These are the types of changes which will unlock the sub-trades and the main contractors, ultimately leading to an unlocked construction ecosystem.. Data and spatial mapping in construction technology.
This framework proposes Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) as a metric for assessing the scale of MMC adoption on a project.PMV is calculated as the percentage of cost that is derived before any site works and strongly encourages maximising the proportion of off-site works.. As a result, many parts of the construction industry are focusing more and more on off-site prefabrication in pursuit of benefits including lower cost, reduced delivery timescales, higher quality, improved health and safety, less waste and more productive site labour..
But is off-site always the best way to achieve these benefits?Construction sites have been around since the dawn of civilisation.Do we really want to walk away from all that learning, and start moving as much of the construction process as possible into distant sheds?.
Is on-site construction really all that bad?.Construction sites could be defined as locations where finished assets are built.
They can be messy, congested, dirty and chaotic places.
But they don’t have to be.The modularity of SMRs and suitability to support DC loads will be important.. Licencing and regulation of nuclear power.
Small modular reactors are looking to address some of the licensing and regulation issues with repeatable modular design.. Based upon conversations and work with the small nuclear development ecosystem, there was a stated view that an industrialised modular nuclear offering is 20 years in the future.This view is in stark contrast to some who believe we will see offerings in three to five years.
The difference may be in the maturity of the technology.Without proven repeatability, regulation will remain arduous.