standardised components.

For more than two decades Bryden Wood has been breaking down buildings to kits of component parts and looking for ways to deliver different types of projects using the same constituent parts.

This work has culminated in our Platforms approach to building, developed in close consultation with the UK Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) which recently led to the UK Government issuing a call for evidence on a Platform approach for DfMA (P-DfMA).. We define a platform as a set of components used for creating a range of products.Skills shortages were mentioned in the pre-event survey completed by participants.

Although not discussed in great detail, a number of key points were made about recruitment.Universities organised into traditional silos are not providing the skills required for the change ahead such as scientists with coding and equipment knowledge, or engineers with scientific understanding.

All of us are also guilty of not extoling the value of laboratories and the research and testing that goes on in them..Without this promotion, potential employees are left with the bench and white coat view.