Construction isn’t seen as an attractive option by the next generation, who would prefer to work in tech.
reinforced concrete construction., driven by a range of factors including comparatively low supply and demand.. Singapore has shown a great commitment to achieving the advantages of DfMA but PPVC has been more successful on some projects (and some types of project) than others.
A local mindset has been established that equates PPVC with Design for Manufacture and Assembly at the expense of alternatives.This is starting to change with the government and private sector looking at other DfMA solutions such as panelised lightweight construction and CLT (cross-laminated timber), both of which have been successfully used in Singapore.However, local industry discussion of DfMA remains dominated by the idea of standardised PPVC modules being stacked up to form finished buildings..
The ongoing struggle to deliver PPVC cost-effectively in Singapore has an increasing degree of urgency.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.Some believe that we’re reaching the edges of technological development in cooling, certainly from current supply chains.
There are other cooling technologies (e.g.some developed for the defunct space shuttle programme), but these are currently 100x the cost.
This rise in density is driving DCs to be all about the utilities, with processing space representing a very small percentage of each development.. With both a rapidly evolving technological marketplace and long project lead times, the same dilemma between customers and infrastructure builders about the timings of decision making is amplified..The developer needs decisions as early as possible to design, secure power, step through regulatory hurdles and source long-lead components; while the customers want to be able to wait as long as possible to read the market.