The industry needs to develop a material database to assist with this, but the more demand the quicker it will happen.. MEP: The LETI benchmarks are underestimated for high end offices.
It is arcane, complex, fragmented and hard to access and navigate – especially for the public who are, ultimately, its most important stakeholder.It has not even adopted technology that is virtually standard in other areas.. As such, planning is an excellent example of a process ready for digitisation.
Many elements could be digitised and therefore automated, reducing friction (which causes delay and cost) and streamlining activity from project design through consultation, to planning approval and construction.Modernising the planning process in this way would drive efficiency, enhance quality and benefit everyone involved, directly and indirectly..This project has concrete and practical deliverables, therefore, but will also make a significant contribution towards a digitally enabled development industry.
A key principle for us is collaboration and engagement with others in the field..This project has been a collaboration between the London Borough of Southwark, the Centre for Digital Built Britain, Bryden Wood and 3DRepo.. Benefits of a digitised planning process.
The benefits of a seamless end-to-end digital planning process will be many and wide-reaching.
Removing the planning bottleneck: there has been significant progress in digitisation for design and construction, but planning, which sits in the middle, is lagging behind and causing delays.There can also be less packaging used.
(And in the future we should all be striving for packaging to be reusable, eliminating waste from packaging altogether).. A further benefit of reduced quantities and transportation of building materials is lowering the capital cost.We can achieve this through the reduction of raw materials, excavation and construction works, but also through shortened construction programme, which limits overhead and prelim costs, as well as creating a path towards more sustainable construction.. Low operational carbon.
Alongside developing the architectural design to reduce the overall building volume, we should adopt passive design measures, such as considering building orientation, using optimised facades to balance winter heat loss and summer heat gain, enhancing daylight and using natural or mixed mode ventilation.These sustainable building measures will reduce the MEP plant loads so that plant takes less space; reducing the building volume further.