- Clear project brief understanding.. - Efficient test fits to maximise site utilisation.. - Future-proof expansion and phasing plans.. - Quick costing methods for all options.. - Utilities requirements assessment.. - Standardisation and design optimisation..
Lucy shares her vision for the future of construction sites, where automation and robotics will play a significant role.She believes that creating factory environments onsite, rather than relying heavily on offsite prefabrication, will address logistical challenges and enhance construction efficiency..
These takeaways highlight Lucy Homer's insights into the transformative strategies at Lendlease, the evolving role of architects, and the future direction of the construction industry towards greater sustainability and digital integration.. Find out more about out approach to.building sustainably hereThe difficulties in articulating and quantifying the essence of good design and its wider benefits to society have meant that design is often undervalued, both in the procurement of new development and in the planning decision-making process.As a result, large urban developments often fail to meet the aspirations of policymakers.
Architects have also been reluctant to focus conversations on the economic merits of their schemes, or the political issues behind them, instead focusing their descriptions and appraisals of work in mainly aesthetic terms.This has meant the discussion misses key challenges regarding what schemes are providing, or lacking, in terms of the economic and social value in architecture.. Part of the difficulty in embedding this design quality throughout the design process may be a result of the fragmentation of projects into stages, and the atomisation of roles in recent decades.
Individuals are often responsible only for small chunks of the process and wider design, with little collaboration between parties.
It is therefore important to look at how to bridge these gaps across disciplines..According to the Expert Group on Resource Management of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, nuclear energy is an ‘indispensable tool’ for achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).
It will have a crucial role in providing affordable energy and climate change mitigation, as well as eliminating poverty, achieving zero hunger, providing clean water, economic growth and industry innovation.. 10.In terms of what is safe and clean, fossil fuels are far more dangerous than renewables and nuclear energy.. 11.
Arguing against the benefits of nuclear power, opponents will list additional reasons why we should not use nuclear: cost, feasibility and the energy required to mine uranium and create nuclear power stations.But the same aspects are a matter of debate for renewables.
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