PRiSM open source app demo - Precision Manufactured Homes for London

The impact of the pandemic has highlighted the importance of designing for wellbeing.

They wanted to analyse how much of its capacity was used and when, and what its overall condition was.We did a full review, which showed that because conditions had changed since it was designed, it was massively oversized, and not fit for purpose anymore.

As a result, we've done a feasibility study for abandoning the existing system and putting in several smaller plants.This would have multiple benefits, not least in saving on expensive pipe work to carry water long distances, because it's such a large site.But also, the bigger the pipe loop, the more problems you have with water quality.

We should be installing this new system soon..Converting offices to labs.

This is something else we’re looking at – or designing the mechanical and electrical engineering systems in new office buildings so that they are flexible enough to change usage later.

Obviously, there’s a challenge in thinking about ceiling heights and so on, but mostly the complexity is around air exchange.Data contained within digital objects can be used to explore, test and validate construction methods from the earliest project stages..

The role of the designer is evolving to include the creation and maintenance of digital assets with great potential value.Parties both within and outside the construction industry are developing new digital innovations to expand the MMC toolkit and realise this value.. A summary of key DfMA principles.

I have tried to summarise the above in simple terms to illustrate how the DfMA landscape can be viewed in the context of the industry.. DfMA is a design approach that considers ways to efficiently construct buildings by manufacturing and assembling their constituent parts..Designers apply DfMA by considering, evaluating and applying the toolkit of innovations collectively referred to as MMC..