There are four principles that enable us to operate in this way:.
Considering that the industrialised world has contributed the majority of historical carbon emissions, Gogan points out that it’s really becoming socially unacceptable for us to continue to move so slowly to decarbonise our own economies, giving support to one technology, but not another.This is heightened by the fact that nuclear plants are currently providing about half of Europe’s clean energy, which leads to the obvious question: how can we justify shutting them down and replacing them with coal and gas?.
Rising Carbon Emissions.Alarmingly, despite having spent decades now talking about action for climate, carbon emissions continue to rise year-on-year.In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic was almost undetectable in terms of carbon emissions, with the highest ever emissions growth in 2019/2020.
Although it felt like the world economy stopped in certain ways, it really didn’t.Construction and manufacturing continued throughout the pandemic, as did the production of steel and concrete.
What this really highlights though, is that while our own personal behaviour does contribute to the climate crisis, it’s actually the much larger macroeconomy that’s driving very large amounts of the emissions..
Although the reality of this situation is actually invisible to most people, it’s imperative that we start doing more than we’re currently doing.Standardised solutions lend themselves to efficiencies in construction and the application of DfMA.
Operational benefits.Standardised solutions facilitate efficient operation and maintenance, as well as aiding staff and prisoner wayfinding and navigation.. A developmental process, an evidence-based approach.
Bryden Wood had been working with MoJ since 2011, when we helped developed their BIM Implementation Plan.We went on to join the MoJ’s multi-disciplinary designer framework in 2014 and, before PETP, developed a ‘proof of concept’ for the application of DfMA to the custodial estate..