Best Roadmap for MiMEP?

CIC Webinar 25 March 2022

MEP for Construction Industry in Metaverse Ages

Where are we?

What to do?

How and When?

Which New skills?

Extract from Internet

World Economics Forum: Shaping the future of Construction
(May 2016)
 Construction Re-Industrialisation
建造再工業化

Digital Re-industrialization
for Hong Kong Construction
• Construction 2.0 (2018): DfMA/MiC
• The Construction Innovation and Technology
Fund (CITF) (2018)
• Technical Circular (Works) No. 6/2018 –
Buildability Evaluation System with 3S
Principles to enhance mechanization and
prefabrication
• Technical Circular (Works) No. 2/2020 –
Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) for
Mandatory and Voluntary MiC Adoptions for New
Building Works with Total Construction Floor Area
(CFA) larger than 300m2
 Framework for construction industrialisation

(Source: Ofori-Kuragu J. K. & Osei-Kyei R., 2021. Mainstreaming pre-manufactured offsite processes in construction – are we nearly there?, Construction Innovation, 21 (4) 743-760.)
Benefits of MiMEP
Manufacture Mindset :Design for Manufacture and Assembly
(DfMA)
Design for manufacture
and assembly

Leadership and
Culture

Design for Supply Chain Change

Management Management
Maintenance
Offsite Manufacture

Marketing and Business Innovation

Development

Project Collaborate
Management

Quality Management
Onsite Assembly

Logistics
Recent MiMEP Development Opportunities

Permanent Secretary of
Development (Works)
Ir S H Lam, JP :

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Recent MiMEP Development Opportunities
CITF Mid Term Review Enhancement Jan 2022
1. Subsidise to use 'MiMEP' under
the category of 'Mic'. Funding
scope and application details
will be available later

2. Indirectly induce more

opportunities along Advanced
Construction Technologies

3. $10M Pioneering Application

for innovative application done
elsewhere but not yet in HK
Buildability Score for Prefab-MEP modules in Singapore
Design options for prefabricated MEP modules in the UK
 DfMA-Driven Construction Industry
Component Platform Product
(Core Component)

P-DfMA
(Bryden Wood, 2018)

P-DfMA for MEP

Pipes and fittings Metal frame Pumps Pump skid

The Best Benchmarking for MiMEP for HK
Core Design Principles for Multi-trade integrated Mechanical, Electrical
and Plumbing (MiMEP)

Offsite prefabrication and inspection

Multi-trade integration and module maximization

(i.e. volumetric assembly with multi-trade
integration)

Plug and play (maximising efficiency of onsite

installation works)
 DfMA MEP in Hong Kong during the 1980s
AHU Module Stacking
in HSBC

manufacture

DfMA MEP Elements in HSBC

A reference model for

MiMEP of today
 Recent Examples – Hong Kong

Pump Room Modules with Water Thermal storage tanks Cooling Tower with Access
Tanks (Courtesy of the Architectural (Courtesy of Gammon (Courtesy of JEC Engineering)
Services Department) Construction Limited)

Prefabricated Plant Room Modules for A Negative

Toilet modules for HK International Airport Pressure Isolation Ward
(Courtesy of BYME Engineering (H.K.) Limited) (Courtesy of Gammon Construction Limited)
 Industrial Ecology: MiMEP 1, 2, 3
1-Consensus : DfMA Culture
2-Targets : MiC and MiMEP
3-Part Ecology : 1.Sustainable demand,
2.Capable Supply Chain
3. DfMA People Skills

1. Raise awareness by 2. Engage stakeholders to

education & information create the demand

Driving DfMA
Adoption

3. Enhance supply chain 4. Build up local capability

collaboration/ecosystem & skills
Guidelines Referred
DfMA Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work, 2nd Edition, 2021
Reference Materials – Adopting DfMA for MEP Works
• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2 – Inception, Feasibility and Brief Development
• Chapter 3 – Concept Design
• Chapter 4 – Detailed Design
• Chapter 5 – Documentation and Tender
• Chapter 6 – Construction
• Chapter 7 – Handover and Post-Handover Services
• Chapter 8 – MiMEP
• Appendices
1. Glossary
2. Statutory, Standards and Quality Assurance Issues
3. Further Reading
4. Reference Resources
5. Case Studies
6. Concept for DfMA MEP Standard Design Templates
7. Typical Specifications for MiMEP
For each stage,
1. Core Objectives
2. DfMA Strategies and Considerations
3. BIM Tasks
4. Procurement Tasks
Reference Materials – Adopting DfMA for MEP Works
(A Concise Guide)
• Chapter 1 – Fundamental Principles
• 1.1 What is DfMA?
• 1.2 DfMA in Construction
• 1.3 DfMA for MEP Works
• Chapter 2 – Planning and Design Development
• 2.1 DfMA Strategies
• 2.2 Procurement Tasks
• 2.3 Design Process
• Chapter 3 – Implementation
• 3.1 Project Administration and Management
• 3.2 Construction Process and Logistics
• 3.3 Handover and Operation
• Appendices
1. Terminology
2. Practical Examples
DfMA
MEP

Fundamental Planning and Design Implementation

Principles Development
 Basic concepts and procedures of DfMA

Key principles of DfMA: Minimisation, Standardisation, and Modularisation

Degree of DfMA adoption
Important tasks for the adoption of DfMA for MEP works
Stage DfMA Tasks
0 - Strategic  Consider opportunities of DfMA across portfolios of projects
Definition  Consider the impact on performance indicators & client requirements
 Select appropriate set up of the project team & procurement method
1 - Preparation &  Initiate DfMA thinking & undertake R&D on supply chain
Briefing  Consider DfMA exemplars & undertake feasibility studies
 Consider responsibility matrix of the project team members
2 - Concept  Apply DfMA in the architectural, structural & MEP concepts
Design  Rationalise MEP modules & update procurement strategy
 Consider MEP maintenance, tolerance, connections & logistics
3 - Spatial  Update construction strategy & cost plan
Coordination  Develop MEP offsite strategies and detailed design
 Consider buildability & multi-trade coordination
4 - Technical  Consider DfMA impacts on MEP systems & interfaces
Design  Develop the DfMA components & specifications
 Consider prototyping & evaluate health & safety risks
5 - Manufacturing  Update construction strategy & logistics plan
& Construction  Monitor quality of offsite manufacturing
 Consider commissioning, optimising factory acceptance testing
6 - Handover  Provide feedback on defects and DfMA process for future projects
 Consider MEP system operation & maintenance
7 – Use  Consider feedback during the in-use stage to inform future projects
 Monitor to enhance asset management & MEP fine-tuning
Thank you