Design to Value, on the other hand, asks that clients rather approach every project with a question, or set of problems, to be solved – not a directive.
We aim to do this during the earliest stages of a project, long before a brief has been finalised and ideally prior to an office being purchased or leased, all with the goal of identifying and then mitigating potential challenges as quickly as possible – giving the project and our clients the best chance of success.. 1.Gov.UK: Life sciences – what's next for this top UK sector, Nov 2022.. 2.
Financial Times: Lab space shortage threatens life science boom in Oxford and Cambridge, Aug 2022.. 3.The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020.If you'd also like to continue to learn about our Design to Value approach, DfMA and Industrialised Construction, sign up for our newsletter here:.
http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesThe problem with these pronouncements is that they stop thinking and exploration in their tracks.For those struggling with their mental health these black and white judgements get people stuck into deep furrows of thinking and emotions.
Curiosity is the escape, it breaks down the black and white into diverse elements, like diffracting white light into a myriad of different colours.
Even negative ideas and feelings can be broken down into many different strands some of which can be used to find and weave a new perspective.. For me, curiosity is bright, coolly energetic, imaginative, the suspense of judgement until the last moment.Due to the growing pressure in the construction industry, many new developments claim they can achieve net zero carbon emissions.
In many cases, they refer to the possibility of achieving net zero carbon in operation only, which means that they do not account for the embodied carbon of the building over its lifecycle.A net zero carbon building is one that achieves both zero operational (regulated and unregulated) and zero embodied emissions.. Buildings should only be considered net zero carbon if the amount of carbon emissions associated with a building’s products/materials, construction stages, use (including operation) and deconstruction, is zero or negative.
This can be achieved via measures to reduce the use or the carbon of individual materials, the implementation of energy efficiency measures, the use of on-site renewables and finally a combination of carbon offset schemes and green Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)..It should be noted, that for most new developments nowadays it is not feasible to become net zero within the possibilities of the design (energy and material efficiency measures), so the use of carbon offset schemes and PPA is essential.. Why should we focus on sustainable construction and net zero carbon?.
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