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A library of manufacturing blocks as defined elements of process (which we call CHIPs).

This immediately standardises the process and streamlines the range of technical compliance as a result.Plus, with choices in the assembly, architectural outcomes can still be recognisably different and tailored..

At Bryden Wood, starting with productivity-led value drivers, we developed a hybrid steel and concrete mid span platform (Platform II).We then proved the concept on the design and delivery of The Forge, a commercial building for Landsec, the first ‘platform’ building..There are bound to be other mid span options: using other value drivers as a start point will no doubt give rise to other types of mid span platform e.g.

a timber based or light gauge steel..However, it’s critical that, as an industry we converge on a small number of platform options.

If we lose control of the number of options available, we are back to square one - we lose the benefit of standardisation, and we then lose the simplicity this creates in terms of technical compliance.. To encourage industry adoption, we have open sourced all our data, experience and learning on Platform II.. A digital library embeds specifications and compliance into upfront design and tracks these through to delivery..

The smaller number of elements to manage vs. a traditional design, captured in a digital library, will facilitate the creation of accurate, consistent and well-organised information and version control..If we look back over the last decade, 2010 saw a focus on plans to deal with the deficit.

A lot of projects were cancelled, including highway schemes and school building programmes.The aim was fiscal consolidation.

When spending plans came out, much of the narrative was focused on efficiency.There was the first iteration of the National Infrastructure Plan, the Government Construction Strategy and the BIM mandate that followed in 2011.