We’ll create algorithmic design tools to assess coal plant viability for boiler replacement, generate initial concepts using a design configurator in just days, and produce detailed design outputs for manufacturing.
If incinerated, it generates energy and does not release methane but still releases the stored carbon along with other pollutants.However, if reused or upcycled, carbon remains stored offering long-lasting environmental benefits..
Some of these end-of-life difficulties with engineered timber relate to its size.The use of screeds, which are bound to the surface of timber and structural fixings also make it difficult to dismantle and reuse.. Long span engineered timber elements also undergo non-reversible long-term deformations that can limit its feasibility to be reused as a structural element.However, upcycling of these elements is still a viable solution.. Our response is to:.
- Engage early with contractors to plan deconstruction scenarios and reduce waste sent to landfill.. - Adopt circular economy strategies for deconstruction and reuse, including:.o Upcycling materials to put back in the local supply chain.. o Adopting the principles of buildings as material banks, urban mining, and use of material passports.. o Using bolted connections and smaller structural grids, which facilitate disassembly, cutting (if needed) and deconstruction.. Use membranes to decouple the slab from the screed and explore alternatives, such as dry screeds, sand and gravel screeds, floor dense boards, particle boards or cardboard and sand layers.. Procurement of timber and distance.
Currently, most timber used in the UK for construction is manufactured and imported from mainland Europe.
Depending on the distance, this can have an impact on the total carbon emissions.. Our response is to:.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesWhile the fields of design and architecture have been pushing ahead with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), BIM and 3D models, the planning process hasn’t actually changed much since the 1940s and remains largely paper-based.
Thankfully, due to technological advancement, we now have the ability to modernise planning, and the emphasis on digitisation in the planning white paper provides high-level support.At Bryden Wood, our Creative Technologies team has been working alongside the London Borough of Southwark, the Centre for Digital Built Britain and 3D Repo to advance the issue..
The quest to digitise the planning system involves a complex ecosystem of different industry players coming together.Jack Ricketts, a planner at London Borough of Southwark, doesn’t want to see the planning process holding others back.