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The configurator is a piece of software developed to leverage standard components made by the original manufacturer; for construction Platforms it is entirely possible that a range of configurators will be needed, albeit built on some common, open protocols and using common components.
Bryden Wood’s analysis shows that the impact of the adoption of a Passivhaus system has a minimum impact in terms of embodied carbon.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesIdentifying the processes and scope for lab design.
A laboratory is a space in which a number of processes are undertaken in a methodical order, similar to any production line or manufacturing facility.Understanding these processes seems like an obvious element in laboratory design, but members within the client team often have differing opinions as to the scope.. A good client will always call on the expertise of the lab users - the scientists - to help define the brief.Meeting with those users to understand the processes being undertaken is fundamental to delivering a successful laboratory design project.
However, this can lead to budget issues; the laboratory designer must evaluate the costs of the users’ requests against the functionality of the lab to determine the scope.Some clients will have a very clear scope, especially if the lab is an expansion or extension of an existing process, but some clients will need help in creating the scope, especially for new processes.
It should also be noted that users often have a fixed solution in mind based on what they have done in the past - their solution may not be the best for the laboratory design project, and it is our job to challenge their assumptions and offer alternative, perhaps better, solutions..
Lab processes can be grouped into distinct functional spaces, for example: dry processes, milling, synthesis or analytics.The Department for Education knows exactly what the best performing teaching space looks like.
Most residential developers have a pattern book of apartments, which are best suited for their needs.They don’t want to design from scratch each time.
Standardisation makes future maintenance easier.Where clients want the variability and flexibility is in the massing of the building, the articulation of the material choice and facade design.. We worked very hard with clients in the early stages to make sure that the construction Platforms we developed have enough variability in the areas which will facilitate maximum benefit.