More use of pre-fab, digital tech to boost building productivity
Govt expects another 59 design for manufacture and assembly projects to be tendered out this year
Singapore
ANOTHER 59 design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) projects could be tendered out by property developers and government agencies in 2018, Second Minister for National Development Desmond Lee said on Thursday.
That outlook was given as the Built Environment cluster sub-committee of the Future Economy Council proposed using DFMA and digital technologies to boost productivity in the construction and facilities management industries.
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