Knowledge capture allows reuse of learning from project to project, promotes standardisation, and allows us to trace decisions through the life cycle of a project.. We will see how Chip Thinking® plays an important role in applying these principles.. What are Chips?.
For each, the site-specific design activities can be focused on the placement of the buildings relative to each other, arranging orientation to minimise overlooking and overheating (for both the comfort of prisoners and to reduce energy use), maximise views of landscape, and so on.It contributes to overall better design and allows designers to focus more of their efforts on solving the specific challenges relating to a particular site and context.
Standardised solutions lend themselves to efficiencies in construction and the application of DfMA.Operational benefits.Standardised solutions facilitate efficient operation and maintenance, as well as aiding staff and prisoner wayfinding and navigation.. A developmental process, an evidence-based approach.
Bryden Wood had been working with MoJ since 2011, when we helped developed their BIM Implementation Plan.We went on to join the MoJ’s multi-disciplinary designer framework in 2014 and, before PETP, developed a ‘proof of concept’ for the application of DfMA to the custodial estate..
In February 2016, at the beginning of PETP, we conducted research into the aspects of design that can help influence rehabilitative outcomes.
The huge stakeholder engagement effort that informed the new prison design was the biggest piece of research ever undertaken by the department into the effectiveness of prison design and building use.The data structures that we build around Chips allow data to be aggregated between different levels.. We can associate any type of data with a Chip.
Conventional engineering data is perhaps the most obvious, but we also include data like staffing levels, containment requirements, power consumption, or even the level of design uncertainty.This allows for visualisation of different issues within a project..
It's important that when we define chips, we don't leave gaps.We aim to capture everything: the building, the equipment, operations, software, hazards, quality requirements, whatever is important in that system.