The payback, the value generated for doing the right thing on the environment is immense, in monetary terms and in our living environment and in protection of people and biodiversity; and in feeling that we are part of a generation that acted and made the world a better place for everybody.
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in Singapore’s foreign workforce shows the need to drive greater productivity while reducing over-reliance on foreign labour is more urgent than ever before.But the big question is, ‘What next?’.
Hong Kong: Modular Integrated Construction.The Hong Kong Government is also a leading agent for change in the regional construction industry.In recent years there has been a growing focus on the potential afforded by DfMA to address systemic issues in construction in Hong Kong.
The Construction Industry Council, a statutory body established in 2007 to advocate for and promote the Hong Kong construction industry, has been instrumental in growing awareness of the opportunities afforded by DfMA and particularly MiC, the local term for prefabricated and prefinished volumetric modules..The publication.
Construction 2.0. , produced by the Hong Kong Development Bureau in September 2018 with the assistance of KPMG.
, recognises the following core challenges facing the construction industry:.Some of the group suggested that the market for this technology is currently dysfunctional: modular nuclear developers have an idea and are looking for niche markets (for instance, replacing coal-fired power stations with SMRs, as well as data centre power).
It was suggested that the DC industry could help focus and accelerate development through the creation of an Industry-Brief defining the market.This idea, of course, would need further collaboration across the DC ecosystem.. To bring the session to a close, there was a round-up of the issues and barriers that need to be solved in the short term.
How to deal with irregular site design, different business drivers and limitations of template designs.How to do the above and meet acceptable price points.