A Long-Term Strategy is Positive, But 'Industrialisation' is Missing:.

This will also reduce the embodied carbon..Consider design for deconstruction at the start of the design process rather than try to retrofit it into the design part way through.. Be clear on the potential flexibility that is needed by the proposed occupants and consider what future flexibility could be included with minimal additional materials, allowing the building to be adaptable and future-fit..

Embrace digital design to have more understanding and control over the design decisions and material quantities.. Use recycled materials wherever possible and adapt project aspirations to suit..Develop clear and concise operation and maintenance (O&M) information to enable the future building to be well maintained and have the potential to be reused or recycled as valuable components in the future..Consider each layer of a building, with a different strategy for each which responds to the life expectancy of each layer..

Conclusion: driving greater sustainability.Sustainable construction methods and designing for the circular economy are both possible, and essential.

Bryden Wood’s long-term commitment to design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) shows how it is entirely possible to design varied and beautiful buildings using standardised, component-based designs that naturally promote reductions in materials, optimisation of components, reductions in embodied and operational carbon, and plan for end of life reuse..

While the building sector is already becoming familiar with certain sustainable design principles, like reducing energy consumption and striving to improve a building’s energy efficiency, these less common, lean design methodologies should also be adopted as key sustainability principles that will help us.How to shorten overall programme durations.

How to develop the expertise and constraints of the supply chain, including integrators to get them “on the curve”!.How to find outlets for waste heat.

How to deal with fragmentation across Europe in regulations/standards.How to deliver value across the board within service level agreements..