P-DfMA Platform Design for Manufacture and Assembly
The brainstorming sessions on how to move from the BaU scheme to a platform-led scheme (back in 2019) included embodied carbon as one of the technical indicators, giving as much weight to carbon as other metrics such as productivity, safety, and cost..
There are others operating in this space.This project has the potential to enable effective and creative collaboration between all of them, providing the shared basis on which other projects can connect, operate and develop.
Involving more people and projects to test the process and demonstrate value would also be a good thing..Given the potential scale of this project and its broader applications, we would seek to connect with MHCLG, both in terms of technical development, and to benefit from their convening power..The more connections we enable, the stronger those connections become and the more benefits arise from them.
A key principle of this project and the thinking within it is actively and consciously to reinvest the positive impact and learnings of the project for the people involved, to create a virtuous cycle of continuous improvement and progress.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesWhat is operational carbon?.
Operational carbon refers to the emissions of a building during its operation.
This includes regulated carbon emissions (heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and domestic hot water) and unregulated carbon emissions which include small power and plug-in systems.. What is embodied carbon?.Social distancing measures will help reduce internal heat gain, as there will be fewer people using fewer computers in each office.
Blinds on the windows can help to reduce heat gain from the sun.And making sure that the lighting controls are working properly can reduce the lighting load (which also creates heat) during bright days..
Desk fans help to reduce the perceived temperature by around 2. o.C, but the additional air movement increases the risk of particle movement.