Digitising planning | Jack Ricketts, Principal Planning Officer, Southwark Council, and Miranda Sharp, National Digital Twin Programme at the Centre for Digital Built Britain. Part 2 of 2.
In a world where everyone may need to work from home, what does that mean for designing and building flats and houses?
There may also be external consultants working on the same projects.”.What’s the academic part like?.
“Bryden Wood are currently sponsoring my HND in Building Services Engineering at Southbank University.Once I complete that in 2021, I will study part time for a full degree in building services engineering whilst continuing to work.My aim is to become BIM Lead within M&E.”.
So is it all about computers?.“Technology is really important to what I do for Bryden Wood.
They call younger people like me "digital natives", because we've grown up with computers.
In the end though, everything comes back to people.reduced operational carbon emissions.
reduced energy bills for occupants, and.the economic benefits of keeping the construction industry active.. Retrofitting also has notable health and wellbeing benefits derived from better thermal and acoustic comfort and air quality (including the reduction of dampness and risk of fungi / mould).
Cutting energy bills is beneficial in addressing fuel poverty, especially in the context of a global energy crisis, where electricity is more expensive than gas.Lastly, improving the efficiency.