Design implications of a Platform-based Design for Manufacture and Assembly (PDfMA) approach to construction in housebuilding

英国建筑业正在拥抱技术和知识，以利用工业化建筑的好处，符合英国政府的政策（即英国工业战略，建筑2025和转型建筑挑战）。这项研究的重点是住房，其中供应短缺和人口增长是问题，其中基于平台的制造和装配设计（P-DfMA）处于起步阶段。它将提供关于P-DfMA潜力的新的综合证据，并提供产出以促进吸收。专注于建筑技术与商业模式的关系，目的是调查和评估P-DfMA方法的成本效率，定制程度和可用性。该研究将：* 调查英国住房部门的P-DfMA概念（例如大规模定制）。使用不同的P-DfMA方法评估选定的项目。*利用工程/CS专业知识确定评估相关指标和基准测试协议的新方法。*利用来自工程咨询公司、制造商和其他利益相关者的证据，制定实施住房P-DfMA方法的商业模式。开发和测试一个概念验证的开源P-DfMA模型。

The UK construction sector is embracing technologies and knowledge to leverage the benefits of industrialised construction, in line with UK government policy (i.e. the UK Industrial Strategy, Construction 2025, and the Transforming Construction Challenge). This research focuses on housing, where supply shortage and increasing population are problematic, and where Platform based Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) is in its infancy. It will present new,aggregated evidence on P-DfMA's potential and deliver outputs to facilitate uptake. Focusing on the relationship of building technologies with business models, the aim is to investigate and evaluate the cost efficiency, degree of customisation and usability of P-DfMA approaches. The research will:* Investigate P-DfMA concepts (e.g. mass customisation) in the UK housing sector.* Evaluate selected projects using varied approaches to P-DfMA.* Utilise Engineering/CS know-how to identify new methods for evaluating relevant metrics and benchmarking protocols.* Develop business models for implementing a housing P-DfMA approach, using evidence from engineering consultancies, manufacturers and other stakeholders.* Develop and test a proof-of-concept open source P-DfMA model for housing.