In a socially distanced, post Covid-19 world, the advantages are even greater.. Standardisation in construction: making the most of what works best.

These sustainable building measures will reduce the MEP plant loads so that plant takes less space; reducing the building volume further.It will also result in reduced energy consumption in use, as well as reducing the capital cost of MEP systems.. To make sure we use the most appropriate passive sustainable design measures, we test them for optimum results using computer simulations.

This means we know far more about how a building is due to operate than we ever have before.We can fine tune the building to make it run as efficiently as possible before it is even built, making further energy cost savings..Sustainable design and build for the circular economy.

We shouldn’t stop at lowering embodied and operational carbon when creating low carbon, sustainable buildings.A building’s impact starts before the building exists and carries on past the end of its useful life, as part of the circular economy.

We can demonstrate that early sustainable impact can have an exponentially positive impact on carbon savings and the creation of our sustainable future.. Second-hand, locally sourced materials can influence design.

This might be re-using existing raised flooring, using demolition crush material for a piling mat, or re-using existing steel columns.It’s turned back into 2D plans and some PDF documents.

Much of the valuable information is lost because councils can’t consume the 3D designs and BIM models created by architects and engineers.. From this point, the information goes to the local planning authority.While they’re good at interpreting it, things can take a long time depending on the size of the development.

Ricketts says he’s spent time with case officers who’ve spent two days with a calculator trying to work out daylight sunlight calculations and viability.He points out that these people didn’t go into planning to do those things.