But consistency of demand will come with other forms of progress, like widespread adoption of construction Platforms.
The 60-year projection charts clearly show that the new construction option would have a much higher impact on the first year of use, due to the embodied carbon of construction using new materials.Even though the new construction option benefits from a better operational carbon from day one, the decarbonisation of the grid ‘flattens’ the operational carbon emissions in the.
retrofit options, dampening the difference with a new build..It is worth highlighting that the climate emergency is happening today, and so it is now that we need to reduce carbon emissions that produce global warming.We cannot wait 20 or 40 years for the benefits of more efficient new buildings.
This is the main reason why it is important that we prioritise refurbishment, reusing buildings that already exist..If we account for the decarbonisation of material manufacturing (red dotted line), the difference between the adaptive reuse of buildings and new construction is even greater.. As part of this analysis, we calculated the WLCA using different performance benchmarks to prove that the conclusions would not depend on a specific baseline selected.
The results below on the left, are based on LETI 2020/RIBA2025, and the ones on the right are based on LETI 2030/RIBA 2030.
In both cases of adaptive reuse, the light-touch refurbishment and full refurbishment are more advantageous than new construction..Her roles over the years include being a team lead on many multi-disciplinary projects from conception to completion.
Values of these projects range from small school projects (values circa £5m) through to larger retail projects (values circa £120m).This demands close working relationships with all members of the Design team and Clients ensuring collaboration and coordination is maintained throughout the design process and beyond.
As part of her experience on larger projects, she is fully conversant with the.process and the advantages to the whole life cycle to a project this brings.Tanya is a director and project lead, specialising in agile project management techniques.