We need to understand which is the most economically efficient, and which is the best for the environment.

If COVID has taught us anything, it’s that workplaces and homes both need to be flexible to account for changing work patterns.It’s a balancing act to make sure a building can be adaptable without over-designing the structure, architecture and MEP.

But when we build smarter we can do this.Repeatable building modules which can be switched in and out depending on requirements, such as glazing vs solid cladding modules, or heating vs heating and cooling fan coil unit modules, are simple features which may prevent a building from being torn down mid-way through its life expectancy.Through a small number of new parts, the building has a whole new lifespan, limiting its embodied carbon when compared with the alternative of a new build.. Building less volume reduces costs, embodied carbon and operational carbon.

And with more thought to whole life performance, low carbon, sustainable buildings can keep delivering benefits even after their lifetimes.Truly a win-win scenario..

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http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesWe’ve talked extensively about the benefits a Platforms approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) can bring to a construction project.This is, after all, the spirit of Bryden Wood; to challenge what exists for the sake of progress.

Therefore, I hope that we will continue to design for – and use – carbon capture and its benefits for a long time to come.. Footnotes:.Kätelhön, Arne, et al, "Climate change mitigation potential of Carbon Capture and utilization in the chemical industry.".

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Gabrielli, Paolo, et al, "The role of Carbon Capture and utilization, Carbon Capture and storage, and biomass to enable a net-zero-CO2 emissions chemical industry.".