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The series supports traditional installations as well as Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), helping project teams consider spatial requirements alongside increasingly offsite and modular approaches to construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat TB 56\/1.3 Covers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bulletin provides early design guidance for establishing and validating the spatial provision required for building services within plant rooms. It considers the principles that should inform plant room design, optimisation, room sizing, positioning, and the coordination of services during design development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eParticular emphasis is placed on considering spatial requirements by RIBA Stage 3, when the building form and fabric are becoming established. 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