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These things really depend on who makes the standards, she says, what they are thinking of enabling in the future, and what their understanding of the future looks like.Not all policymakers are thinking about industrialised construction, prefabrication, or DfMA.

They may be looking at things in terms of one particular market application, but not in terms of others.So, standardisation doesn’t necessarily help us on its own, but it does have a shot of helping us if someone informs it in the right way.. She also points out that, although we could easily fight forever about industrialised construction terminology, the important thing is that the core concepts remain true.In particular, she reminds us that the term DfMA does not refer to the end product.

(traditional and alternative structures)., but rather the choices we make upfront relating to the design, manufacture and assembly process..

There isn’t a hierarchy with any of this, she says, mentioning the term ‘modular’ construction.

Each industrialised construction technique is just another tool in the toolkit, with varying degrees of suitability depending on the particular scenario.. She also raises the point that some people feel threatened by the industrialised construction terminology, as a result of not having the necessary skill set.Find out more about apprenticeships.

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where Kane started his journey.You can see what is available here, and the many other career options apprenticeships give you.