The pandemic has highlighted our ability to make large, successful shifts, and to do so very quickly.
Flexibility in modular construction.At Bryden Wood, it’s a guiding principle that we never compromise the design to fit the system.
Rather, our aim is to allow a level of flexibility in the components to resolve the tension between the need for optimisation and variability – what the market wants, or clients need.For example, with the Platform to superstructure, we have a series of standard connection brackets, which link the beams and columns.The same brackets are used consistently and they are colour-coded.
This makes it easy to teach people how to do the assembly and they become very quick at doing it.However, the beams and columns can be any length.
Spans can be specific to particular clients, but to the operative on site, it's the same yellow bracket, requiring the same torque wrench and two bolts.
Platforms enable us to get down to a much more granular level and simultaneously open the door for continual improvement and variability going forward with respect to supply chain choices, material choices and so on.. Maximising value with construction platforms.We haven’t previously placed value on things like sustainable design and this has led us into some of the issues we’re now facing, like climate change.
As a result, we need to look at broadening out the outcomes we expect to get from construction projects, both now and in the future.We need to focus on the wider value piece.
We’ve got to get under the skin of the client, or Government department, and understand what’s really valuable.Moving to a value-based process requires us to be braver.