It means we can iterate, learn and iterate again.

He enjoys the freedom of not having to ‘push things aside’ to walk between areas.The hallways are very spacious, particularly when compared to the ‘narrow corridors’ of other hospitals in which he has worked.

‘For safety reasons,’ he says, ‘I feel very reassured that it’s very safe in terms of evacuation and day-to-day movement.It’s very good.’.Head of Nursing Paul Highton expresses this same sentiment when discussing the various options he has if needing to move quickly to another area of the facility.

‘It’s very easy, really,’ he says.‘There’s a central stairway, which you can sort of run up, or walk with intent… The lifts are very quick.

They’re very spacious.

It’s easy to negotiate your way around.“Construction Platforms for Asia: Thoughts on the DfMA Journey in Asia-Pacific”.

discussed some recent developments in my region but the interest in using DfMA on construction projects to drive benefits related to cost and programme, quality, productivity, health and safety and sustainability is growing worldwide.. As DfMA grows from a niche topic into a mainstream conversation in the construction industry, more and more government and private sector stakeholders are getting involved developing strategies and finding opportunities.However, there is a fundamental challenge hindering newcomers to DfMA and MMC – understanding what these terms actually mean.. Confusion is a barrier to change: talking about Modern Methods of Construction.

The DfMA landscape is littered with acronyms, abbreviations and terminology that is often poorly defined and even more poorly understood.Terms such as DfMA, MMC, Offsite construction, Prefab, PPVC, MiC and many more are often used interchangeably resulting in great confusion not only for newcomers but also established players in the industry..