The results will vary depending on the structural and architectural characteristics of the building and its life expectancy.. Whilst carbon emissions are a key point of decision when considering adaptive reuse, other factors, such as the resilience of the grid, the impact on fuel poverty and wellbeing, the adaptability of the building for a new use (for example converting offices to residential) need to be quantified and added into the discussion..

, the largest being.I used standard factors to adjust the capital cost in a no.

halving the scale does not half the cost or time for each unit to be deployed; the capital per unit volume actually increases..Lining up scale with demand.Finally, I changed the conversion costs for each scale based upon rules of thumb factors.. M. ore batches.

more operator interventions, more laboratory tests., thus multiplying the variable cost component of conversion cost.. Having set up the fundamentals of the model I needed to run a simulation which allowed each scale to be applied to each of the demand trajectories; setting when.

investment decisions would need to be made to ensure product supply did not fall behind the demand..

This gave an investment profile for each scenario.Bryden Wood’s Platform approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) is a system that delivers efficiencies across the entire construction process by applying the principles of manufacturing.. Bryden Wood have taken the P-DfMA approach for the design of multiple projects, like Landsec’s The Forge office development in London, where we have followed the hierarchies described above..

The Forge.. Its lean design, using a standardised ’kit-of-parts’ and the better control on the specification and procurement of materials has shown the following benefits:.Reduction of the amount of material used.

Reduction of waste produced during construction.Reduction of the time and human resources spent in the delivery of the project.