25 Results for "DfMA"
Industry Talk / Virtual 2020
DfMA for Industrialized Construction Myths and Truths
In recent years, industrialized construction has become a hot topic. The term “design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA)” is used in many conversations when discussing industrialized construction. We will discuss how DfMA pertains to industrialized construction, what DfMA is, and what DfMA is not.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2019
DFMA and the Industrialization of Construction
It’s easy to criticize the construction industry—plagued with low productivity, high risk, low margin, and little investment in research and development. We’ve heard this messaging repeatedly, but what of the growing and positive trends toward design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) and the industrialization of construction (IC)? These are often portrayed as niche and specialized, but they’re fast developing to become the norm. This class will highlight examples of how governments, traditional general contractors, forward-thinking designers, and emerging manufacturers across the globe are disrupting the industry and adopting a variety of technology to support their goals. We’ll present trends in DFMA and IC, and explain challenges to adoption. The industry is portrayed as bad—but it’s getting better.
Industry Talk / Virtual 2020
Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and Modular Prefabrication: Methods for Workforce Training
Design, fabrication, and manufacturing for construction is advancing in the piping industry at a rapid pace. As such, workforce training for using the latest available technologies with the latest advances in design is essential. In this class, we’ll explore design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) workflows and methods and the application to United Association training for improving the DfMA and modular assembly fabrication and installation skills of installers of mechanical piping and plumbing systems. We’ll be exploring generative design, modular assembly techniques, and automated tools, including their integration with Revit software, BIM 360 software, Navisworks software, and STRATUS, to develop modular fabrication training processes and methods.
Industry Talk / Virtual 2021
DfMA for MEP with Generative Design and BIM Automation
DfMA (design for manufacture and assembly) doesn't have to be an exclusive club of certain project types. We will walk through the story of identifying levels of DfMA, working with a large contractor to develop design modules, through design, fabrication, and installation. Building on the concepts of modular construction, DfMA is the next evolution for an automated architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. This class will make the concept more accessible to different project types. The BIM (Building Information Modeling) process and virtual design and construction (VDC) process need to fit with the design process. The final output also needs to meet hard-coded engineering standards. Systems design and sequencing challenges were overcome with modularization and automation. We'll show you how.
Instructional Demo / Virtual 2021
DfMA and Modular Construction Continued - Methods for Workforce Training II

Design, fabrication, and manufacturing for construction is continuing to advance in the piping industry at a rapid pace. As such, workforce training for using the latest available technologies with the latest advances in design continues to be an essential element in the delivery of successful construction projects. In this class, we’ll build upon the design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) workflows and methods discussed in previous sessions and demonstrate recent efforts within United Association training to improve the DfMA and modular assembly fabrication and installation skills of installers of mechanical piping and plumbing systems. We’ll be exploring generative design, modular assembly techniques, and automated tools, including their integration with Revit software, BIM 360 software, Navisworks software, and STRATUS, to develop modular fabrication training processes and methods

Article / 2022
DfMA for MEP with Generative Design and BIM Automation
DfMA concepts can be applied to generative design and BIM automation for MEP building systems. Get the details with Adam Roth and Sean Turner of Henderson Engineers.
Panel / Virtual 2020
Industrialized Construction Panel—Why It's Not Just Modular
Industrialized construction is here to stay; prefabricated elements in the built environment and the design-for-manufacture-and-assembly (DfMA) process that enables it are fast becoming the norm across all sectors. So why is it that most of the case studies and best practices we see relate to volumetric modular construction of housing and hospitality? What about the vast but largely unsung impact of advanced building products, single-trade assemblies, and multitrade assemblies that make up the majority of the market? This panel will invite leaders from across the prefabrication continuum to explore why it's not just about modular.
New Orleans 2022
Auto-Generating and Optimizing Modular Air Duct Layouts in Revit
What happens when some enthusiastic Software Developers team up with a few cutting-edge Mechanical Designers? Henderson Engineers, an MEP design firm, has been working on developing a modular DFMA Air Duct system for a while now, and had developed some clever Revit families and Dynamo scripts to help their designers model them. They joined forces with EvolveLAB, a BIM consulting and software development company, to create a Revit Add-In that focuses on the real-time generative design of these modular duct layouts. In this session, we’ll review how these companies utilized some unique properties of the Revit API to create a co-authoring system which allows a mechanical design to sketch out a main duct layout in Revit, while the computer simultaneous (and continually) produces the most optimal layout using the DFMA kit of parts for that sketch, which is then finalized and converted into a fully-connected Revit Duct System.
