In my inaugural lecture in the autumn, I suggested that one of our biggest challenges to solve going forward is trying to get free of the tendrils that bind us.
Yes, there are challenges, but if this industry (not famed for collaboration) would commit to working together, they are surmountable.We’ve definitely seen an increase in collaboration in the past months.
There’s a lot of enthusiasm around sustainability in design, but we need it to manifest.The next generation are incredibly aware of the climate emergency and these types of issues, but we can’t wait for them.If we wait any longer, we’ll miss the boat.
The building blocks are in place and the time has come to make the change.It’s up to us to build our sustainable future.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.
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In 2012, Bryden Wood and GlaxoSmithKline started working together to try and come up with a different approach to pharmaceutical capital projects.The key sustainable construction principle for reducing the quantity of new materials used in the industry is to build less.
This is most easily achieved by reusing existing building stock.Existing buildings have the potential to be refurbished by retaining existing building elements and improving them to suit future uses..
If we have to build new buildings, we must consider how many of the materials can be from reused products, components or buildings.For example, where there are buildings being demolished on site or locally, materials can be sourced from these buildings, refurbished, and then used in the new building.