HH: I think there’s a massive push at the moment for battery technology, as a very specific example.
The review and approval process is simplified dramatically.Safety related and non-safety related systems are separated and simplified.
The amount of information to be reviewed is significantly reduced.Standardised solutions mean that detail is available early and can be pre-approved.The variation of the design and interfaces are standardised and controlled: only the differences need to be reviewed.
Rich data representation can provide regulatory reviewers with relevant information in the appropriate format at each stage of the process.Data-rich models can generate automatic reports to demonstrate design compliance.. Simplified systems and processes enable simplified interactions.
The Platform Engineering (P-DfMA) Solution described above and the simplification of processes resulting from this design, enable much simpler and standardised interactions between customers and producers and between the various producers that make up the supply chain to deliver these buildings.
This allows us to achieve the scale and speed of refurbishments that are required..Legislation is important, because it leads to clear guidance which industry professionals can use in their day-to-day work.
LETI have taken it upon themselves to look at embodied carbon in order to put into a single benchmark what the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), RIBA, CIBSE and others are doing.It’s positive that individual institutions are there to provide very detailed guidance for specific consultants and professionals, but we also need to have an overarching look at where the industry is heading as a whole.. LETI and Design for net zero carbon.
Last year LETI published some of the first documents offering advice on designing for net-zero carbon: The Climate Emergency Design Guide, and The Embodied Carbon Primer.A voluntary organisation made up of hundreds of professionals, LETI aims to share and collate knowledge in order to improve the way buildings are designed.