Construction industrialisation

DfMA Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work, Mainstreaming Design for Manufacture and Assembly in Construction, 2nd Edition, published by the RIBA in 2021, defines construction industrialisation as: ‘The process of adopting more manufacturing practices, including specialised tooling, mechanisation and automation, to make the construction industry more efficient and productive, with better quality assurance for better-value, more reliable and more sustainable long-term outcomes.’

The BIM Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work, published by the RIBA in 2012 suggested that construction industrialisation involves: ‘The development and improvement of construction work through the use of mechanisation and automation. The industrialisation of construction has several purposes: increase productivity, replace manual labour with machines, accelerate the pace of construction, put new projects into operation more quickly, reduce costs and improve quality.’

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