Industry Talk / Virtual 2021
UK Government backs a Platform approach to industrialized construction
The UK Government has joined the private sector in its commitment to a Platforms approach to industrialized construction and DfMA, outlining how this process underpins UK policy for social infrastructure in its ‘Construction Playbook’. The supporting plan to unify and mobilize data seeks to identify cross-department commonalities to inform the centralized, standardized design that will create economies of scale great enough to supply predictable, consistent pipelines and bolster a disaggregated manufacturing supply chain. Plugged into the existing supply chain, the barrier to entry is low, with no need for vertical integration or investment in manufacturing/prefabrication. As a result, opportunities for new programme-level roles will arise. Already a major feature in the procurement of 40 UK healthcare facilities, not only is this approach transforming the way the UK delivers public sector assets, but it is also paving the way for swift mainstream adoption.
Industry Talk / Virtual 2020
Efficiently enabling optimal workflows using the AECC in a BIM dominated industry
Uniformity is becoming more important and is still an elusive concept for many. We will outline this issue and mention the importance of consistent output. This seminar will cover how you can create and adopt efficient workflows for your project(s) and company. Make sure you are up to date with technology and innovation and discover how important active research is for a business. Discover a path that ensures you and/or your company is not a follower but rather a leader, making a positive contribution to improving the industry standards. This seminar is relevant to anyone, from engineer and technician to management, and all others who are interested. A structural background may be beneficial but is not required, as we cover software such as Revit software, Advance Steel software, and BIM Docs 360 software and their interaction in practice through case studies.
Industry Talk / London 2019
Visualising and Navigating Data from External Sources Using Custom Navisworks Tools
This presentation walks through various examples illustrating the benefit of augmenting 3D models with construction data. At the convergence of Laing O’Rourke’s Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) approach and its investment in BIM, component tracking has proven an efficient aid to the delivery of projects. The data visualisations enabled by linking planning and manufacturing data—both from our suppliers and our own off-site manufacturing facilities—with models provide a clear overview of the construction, for various disciplines. This allows us to detect issues earlier, plan further ahead, and reduce user errors. At the heart of it are agreed processes for ordering and tracking progress and flexible tools which can be configured easily to suit. Expanding on this, we’ve increasingly linked up new sources of data to models to visualise different sorts of information: non-conformity reports, fire safety checks, operation and maintenance documents, etc. The flexibility of the tools developed in-house for Autodesk Navisworks allow us to work with a wide range of data sources: spreadsheet, SQL based databases, planning programmes.
Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2019
Interactive design and automatic design using Dynamo ~Applying temporary housing project for natural disaster recovery
Japan has a lot of natural disasters. We suffer from damages by earthquakes, typhoons, tornados, flood etc. For those victims of large-scale disasters, temporary houses are provided by the government. With its prefab building technology, Daiwa House Group has built the largest number of temporary houses in Japan. By utilizing BIM, we are challenging to shorten the lead time to provide temporary houses. Two types of programs by Dynamo are under development. One is to create layout drawings with interactive design method and the other is to create Revit detailed models and detailed drawings automatically.
Industry Talk / Connect and Construct Summit 2019
Fabrication Closing Keynote & Autodesk Product Strategy Roadmap
In this one-day event before Autodesk University Las Vegas, numerous classes, workshops and thought leadership presentations will leave you with actionable takeaways and an insider’s view into disruptive trends like Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), modular construction and digitization. You’ll hear inspiring real-world stories from successful firms about how they minimize risk, improve collaboration, and make the most of their Autodesk investments. Please join us for an inspiring closing keynote with Brian Helm, President of the MCAA and CEO of Mechanical Inc. and its corporate parent, the Helm Group - one of the largest plumbing and HVAC contractors in the Midwest. Brian will provide a unique perspective on some important trends, including how DfMA and digitization are disrupting our industry
New Orleans 2022
Accelerating Industrialised Construction through Configurators for pDFMA

In 2017, the UK government funded an analysis of the various costs associated with a typical construction project, and identified that for every £ pound spent, just over 51% results in residual asset value for the client. The Construction Innovation Hub (CIH) was subsequently established with the vision to cause change and demonstrate better solutions to deliver the UK government £35b pipeline. The chosen strategy was to develop, prototype and test platform solutions (pDFMA), with a common kits of parts; demonstrating the delivery of better outcomes for social infrastructure. Integral to the strategy was the use of a new Digital Toolchain to unlock the approach. Grimshaw Architects, Buro Happold engineers, and Mace Construction were commissioned to develop a new suite of "configurators" to enable the "kit of part approach" during procurement and delivery.

