So we have taken a mixed replace and refurbish approach to the plant machinery..
In our experience, most of the issues with a laboratory design stem from the client laboratory equipment list.It could be it lacks definition, keeps changing, contains unknown elements or assumptions, or is poorly set up and kept.
A successful lab must be designed with heavy involvement from the client and user team to remove all doubts and uncertainties.Therefore, we allow for many meetings, and keep detailed notes.We make sure that the processes are understood by the entire team so the functional spaces can be determined to enable flow and adjacency diagrams to be created.
And we keep this visual representation of the lab through to service requirement drawings and zoning diagrams.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesPlatforms in Practice (September 2023).
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To reduce operational carbon, we first explore any possibility of reusing buildings that already exist.‘build nothing’) as the main route to reducing embodied carbon.
Further, all our projects are based on ‘lean design’ with the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) where feasible (‘build less’).. Reusing buildings can produce a substantial saving in embodied carbon, but the quantum depends on the extent of the refurbishment.On the other hand, a reduced scope of refurbishment, which does not include a façade and HVAC systems upgrade, can mean that operational carbon emissions are high due to the inefficient performance of the building..
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