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Sustainability , digital transformation , and modular design From experience , MiCiM has proven that modelling reduces waste , time and improves quality all of which contributes to sustainability . Giving an example of digital modularisation and modular design at work .
Modularisation can mean totally different things to different people . At MiCiM the team and staff have been involved with Modularisation since 1999 , they have designed and built government projects using these principles . MiCiM have designed and constructed whole Data Centres in Kit form or taken an existing design in a built environment and extended the facility using Modular techniques .
Jeff Hunter , Engineering Director at MiCiM , said : “ Over the last 20 odd years , we ' ve championed it continuously and it ' s helped us to secure project delivery for our clients .” Whilst every project is not suitable to employ these techniques and you have to
“ When we start a project and we approach it from the end user perspective ... We verify the programme by inputting real detail and by working back from the project end to the start ”
JEFF HUNTER ENGINEERING DIRECTOR , MiCiM really understand the methods to be used . It is recognised wherever possible they should be used as there are obvious and huge advantages to this approach . Hunter says : “ We can achieve better quality , less staff to install on site , no revisits for snagging , environmental benefits for transport and staff travel is reduced , less site staff is safer as they are easier to manage , site logistics can be improved , on site construction can be faster .”
“ In our open honest and collaborative way we can also share adopting this approach requires a change of thinking as it attracts pressure to complete the design sooner , and relies on upfront orders being placed for key elements . If this can be accommodated the benefits overall way exceed the negatives .”
From a sustainability viewpoint , MiCiM ’ s championing of modular design is also very
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