This helps ensure that even manually created models can be checked to ensure that again all of the technical requirements and constraints are being met..
As soon as you start to model and gain understanding, opportunities and outcomes become apparent, even in times of great uncertainty.This reality enables us to add value to the process..
The benefits of adopting a process engineering approach.Adopting a Design to Value approach is achievable.It isn’t magic..
The issue regarding its wider scale adoption is simply that it requires the industry to break with the ideas and processes we’ve been following before.There’s a certain amount of security in taking a brief and just doing what has been asked of you.
Companies have worked out a way to survive in this way.
However, we need bravery.Build Less: optimise the building’s form, structure, structural grid, WWR and DfMA components; recommend the use of durable materials, design-out basements and false ceilings (exposed soffit); design spaces which are adaptable and can be easily deconstructed..
Build Clever: specify low carbon materials with a focus on the recycled content of steel and concrete and the use of timber; maximise the recycled content of finishes, use reclaimed floors and explore system’s rental; where possible use low GWP refrigerants and avoid VRF systems..Build Efficiently: implement innovative construction strategies such as Modern methods of Construction (MMC) and use a DfMA approach to reduce waste onsite..
Offset: Any remaining carbon should be offset via recognised carbon offset schemes.Offsets used should be publicly disclosed.. An example of design strategies that follow the proposed embodied carbon hierarchy is shown in Figure 5..
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