Defining customer value to drive innovation in design and construction | Will Lichtig, Chief of Staff at The Boldt Company
Learning from humans – there needs to be a dynamic process, constantly checking back and developing understanding.. Why is this important?
What is interesting here, though, is the strong link being made between standard components and digital libraries, and the need to create a market which supports the approach.. As we’ll see in the following examples, the combination of standard components and digital tools is exactly what we need to facilitate a digital marketplace.and improve construction procurement methods.
The Platform construction ecosystem - beyond standard components.This is where we start to see how we get to an open and transparent marketplace..The diagram below is one we often use to explain Platform construction.
In the centre are the physical elements: superstructure, envelope, fit out and MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing).Surrounding these are the supporting activities and tools which inform and leverage the physical components: spatial analysis, digital tools, and delivery.. ‘Spatial Analysis’.
uses data from projects or programmes to create insight into what should be included in the physical ‘kit of parts’.
This will help to ‘develop and adopt shared requirements and common standards’ as described in the ‘harmonise, digitise and rationalise’ policy.. Spatial Analysis considers the requirements of the spaces that make up assets (lighting, air change rates, thermal comfort, acoustics and so on).The modules are installed to their pre-cast fixing points and the pipes joined together using crimped connections – a quick and simple process that requires no welding.
To make things simpler still, the exact number and size of couplings needed for each module are provided in a box taped to the side.. Further benefits to logistics and on-site processes with innovative M&E design.Delivering pipework pre-assembled and ready for installation makes transport and on-site logistics much more efficient.
There is no requirement for on-site storage of parts, preparation, cutting, assembly or waste disposal.All of this is particularly important on a constrained site in central London.. At the Forge, we have over 40 riser modules, over 800 fan coil and pipe modules, and over 1300 comflor panels to contain the cabling and sprinkler pipework.