We also realised that the sort of P-DfMA systems we were designing for the MOJ could then be transferred across to other government infrastructure projects, thereby facilitating the wider adoption of these beneficial, lean construction processes.. Bryden Wood published the first book on platform design in 2017 (.

Typically, a client uploads a request for a proposal via 3D models or technical drawings and specifications.This is distributed to pre-qualified suppliers who have the capability and capacity to respond.

A price is calculated within seconds (for straightforward processes such as CNC machining) to a day or so for more complex requests.Xometry has a huge amount of pricing data from which it can generate instant quotes which can be validated or refined with vendors.Once the price is agreed, the selected suppliers produce the components to set specifications and arrange delivery..

This ‘manufacturing as a service’ could have significant benefits for a Platform approach to construction.What can we learn?.

Xometry uses a widely distributed network of suppliers who can respond to requests which suit their capabilities and capacity.

This would be a positive outcome for construction, ensuring those suppliers who were local to a planned project could respond, reducing travel distance and therefore carbon, risk of delivery delays etc..and the shift toward industrialised construction.

He reminds us that post-war housing was built using a kit-of-parts approach and that Roman forts were prefabricated.A thought-leader and leading author within the MMC/Platform construction space, Johnston talks about the development of the.

UK Government’s Construction Playbook., whose core policy – harmonise, digitise and rationalise demand – creates a new opportunity to apply a consistent set of technical standards to assets being built across the public sector..