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But that latter level of sophistication isn’t required, or even necessarily advisable.

Ensure vendors are rigorously pre-qualified to ensure consistency and quality of components.Ensure transparency and provenance of raw materials and documentation of the complete manufacturing process etc.. Objectively allow buyers to compare products against a range of value criteria; not just costBe a neutral broker, charging buyers and sellers a small fee to use the service on the market does not itself influence the price.

Allow for standard products as well as compatible enhancements.Facilitate use of a range of configurators via API’s or plug-ins.Provide instant pricing for the most standard items, with other orders priced in hours.

Ensure data security while also capturing appropriate data to fuel the application (in time) of machine learning and AI to help with pricing and pipeline prediction.. Obviously, this is a complex challenge.It raises a whole range of issues that would need resolving regarding insurances, warranties, IP, etc.

And there is the big question of who would own the marketplace?

Ideally, this would be a neutral broker, such as Government.However, there is a fundamental challenge hindering newcomers to DfMA and MMC – understanding what these terms actually mean.. Confusion is a barrier to change: talking about Modern Methods of Construction.

The DfMA landscape is littered with acronyms, abbreviations and terminology that is often poorly defined and even more poorly understood.Terms such as DfMA, MMC, Offsite construction, Prefab, PPVC, MiC and many more are often used interchangeably resulting in great confusion not only for newcomers but also established players in the industry..

I believe the lack of clarity around nomenclature in the DfMA landscape has become a major barrier to change.A clear and universally understood definition framework would help increase stakeholder awareness and confidence in adopting innovative construction methods and could help encourage a more structured and focused conversation across the industry at large..