They’re trying to push things from a legislation perspective.
Studies to look at remediating the buildings had suggested the need to cease operations for 18 months, meaning the solution was unviable.Although the client was looking for the most efficient replacement factory, the Design to Value approach – combined with clever thinking and seismic modelling – came up with a solution to support the existing building.
This eradicated the need to replace or shut down the operation, saving the client more than £120 million – not to mention tonnes of embedded and emitted carbon in the construction of a new asset..If building is the only option, then the hard questions need to continue:.What would a zero-carbon building look like across its whole lifespan?
There is a pressing need to reduce carbon emissions in the short term, so although having an efficient building over a 50-year period is a good outcome, it is insufficient if it causes a huge emission of CO2 in the next few years.There are technologies being developed that extract CO2 from the atmosphere to incorporate into building materials.
These ideas offer the opportunity to make the construction of an asset carbon negative.. How can we build and not just protect diversity (e.g.
move a threatened species) but provide the foundations to increase natural habitats?Under the MHCLG categorisation, volumetric modular construction (known in Singapore as Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction or PPVC and in Hong Kong as Modular Integrated Construction or MiC) is an example of a 3D primary structural system..
In addition to volumetric solutions, many other different MMC methods including flat-pack and componentised systems are primarily prefabricated and are often grouped under the umbrella term “Offsite”..The future of construction: not just components.
The MHCLG categorisation of MMC is comprehensive and includes the application of digital tools to drive productivity improvements both on site and in factories.The use of digital tools is an important part of DfMA which relies on capturing knowledge about how a building will be delivered from the earliest stages..