, the second 1.5 x base demand, the third 0.5 x base demand and the fourth did not get launched or sold at all or 0.
As society’s requirement for data processing grows, so the market for data centres will continue to grow – and at a frantic pace.The potential impact of our integrated approach, therefore, driving efficiency and improving performance, will only be more important for our clients and their customers..
It is not sustainable, or desirable, to continue building more and more traditional data centres.By ensuring that every element of these crucial facilities is viewed as an integral part of the whole, and by optimising all of them together, we will continue to work with our clients to ensure that the future of this market is a positive one.What is operational carbon?.Operational carbon refers to the emissions of a building during its operation.
This includes regulated carbon emissions (heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and domestic hot water) and unregulated carbon emissions which include small power and plug-in systems.. What is embodied carbon?.Embodied carbon refers to the carbon emissions generated by a building over its lifetime, including the processing, manufacture and distribution of building elements, the construction itself, the use of the building, the end-of-life scenarios and opportunities for reuse and recycle.. What does net zero carbon mean?.
Due to the growing pressure in the construction industry, many new developments claim they can achieve net zero carbon emissions.
In many cases, they refer to the possibility of achieving net zero carbon in operation only, which means that they do not account for the embodied carbon of the building over its lifecycle.The last big mandate was BIM, and it had a transformative impact.
There’s enormous potential here, but the industry needs to take some time to work out what the terms of such a mandate might be, in order to ensure it manifests as something helpful for everyone..The mention of a possible future mandate in TIP 2021 reflects positively on the work that has been done so far, and the commitment from the government on the issue.
Although some might challenge this, there is a vast amount of evidence supporting the idea that the adoption of manufacturing approaches and processes, as well as certain elements of standardization in how we build our buildings, will deliver significant change and great benefits.A mandate would force people to keep pursuing this new, MMC approach going forward, helping us to keep this push towards modern methods of construction and a better way of working from fading away.. A mandate would also encourage collaboration, because we’ll have to do this together in order to reap the benefits.
(Editor: Heavy-Duty Goggles)