They then deliver what’s left back to the client.
The Forge, London.Bryden Wood’s work with Landsec on The Forge in London represents just such an exciting opportunity and case study.
The Forge is a world first, an office building created using a platform based (P-DfMA) approach to design and construction.The project aims to produce the UK’s first net-zero carbon commercial building.With this innovative project we’re witnessing years of development work coming to fruition, which is better enabling us to understand both the challenges and the benefits of this new process on a deeper level..
If we truly aim to create a better future for construction, we must first recognise that implementing a new way of working will require a process of continual learning and progress.We need to be documenting, capturing, sharing and improving our processes, not just finishing a project with relief and moving to the next one.
Approaching our processes from a mindset of constant questioning and exploration, with a goal of deeper understanding, is what really gets people thinking and seeing things differently.
This is how we’ll create real change.. Kit-of-parts and the Value Toolkit.PETP program was instrumental in demonstrating the value of this thinking.
It was also the programme which first proposed the use of construction Platforms.This idea has now been adopted by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and is a central focus of the Construction Innovation Hub.. We are both proud and pleased to be part of the gathering momentum around these approaches.
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