That's why we're so siloed.
Sometimes the additional transport miles might offset the manufacturing emissions in counties with greener energy grids.. Substructure: Omitting basements should be the starting point of projects.. Raised floor: Reuse existing materials, both from demolition on site but also local existing buildings which are undergoing renovation or demolition.The industry needs to develop a material database to assist with this, but the more demand the quicker it will happen.. MEP: The LETI benchmarks are underestimated for high end offices.
To meet the LETI benchmarks this means every other element in the building needs to perform better to offset the impact of MEP.MEP calculations are still in their infancy compared with the rest of the building, meaning more research and data collection is required to create robust calculations and benchmarks.MEP has a short lifespan compared with other elements and as such it is even more important to consider the whole life impact of services, alongside the operational carbon impact..
At two thirds of the whole life carbon, embodied carbon is critically important within an office building.Decisions made during early design stages should prioritise embodied carbon alongside design, function, and aesthetics..
The brainstorming sessions on how to move from the BaU scheme to a platform-led scheme (back in 2019) included embodied carbon as one of the technical indicators, giving as much weight to carbon as other metrics such as productivity, safety, and cost..
The data collected on this project is valuable, not because it shows how well the buildings perform against benchmarks, but because the data can influence future projects right now.see our brochure.
, or to discuss how we can add value to your project, please.contact us directlyDigitising planning to benefit people and the built environment: enabling a digital environment for development, from design, through planning, to construction..
The aim of this project is to create an environment in which a seamless, end-to-end digitised development process can operate and flourish.Our purpose is to demonstrate in a very real and everyday context how data can be made fair and open to the widest range of uses and users, while delivering a wealth of benefits, as a result of a digitised planning process, that are both immediate and long-lasting..