Timber-based DfMA Façade Components for Factory-in-a-Box(FIAB) based DM technologies

Digital Manufacturing is expensive due to the initial capital costs related to the digitally able machines and robots. This entails that the segment of the construction sector that is rapidly adopting these technologies to meet the productivity and ecological goals of the Construction Sector is largely restricted to large businesses – large Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms. More importantly, it entails that the Small Medium Enterprises (SME) are unable / unwilling to participate in the rapidly digitizing economy. This forms the driving motivation behind the proposed research: Timber-based DfMA Façade Components for Factory-in-a-Box (FIAB) based DM technologies adapted to meet the needs of the SME sector in construction.

Faculty Supervisor:

Alicia Nahmad Vazquez

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Partner:

DIALOG

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing; Manufacturing and Construction; Construction

University:

University of Calgary

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