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Through initiatives like the Construction Innovation Hub the UK government is investing significant time and effort into establishing standardised components specifications and even asset types.

A key aspect of PETP was to develop standardised solutions at a range of scales that could be deployed across multiple buildings and sites, from components and rooms to entire building types and continues through the new capacity programme(s).There were many reasons for this approach:.

Standard solutions allow for a greater level of design and refinement – if a solution is going to be used multiple times then the benefit of good design is multiplied and amplified.It afforded us a far greater level of stakeholder engagement and buy-in than we would typically achieve for a one-off design (see below).This resulted in, for example, designs that were highly optimised in terms of layouts, space allocation, adjacencies and functional flows – which could then be deployed across the PETP programme and wider prison estate.

It creates further efficiencies.For example, the standard building types can be used across a range of sites.

For each, the site-specific design activities can be focused on the placement of the buildings relative to each other, arranging orientation to minimise overlooking and overheating (for both the comfort of prisoners and to reduce energy use), maximise views of landscape, and so on.

It contributes to overall better design and allows designers to focus more of their efforts on solving the specific challenges relating to a particular site and context.​•​ Prioritise construction of critical production areas.. ​•​ Install site-wide utility systems in parallel with critical process areas.. ​•​ Design control systems to enable phased commissioning of interconnected sections.. Planning for the Future.

DfMA benefits are maximised when applied across a long-term project pipeline.reference designs.

and pre-manufactured components enables quick adaptation to changes in battery chemistry or manufacturing processes.. As consumer demand for EVs grows, deploying right-sized facilities with standardised design templates and rapid-build DfMA methodologies will help meet increasing battery capacity needs, accelerating the global energy transition..Learn more about the benefits of Industrialised Construction.Although front and centre at this event, laboratories and the professionals intimately involved with them are often overlooked when considering their social and economic value..