Professor Glass points out that as the construction industry has begun to progress forward in recent years, new terms like Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and platform construction (P-DfMA) have burgeoned into existence.
Because of the density requirements of inner-city London sites, we initially focused on central corridor apartment buildings within PRiSM.We started with typologies which were most commonly in use and would therefore provide the biggest benefit.
However, we built PRiSM so that it could be expanded to include additional housing typologies and geographies in future, if we were to open the app up for further adoption in suburban or rural settings.In this sense, PRiSM represents a truly open-ended workflow, with the potential for continual expansion and development.. Driving Value with PRiSM: Quality and Affordability in Residential Architecture.The initial 2019 launch of PRiSM was well attended by a cross-section of people from the industry.
However, the general reaction towards these types of MMC tools and processes within the industry remains mixed.Some people are excited about the potential and transformative functionality of new technologies, but others feel more threatened by things like automation in design and construction.
At Bryden Wood, we don’t see these tools as detrimental to the jobs of industry professionals.
Instead, we see them as opportunities.He specialises in the application of process simulation to capital projects, particularly the application of tools commonly used in other sectors, such as dynamic and discrete-event methods and batch processes.
Adrian has developed and led approaches to managing process development and scale-up projects, and their integration with capital projects.Alastair is a chartered architect designing innovative facilities in the life sciences and broader industrial and energy sectors.He is particularly interested in finding fast, scalable solutions to big global challenges, such as climate change or vaccine production, and uses a range of methods to achieve this including:.
Design to Value., platforms (P-DfMA), process simulation, and techno-economic analysis..