Skills shortages were mentioned in the pre-event survey completed by participants.
The first would be that it hit a base demand., the second 1.5 x base demand, the third 0.5 x base demand and the fourth did not get launched or sold at all or 0.
The demand curves were normalised curves.. To simply represent a portfolio of products I allocated a probability to each of the four trajectories.. Then I looked at scale.I used a few API (chemical synthesis) projects to normalise a base scale.I then looked at relative scales around this.
The smallest being., the largest being.
I used standard factors to adjust the capital cost in a no.
halving the scale does not half the cost or time for each unit to be deployed; the capital per unit volume actually increases..Being able to compress the time from project inception to occupancy, as well as having reliable procurement and supply chain, and a predictable construction programme, is hugely valuable in being able to defer CapEx and cost of finance.. One of the core principles of DfMA is the standardisation of parts and construction/assembly processes.
It enables the ‘industrialisation’ of data centre design and construction.This allows us to work with clients to standardise procurement, through a prearranged supply chain with stockholding, if necessary, of pre-agreed capital plant and equipment.
It enables speed of installation through on-site assembly of prefabricated and pre-assembled parts in a safe and controlled manner.And given the nature of data centres, they lend themselves particularly well to this approach, where standardisation of the end-user product is paramount.. DfMA brings precisely the reliability, predictability and speed to market that our data centre clients want and benefit from..