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Although the circular economy market is in its infancy, by considering material reuse during the earliest design stages we can help build that marketplace.

However, we’re also going to need to definitively demonstrate that the sharing of data will lead to capturable benefits, because such benefits are distributed, and until we demonstrate that, people won’t be motivated to take things forward.We want the people who invest to continue to invest.

Sharp points out that we use a lot of energy to make water, and a lot of water to make energy.We need to understand which is the most economically efficient, and which is the best for the environment.Having clear, data-based answers, will help to make regulatory and policy decisions.

The more information we have, the better outcomes we’ll be able to achieve.. Impacting the future with digitisation and MMC.Another potential benefit of digitising the built environment will be a positive impact on the use of modern methods of construction.

Above all else, developers are looking for certainty and speed.

Sharing data across the design, engineering, planning and construction elements of development will enable us to push and promote modern methods of construction with all of the associated sustainability and energy benefits.This in turn reduces the load on the foundations, allowing a further reduction in materials used in the substructure.

Lean design places a renewed emphasis on optimum sizing, without unnecessary redundancies or capacities.This is an important component of sustainable architectural design..

Using fewer materials overall means less embodied carbon in the extraction of raw materials and their fabrication into building products.There is also a direct correlation with producing less waste both in the fabrication process and on site, meaning that low carbon design also saves precious materials.