Industry Talk / London 2018
Digital Delivery: A Value-Driven Approach - Minworth STW
Minworth is a ﾣ40 million upgrade to the sludge treatment facility that Stantec Treatment are delivering for Severn Trent Water to enhance the production of renewable energy at the site. Digital delivery has been applied extensively to realise benefits and mitigation risks. The presentation will capture these and also quantify other benefits realised through the digital delivery approach.Specifics covered include: 1) project brief and drivers; 2) governance; 3) risk and delivery principles: Minworth Board and workshop; 4) client relationship: kickoff workshop, video blogs from CEOs; 5) DfMA ambition; 6) supply chain and stakeholder engagement; 7) programme and collaboration planning: P6/plan/sigma; 8) digital tools: scanning, VPI, Glue, Synchro, 4D, Field, AV & VR, mobile devices, visualisation; 9) communication and access of data by all, feedback, and tracking; 10) construction and commissioning rehearsals; 11) HAZOP and safe to operate; 12) inspection and test plans; 13) handover experience; 14) realised benefits: cost, cost avoidance, programme, SHEQ, stakeholders, well-being, risk, comparison with other THPs; 15) case study; 16) awards, commendations, and sector papers and articles; 17) future development: asset dand-over; 18) ongoing learning into future projects.
Keynote / Las Vegas 2018
MEP & Structural Fabrication Today and into the Future Keynote
During this session Autodesk will share its vision for the future and discuss why subcontractors are important players in the Future of Making Things. Attendees will learn how fabricators are already disrupting the industry through the adoption of new technologies and work processes. Finally, you’ll hear from innovative Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) companies who will illustrate how their move to BIM has driven significant productivity enhancements. We will also hold a happy hour after this event with beer, wine, and snacks.
Industry Talk / Virtual 2020
Autodesk's Industrialized Construction Vision
Industrialized construction: The application of manufacturing techniques in the built environment. The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is under pressure to change—to become more productive and less dangerous, and provide increasing levels of certainty. The industry is set to shift a significant part of the value chain to prefabrication, and Autodesk is committed to supporting its customers on their journeys. In this session, you'll hear from Autodesk's industrialized construction head of strategy and evangelism, Amy Marks, on how Autodesk is approaching industrialized construction and the company’s strategies for product, services, and evangelism.
Article / 2019
Reaching New Heights with Modular Construction | Greg Thompson
Modular construction isn’t new, but new processes and tools are enabling taller structures and better workflows. Greg Thompson of Skystone shows what’s possible.
Industry Talk / Virtual 2020
Unite! Innovative BIM Workflows for Industrialized Construction.
Industrialized construction is becoming a household name within the building industry due to its advantages in improving productivity, quality, accuracy, and efficiency. Applying innovative BIM (Building Information Modeling) workflows and using advanced technologies through all stages from design to production has been one of Nordic Office of Architecture’s most important strategies for success in industrialized construction. In this class, you will gain insight into the Scandinavian way of industrialized construction, and see how a cross-disciplinary collaboration with the software development team of Project Frog has enabled new possibilities to aid in design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) and BIM workflows. We will showcase both a large-scale hospital and a smaller-scale set of high-end prefabricated housing. This collaboration reflects on the challenges that architects and engineers have faced in the presence of repeating information, and provides a step-by-step workflow for similar projects (hotels, schools, office buildings, and so on).
Article / 2021
The Manufacturing Mindset and the Industrialization of Construction
There’s no question that the construction industry needs more efficient building processes. Industrialized construction brings much-needed solutions, along with consistent quality, lower costs, and improved safety.
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