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With the construction sector currently facing challenges on multiple fronts, it should be at least encouraging that a number of topics – sustainability, productivity and safety – all point in the same direction; a simplified and digitally-enabled design and construction process, using repeatable components manufactured at scale and assembled using standardised processes..

The publications will be free to access and are being backed by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE), as well leading businesses.Gary Clark, Chair of RIBA Sustainable Futures Group, comments, ‘2020 is the year of climate action.

We urgently need clear and practical guides on how to deliver net zero carbon future now.The new LETI guides fulfil this aim and are a timely addition to the growing suite of guides.This is a must read for construction professionals.’.

As things stand, the UK is not on track to hit the government target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050..The Climate Emergency Design Guide.

is an essential tool to help the built environment create coordinated consensus and do more to stop runaway climate change.

Building new homes to the highest efficient standards is an important first step to cutting emissions from housing.For example, floor-to-floor heights are relatively standard across a variety of different buildings: schools, hospital wards, apartment buildings and certain office types.

This is because the heights result from the size of people, rather than being necessitated by the requirements of a particular sector.We allow for the height of a person, plus headroom, plus a zone for structures, M&E systems and architectural finishes.

Recognising this reality, platform construction (P-DfMA) was Bryden Wood’s attempt to identify these types of cross-sector commonalities and develop a kit of parts which could then be used to build a variety of different sector types, but using the same components.This allows the application of manufacturing techniques and processes, with consistent quality achieved, as well as facilitating greater economies of scale..