Because platform construction uses a limited number of components, it gives us a greater amount of control.
For example, they all need hygienic spaces, so we can make sure the hygienic components will be available regardless of the situation with projects.Components could be ready to deliver very quickly.
As soon as you start to model and gain understanding, opportunities and outcomes become apparent, even in times of great uncertainty.This reality enables us to add value to the process..The benefits of adopting a process engineering approach.
Adopting a Design to Value approach is achievable.It isn’t magic..
The issue regarding its wider scale adoption is simply that it requires the industry to break with the ideas and processes we’ve been following before.
There’s a certain amount of security in taking a brief and just doing what has been asked of you.The production of WLCA is required by BREEAM and the GLA.
In a BREEAM NC 2018 assessment, it is possible to achieve up to 7 credits by doing a WLCA, so for developments that aspire to Excellent or Outstanding ratings the analysis of embodied carbon has become very important.The GLA requires the preparation of a WLCA pre-planning and at post-construction and requires the analysis of the results both with the current carbon factors and a decarbonised scenario.. Additionally, bodies such as the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI), RIBA, GLA and UKGBC, have developed guidance documents on embodied carbon, which include specific targets and roadmaps to zero carbon prior 2050.
Whilst these four bodies have been essential in pushing the agenda for low carbon, there has been some confusion across the industry due to the misalignment of targets and WLCA scopes between them as demonstrated in Figure 3.LETI has been working in collaboration with other bodies and industry groups to resolve these inconsistencies and have published the ‘Embodied carbon target alignment document’.. Based on this document and the comparison of the current targets defined by LETI, RIBA and GLA, an average performance for non-domestic commercial building performance (A-C) would be to achieve an embodied carbon around 1400kgCO.