In a BREEAM NC 2018 assessment, it is possible to achieve up to 7 credits by doing a WLCA, so for developments that aspire to Excellent or Outstanding ratings the analysis of embodied carbon has become very important.

A standardised, mass-customisable design solution will make it possible to use algorithmic design for key design tasks:.Coal plant viability for refurbishment can be assessed using automatic tools.

Initial concepts can be produced using algorithmic design tools.Detailed design outputs for manufacturing can be produced automatically.The review and approval process is simplified dramatically.

Safety related and non-safety related systems are separated and simplified.The amount of information to be reviewed is significantly reduced.

Standardised solutions mean that detail is available early and can be pre-approved.

The variation of the design and interfaces are standardised and controlled: only the differences need to be reviewed.These include UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) targets for offices, as well as London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) targets for various building typologies.

These metrics generally look at energy rather than carbon.This is partly because we know the electricity grid is going to be decarbonised.

Therefore, using electricity as our primary, or only, source of power on-site means we’ll be tracking alongside the decarbonisation of the grid.That’s well known in the industry; there’s guidance in place and our focus on sustainability in design has meant that we’ve been working towards that for years now..