Professor John Dyson spent more than 25 years at GlaxoSmithKline, eventually ending his career as VP, Head of Capital Strategy and Design, where he focussed on developing a long-term strategic approach to asset management..
It was a case of lots of buildings and big applications.She says these are the industrialised construction projects we need to be talking about - the ones that everyone needs to do.. Kit-of-parts architecture and the benefits of standardisation.
Jaimie Johnston MBE, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood and Design Lead for the Construction Innovation Hub, is equally enthusiastic about the changes taking place within the industry.and the shift toward industrialised construction.He reminds us that post-war housing was built using a kit-of-parts approach and that Roman forts were prefabricated.
A thought-leader and leading author within the MMC/Platform construction space, Johnston talks about the development of the.UK Government’s Construction Playbook.
, whose core policy – harmonise, digitise and rationalise demand – creates a new opportunity to apply a consistent set of technical standards to assets being built across the public sector..
This level of standardisation has the capability to create fewer documents and standards, giving the market a much better opportunity to respond, he says.As things stand, the UK is not on track to hit the government target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050..
The Climate Emergency Design Guide.is an essential tool to help the built environment create coordinated consensus and do more to stop runaway climate change.
Building new homes to the highest efficient standards is an important first step to cutting emissions from housing.Clara Bagenal George (Associate at Elementa Consulting) who initiated LETI and is the lead editor of the report, said.