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The reality of transforming construction presents a serious challenge, one which requires a uniquely broad and long-term viewpoint.As a result, the initiative really must be headed by a government client.

This is why the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) set out their vision for a Platform construction (P-DfMA) approach, focusing on digitally driven, standardised, cross-sector components.Government is also uniquely positioned to take on the challenge of implementing a new, industrialised construction approach, as they have the resources required for in-depth research and development.Still, with an undertaking as large as transforming construction, collaboration with industry will be crucial to success..

The good news is that we’ve already seen this happening more recently, in terms of developing policy responses to the pandemic.Whereas, previously, the government has simply implemented policies, we’re now seeing a more collaborative approach, in the form of The Construction Playbook and Industrial Strategy.

The government is now actively working with industry to make sure new policies can be implemented.

It’s thinking about long-term delivery and it recognises the need to be working with industry to achieve that goal..In this scenario, capital costs will become something of a blip in terms of the overall service offering being brought to market.. P-DfMA and the UK’s Role within the International Community.

Then there is our work here in the UK with Platform construction (P-DfMA).It’s certainly an exciting possibility that our work with P-DfMA could end up being adopted by the international community.

We saw this happen with BIM standards, which were very quickly adopted as the de facto standards with things like EN ISO 19650.We’re now starting to see the rest of the world beginning to look towards an industrialised construction approach.