A game-changing shift is taking place in the construction industry.

The underpinnings of a potential marketplace are set out in the Playbook, which states that Government:.will look to procure construction projects based on product platforms comprising of standardised and interoperable components and assemblies, the requirements for which will be part of a digital component catalogue..

Contracting authorities should collaborate to find […] ways in which cross-sector platform solutions can be applied […] that enable interoperability of components across different sectors.. Future procurements and frameworks should support this with the development of a market and supply chain that can develop and deliver designs based on these platform approaches, manufacture and supply components, and innovate to improve and develop.these over time.Construction Platforms will be familiar to anyone who has been following Bryden Wood’s work over the last few years.

What is interesting here, though, is the strong link being made between standard components and digital libraries, and the need to create a market which supports the approach.. As we’ll see in the following examples, the combination of standard components and digital tools is exactly what we need to facilitate a digital marketplace.and improve construction procurement methods.

The Platform construction ecosystem - beyond standard components.

This is where we start to see how we get to an open and transparent marketplace..There is a discussion about the need for bipartisan support and social acceptance to repower coal plants, highlighting the potential for job preservation and economic benefits in communities dependent on these plants..

These takeaways reflect the podcast's discussion on the role of innovative nuclear technologies and strategic repurposing of infrastructure in achieving decarbonisation and addressing the pressing energy demands of the future..Learn more about Bryden Wood's role in the REPOWER project.What are platforms?

In this video, Jaimie Johnston MBE explains how a platforms approach to design for manufacture and assembly (P-DfMA) works - and how it is delivering results at the Forge, a major commercial development by Landsec in central London..The Forge is the world's first commercial developed to be designed and built using a P-DfMA approach.