Fear, and the inertia of uncertainty, is lessened by shining a light on the technological and economic opportunities.
Due to the sheer number of stakeholders involved in supporting these projects, the researchers are frequently making organic connections as they go along.These include representatives from Tier 1 contractors, housing and healthcare companies, as well as other research bodies like the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).
This is all adding to the excitement.. Research acceleration due to COVID-19.The COVID-19 pandemic took hold just as academics and researchers received funding.The resulting lockdown forced the redesign of entire research programs, an accomplishment achieved with great perseverance and agility.
Challenging Space Frontiers in Hospitals.by Dr Grant Mills from UCL, and involving Bryden Wood Director Steven Tilkin, incorporated Bryden Wood’s innovative work in platform design (P-DfMA).
The project was quite far advanced when the pandemic hit, and the timing was particularly pertinent, occurring just as hospital construction began recognising the need to look at other processes, such as offsite construction, standardisation and moving to scale of production.
The project research focused on an interesting sectoral comparison between the clean room environment of operating theatres in hospitals, and the modules of a spacecraft.The data would reflect jobs supported, social value delivered, net-zero carbon emissions facilitated, safety promoted, as well as compliance with regulations and standards..
Staying focused: collaboration, disruption & diversification.The benefits of transforming construction will be enormous, but it won’t happen overnight.
However, as long as we have a clear and compelling vision, and are all aiming for the same end goal, companies will be able to plot their own path to reach it.The journey will be important and it must be handled properly.