for 24/7 lab operations), shared lab functions (e.g.
The recycled content of materials should be maximised without significantly impacting the technical characteristics of the material..Designing out waste can be achieved with clever and simple use of materials, eg.
altering the centre point of ceiling tiles to limit offcuts to a single side of the room, rather than both sides..Designing with/for components promotes offsite assembly of repeated modules.Any leftovers from building the components can be used on subsequent projects, recycled onsite or restocked, minimising wastage.. How can we minimise risk in the building sector?.
Minimising risk in the construction industry is important in encouraging developers and designers to take account of circular economy principles.Early decision making will give developers and funders confidence in design and construction choices and will have the largest impact as a result..
The following are suggestions of how risk can be minimised whilst maximising impact and implementing sustainable construction:.
Ask yourself whether you really need to build a new building or whether repurposing an existing building could achieve the same end goal..We developed in the Rift Valley in Africa, a landscape that was rapidly changing, in relative terms, creating new and diverse habitats.
To survive and exploit this, we needed to be able to travel, develop technologies (fire and tools), problem solve, and adapt.Homo erectus, our earlier cousin, could do all these things and spread out globally surviving and developing for a million years.
Interestingly, Homo sapiens, us, developing later and in parallel were a bit smaller.The current view is that the advantage was size and reduced testosterone leading to less aggression and the ability to create and work in large social groups.. Mammals, themselves really came into their own after the last mass-extinction event some 65 million years ago.