While the building sector is already becoming familiar with certain sustainable design principles, like reducing energy consumption and striving to improve a building’s energy efficiency, these less common, lean design methodologies should also be adopted as key sustainability principles that will help us.

A Christmas Carol.by Charles Dickens.

In my story, I am the central character, wracked by negativity and the sense of a world somehow lost, with many worries about the future.I am visited by three personifications.The first is the brightness, promise, and capability being brought by the young that will blossom into the world.

The second personification is that of the researchers; business, political and organisational workers; and investors who are already working hard to guide the world.Finally, but maybe the most powerful, is the personification of humanity and the interconnection of people.. At the end of the story, there is a sense of optimism..

I will therefore go into 2025 with optimism and a determination to carry on trying to build connections and collaborations.

Building on some well-laid foundations of thinking and action, I will try to come together with others to accelerate positive change.We allow for the height of a person, plus headroom, plus a zone for structures, M&E systems and architectural finishes.

Recognising this reality, platform construction (P-DfMA) was Bryden Wood’s attempt to identify these types of cross-sector commonalities and develop a kit of parts which could then be used to build a variety of different sector types, but using the same components.This allows the application of manufacturing techniques and processes, with consistent quality achieved, as well as facilitating greater economies of scale..

The manufacturing industry has long enjoyed the benefits of this design to value approach.At BMW and Volkswagen a common car chassis is used across all models.