{"id":937,"date":"2022-03-08T16:02:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/?post_type=cbwpt_publications&#038;p=937"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:38:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:38:46","slug":"what-really-is-dfma","status":"publish","type":"cbwpt_publications","link":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/publications\/what-really-is-dfma\/","title":{"rendered":"What really is Design for Manufacture and Assembly \u2013 DfMA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mauro Burgio, Architectural Director and Head of Milan Office at Bryden Wood, writes this article proposing an in-depth vision on the topic <em>Design for Manufacture and Assembly \u2013 DfMA<\/em>, as an answer to the question: <em>How can we make construction better, leaner and safer?<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article further develops the off-site construction topic, already previously addressed in other publications by Tecnostrutture Academy.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>An introduction to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The issues faced by&nbsp;the&nbsp;construction&nbsp;industry&nbsp;are well known. Productivity has flatlined for decades, we have an aging workforce, a huge skills gap and a poor health and safety culture, both physical and mental. That\u2019s all very wrong. At Bryden Wood, we\u2019ve always viewed it as unacceptable that any other industry should be better than construction.&nbsp;Design for Manufacture and Assembly -DfMA - helps to address some of these concerns.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The article also covers the following topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>- An introduction to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA)<br \/>- Designing for manufacture and assembly \u2013 the importance of the process<br \/>- DfMA and the global perspective<br \/>- Minding your language: DfMA, modular, offsite, MMC<br \/>- The benefits&nbsp;of DfMA&nbsp;for architects and for clients<br \/>- Is DfMA a whole new way of thinking for architects?<br \/>- How DfMA delivers&nbsp;sustainable design<br \/>- DfMA - a holistic approach delivering whole-life benefits<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:crispybacon-knowledgebase-blocks\/block-08 \/-->\n\n\n<div class=\"registration-needed-container\"><p>To read the full article<\/p><button class=\"more-link theme-button\" data-click=\"showPopup\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Insert your email<\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DfMA is not about choosing a way of building an asset, like deciding which materials to use. It\u2019s a fundamentally different approach to building and the built environment. Everything that enables manufacture and assembly is different from a traditional approach; and it starts with the design process. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":942,"template":"","meta":{"cbwpt_event_date":"","cbwpt_event_time":"","cbwpt_event_location":"","cbwpt_event_signup":"","cbwpt_event_document":"","cbwpt_slideshow":"[{\"id\":942,\"url\":\"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Designing-for-manufacture-and-assembly-TecnostruttureAccademy-1.png\"}]","cbwpt_video":""},"filter":[9,7,27,17],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cbwpt_publications\/937"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cbwpt_publications"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cbwpt_publications"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cbwpt_publications\/937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":958,"href":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cbwpt_publications\/937\/revisions\/958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"filter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.tecnostrutture.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/filter?post=937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}