However, this process requires bravery.
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.
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.The AI Factor: Handling new workloads and higher power densities.
One of the biggest challenges in the sector is the rise in AI-driven computing, which dramatically increases server rack power density and heat generation.This shift forces data centre developers to adjust their strategies.
As Lincoln puts it:.‘I’m in conversations all the time, whether or not it’s a new client that’s asking for, you know, 100 plus KW per rack… it’s pushing us to innovate pretty hard.’.