Site process led site labour reduction / productivity / assurance improvements

Modern Methods of Construction, Introducing the MMC definition framework, published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) in 2019 defines 7 categories for MMC:

• Category 1 – Pre-manufacturing (3D primary structural systems).
• Category 2 – Pre-manufacturing (2D primary structural systems).
• Category 3 – Pre-manufacturing components (non-systemised primary structure).
• Category 4 – Additive manufacturing (structural and non-structural)
• Category 5 – Pre-manufacturing (non structural assemblies and sub-assemblies).
• Category 6 – Traditional building product led site labour reduction / productivity improvements.
• Category 7 – Site process led site labour reduction / productivity / assurance improvements.

In relation to Category 7 – Site process led site labour reduction / productivity / assurance improvements, it suggests that:

‘This category is intended to encompass approaches utilising innovative site based construction techniques that harness site process improvements falling outside the five main pre-manufacturing categories 1-5 or materials innovation in Category 6. This category would also include factory standard workface encapsulation measures, lean construction techniques, physical and digital worker augmentation, workface robotics, exoskeletons and other wearables, drones, verification tools and adoption of new technology led plant and machinery.’

Ref https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-methods-of-construction-working-group-developing-a-definition-framework

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