Alastair Powell
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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.combat climate change, cut carbon emissions and reach our net zero targets.
By considering the entire life cycle of a building, and adopting circular construction methodologies, firms can begin to reflect some of the values found in contemporary, circular business models, helping to create a more sustainable built environment and future.. 1. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data/uk-statistics-on-waste.
To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.Lincoln describes Edged’s parent organisation, Endeavour, as taking a holistic view of energy usage and carbon reduction.
He explains the vision behind it:.‘We have a company that oversees us… called Endeavour… really trying to solve global climate challenges that we’re facing right now with regards to the access to energy to meet the demands of these colo tenants while not continuing to hurt our planet.’.
Edged aims to integrate on-site power generation - through microgrids, energy storage, or innovative cooling technology - to reduce reliance on conventional utilities.This approach supports resiliency and could allow facilities to feed surplus energy back into public networks.