OBJECTIVES

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• Program 1 will provide profound knowledge required for the development of industrialised and automated product platforms, which serve as the bedrock for the transformation towards a manufacturing-based construction ecosystem;

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• Program 1 will facilitate adoption of advanced offsite manufacturing techniques in our building construction industry;

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DESCRIPTION

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• Product platforms are sets of components that interact in well-defined ways to allow a range of products and services to be produced;​

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• The efficiency of the design and delivery process can be improved using a pre-defined digital kit-of-parts that represents a physical counterpart;

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• Product platforms require a shift in focus from a construction mind-set to a manufacturing mind-set.

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• This can be achieved through the adoption of industrialisation techniques, including

  • Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA)

  • Modular design

  • Prefabrication techniques

  • Standardisation methods

  • Mass customisation approaches

  • Collaborative and integrated design

  • Automation of production and assembly

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ADVANTAGES

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• Platforms can achieve the economies of scale and consistency of pipeline that unlocks the benefits of manufacturing such as improved productivity, resource efficiency, low waste process, and better quality control;​

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• Organisations adopting ‘product family’ strategies can develop distinct product offers, and so target multiple market segments over time by adding features to, or removing them from, a core model;

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• Successful implementation of training Program 1 will establish the groundwork for moving towards a construction ecosystem centred around manufacturing. 

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