Rather than resisting change out of fear of uncertainty, we should embrace it.

We’re able to limit the number of processes and operations which have to happen on site and we can control materials much more accurately.There are also considerable time-saving benefits with P-DfMA, which enable us to spend more time on the design and optimisation of components in the first place.

We put a tremendous amount of effort into component design because we know we’ll be using those same components again and again.Every gram of material you take out of the manufacturing process, out of each assembly process, has a massive multiplier effect in terms of material reduction.This is an important part of sustainable design.

These processes then become highly repeatable, enabling greater levels of automation in construction.We can turn to techniques such as robotic welding to make the parts, for example, and use popular distribution warehousing equipment on site.

Such processes require fewer people and increase worker safety.

In a socially distanced, post Covid-19 world, the advantages are even greater.. Standardisation in construction: making the most of what works best.Companies have worked out a way to survive in this way.

However, we need bravery.The benefits of this new way of working warrant the risk, and there is a risk when suggesting something new and different.

Success will come from approaching it like a journey and doing things collaboratively..There are new ideas and technologies to embrace, new people to hire with different skill sets.