Bringing up the B2 Atlantic Yards project, Amy Marks explains that the problems caused by the module frames not being reset when needed is an easily fixable issue to learn from, not a reason to write off prefab altogether.. For example, lessons learned from the earlier Victoria Hall project in Wolverhampton (which saw tolerance issues between the modules and core structure of the building), did inspire a shift from concrete to structural steel frames on Atlantic Yards.. Further, while she believes it’s possible to achieve tolerances, she says that not every process (ie.

The modularity of SMRs and suitability to support DC loads will be important.. Licencing and regulation of nuclear power.Small modular reactors are looking to address some of the licensing and regulation issues with repeatable modular design.. Based upon conversations and work with the small nuclear development ecosystem, there was a stated view that an industrialised modular nuclear offering is 20 years in the future.

This view is in stark contrast to some who believe we will see offerings in three to five years.The difference may be in the maturity of the technology.Without proven repeatability, regulation will remain arduous.

Development is in progress, but the market is still some years from a pilot..Some of the group suggested that the market for this technology is currently dysfunctional: modular nuclear developers have an idea and are looking for niche markets (for instance, replacing coal-fired power stations with SMRs, as well as data centre power).

It was suggested that the DC industry could help focus and accelerate development through the creation of an Industry-Brief defining the market.

This idea, of course, would need further collaboration across the DC ecosystem.. To bring the session to a close, there was a round-up of the issues and barriers that need to be solved in the short term.Users can search for pieces or sets then select vendors based on region, rating, price etc..

While Lego have their own ‘Digital Designer’ configurator, Brick Link developed ‘.Brick Link Studio.

’, a free configurator that allows users to generate their own designs from a database of every piece of Lego ever manufactured..The software has some superb features, including a ‘stability check’ to ensure the proposed design is suitably robust, a photorealistic rendering engine and an instruction-making tool to create assembly manuals in the same style as for the sets manufactured by Lego..