Initial concepts can be produced using algorithmic design tools.
The foundation of our approach to sustainability is based on using lean, passive design methods.It’s only after passive design strategies are considered that we look at efficient equipment selections, renewable technology and low/zero carbon technology.
In other words, when we look towards sustainable design, the focus on sustainable architecture must come before the focus on sustainable services..Operational carbon - industry benchmarks.The second part of the net-zero carbon equation is the operational carbon, for which there are currently fewer benchmarks.
These are still in development by the industry.However, some have been released by LETI, RIBA and others, and there is an effort within the industry to get them aligned.
What we need now is for organisations, clients and engineers to do the calculations to find out what the embodied carbon is within their building designs — both at the design stage and post completion.
We need to be monitoring what is actually going into buildings, compared to what we think should be going in.The Forge is designed to be the first commercial building in the UK to comply with the UK Green Building Council’s definition of a net-zero carbon building in both construction and operation..
This is delivered through the rigorous application of a raft of new and existing principles throughout design, manufacture, construction and operation, applying the value driver of reducing embodied carbon at every opportunity.Given the amount of carbon generated by construction, the potential benefits of adopting this approach at scale are enormous..
The Forge is a building that will not only be aesthetically striking, but also a pleasure to work in and a new standard in environmentally sensitive design.. As such, it will demonstrate in its fabric, form and function, the importance of Design to Value in the future of sustainable construction..The kit of parts of the entire project.
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