Ultimately, the system played a key role in the creation of Adaptable Platforms.
Jaimie Johnston MBE, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood and Design Lead for the Construction Innovation Hub, is equally enthusiastic about the changes taking place within the industry.and the shift toward industrialised construction.
He reminds us that post-war housing was built using a kit-of-parts approach and that Roman forts were prefabricated.A thought-leader and leading author within the MMC/Platform construction space, Johnston talks about the development of the.UK Government’s Construction Playbook.
, whose core policy – harmonise, digitise and rationalise demand – creates a new opportunity to apply a consistent set of technical standards to assets being built across the public sector..This level of standardisation has the capability to create fewer documents and standards, giving the market a much better opportunity to respond, he says.
Johnston feels that the adoption of a more standardised, foundational approach will act as a springboard, setting up the opportunity to work with more sophisticated industrialised construction techniques like prefab and DfMA.. Amy Marks is fine with the idea of standardisation but thinks things also depend on how performance-based, or prescriptive those standards are.
She cautions that we don’t want a level of standardisation where there isn’t space for innovation, or which “precludes fabrication.”.on our P-DfMA approach.
The LETI guides are available to download.here.. *scope includes substructure, superstructure, façade and MEP, which are all the aspects of the building where a Platform approach has been adopted.
FF&E, finishes and external works follow a traditional approach.Two new leisure centres in Barnet have opened to the public with state-of-the-art facilities.Barnet Copthall has competition, community and learner swimming pools, a sports hall, extensive contemporary gym facilities and health improvement rooms.