On the other hand, with a building like a data centre, where the operational energy of the building is very high, operational carbon will always be a larger portion of the total, whole-life carbon of the building..
No longer overwhelming, it becomes easy to manage and utilise.Designers can consider the most complex and vast strands of data and options immediately and simultaneously..
This data helps designers plan for the fullest range of complex requirements at the earliest stages, from safety to stakeholder requirements, from operations to maintenance, from re-use and net zero to wider sustainability goals..Platforms enable designers to consider, share and integrate all pertinent data in the earliest design concepts, locking this value in to the DNA of the design, delivery and operation..Reduced handoffs for reduced risk.
Embedding pertinent data in a digital library avoids continual calculations from first principles and sequential issuing.Instead, compliance is pre-baked into the design through rule sets and parameters that are agreed up front by multiple engineers.
From that point on, design compliance can then be either shown systematically against the agreed rule set or even autogenerated against it..
The diagram below shows how detailed requirements can be documented and managed through the design process, and compliance validated in the manufacture and assembly phase:.It’s really important, therefore, that we understand these processes in detail.
They are what help us design the most efficient built assets, best suited to delivering the outcomes we set out to achieve..Process engineering and a DtV approach.
Process engineering is closely linked to Design to Value thinking.Design to Value (DtV) is a core principle at Bryden Wood.