platform approaches or P-DfMA. )

However, both Marks and Johnston agree on the fact that it’s a true sign of progress to now be able to discuss the rise of industrialised construction in so many countries across the world.Ten years ago, Marks says, those types of conversations wouldn’t have existed at all..

The different geos have different value propositions, just like clients, she says.Their different paths and strategies reflect their individual needs “based on the current environments that are there and what they're trying to overcome.I think we can learn from one another,” she says.. For example, Singapore is very metrics-based.

They’re tracking everything with technology and bringing industry and universities together to view things from different perspectives.In the United Kingdom, there’s great craftsmanship, as well as in Ireland, where they’ve adopted manufacturing techniques.

In America, there’s volume because of geography.

In Australia, they’re getting pressure from Asia.The Construction Innovation Hub’s ‘.

Defining the Need.’ analysis of the Government estate identified the most common elements with the greatest potential to deliver the required assets – this was a precursor to the Construction Playbook’s ‘Harmonise, digitise, rationalise’ policy.

One insight was that 3 structural typologies represent most of the Government estate.These typologies were called Platforms because they embody the common features of multiple assets: structural grids, beams, columns, connectors, slabs etc.