When we are creating plans, we like to work in three dimensions from the very early part of the project.
Construction sites could be defined as locations where finished assets are built.They can be messy, congested, dirty and chaotic places.
But they don’t have to be.If the construction process can be transformed into the streamlined and predictable assembly of pre-manufactured parts, combined with on-site construction processes that are carefully managed to add the maximum value, much greater productivity can result.. To give a slightly left-field example, consider a circus tent.Typically, these large structures are put up overnight by a small team of trained operatives.
In a budget-conscious industry, every hour counts, so assembly is planned to be as quick as possible, and disassembly is just as quick.It would be even quicker if the tent was pre-erected, of course, but this doesn’t make sense from a transportation and logistics perspective.
Instead, they use a component kit-of-parts that is easily handled and takes up very little space during transportation.
A permanent building may have different drivers, but lessons can still be learned from highly efficient on-site works such as the circus tent.. One aim of a fully considered DfMA strategy is to enable smooth running of the construction site.Adding insultation (rockwool) thickness in walls from 150mm to 250mm of rockwool would increase carbon by 3.6 kgCO2/m2.
Adding insultation (rockwool) thickness in floor and ceiling from 190mm to 370mm of rockwool would increase carbon by 6 kgCO2/m2.Reducing the boiler size from a 15kw electric boiler to a 3kw boiler would reduce carbon by 1.69 kgCO2/m2.
Reducing the number of radiators from 10 to just one would reduce carbon by 10.7 kgCO2/m2.Reducing the size of the photovoltaic array from 24 to 12 units would reduce carbon by 12 kgCO2/m2.