Accelerating MMC adoption in Australia | Martin Fenn, Director of Integration, PT Blink

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Along with this, speed to market remains high on the agenda and, by default, pre-construction timescales are increasingly coming under pressure..The dream for design standardisation remains alive but is being challenged by rapidly changing technology and service demands.

The development of localisation and local code compliance for standardised design is a key USP but a balance must be struck between standardisation, localisation, and the ability to pivot towards rapidly evolving technology and tenant demands.. What are the problems that need to be solved?.The programme for delivering a new data centre is three to five years.Within this period a great deal of the time is taken in permitting processes and getting power to the site..

Different countries and regions have different regulations and bureaucracies.One of the reasons why there’s a big focus on projects in the US (other than technology development) is the relative lightness of the permitting and approval process.

The UK is seen as relatively straightforward; however, the system is often slowed by multiple objections.

In other countries (for instance, Spain) the permitting process is very long.. Getting power to site is another key factor.. Power in Europe is supplied by a monopoly.When we look to use sustainable design techniques to reduce embodied carbon in a building, we first seek to reduce the quantity of building materials used.

After this, we evaluate the material type.Although we do look at traditional building materials, like steel and concrete, it’s also important to evaluate how specifications might be changed and adapted for newer product options, such as low-carbon concrete.

Future proofing is a consideration, because when new materials and improvements in the industry arise, we want to be able to make best use of them without having to substantially change designs.We don’t want to have to rearrange all of our architecture, just because there's a new product available.