Hospital design and construction: a DtV approach

Finally, but maybe the most powerful, is the personification of humanity and the interconnection of people.. At the end of the story, there is a sense of optimism..

This unlocks vast potential in terms of manufacturing a better quality of building - structures which are more air- and weather-tight, energy efficient and overall better performing.Further, standardisation allows us to do a better job of integrating our mechanical and electrical engineering systems, which then has the knock-on effect of reducing the overall volume of a building by 30-40%.

As the building gets smaller, so does the air handling plant.This creates a reduction in running costs - heating and lighting.In other words, we create a virtuous circle of benefit.. What is the future of the construction industry?.

Ultimately, we suspect that over time buildings will become flexible configurations of components, rather than large, fixed assets.We may end up creating loose-fit superstructures.

The superstructure contains the majority of the embodied carbon in a building.

We could design these for a 100-year total life span, while the use of standardised components would make an interior refit possible every five to ten years.We are interested in increasing quality, productivity, timeliness and cost effectiveness.

So we have to ask certain key questions from the outset, like: what’s the least amount of material that could possibly be used to build an asset?What’s the smallest number of times that asset could be touched or processed by people?

How productive can those people be?.Our goal with P-DfMA is lean construction.