On-site vs off-site construction
Satwinder underscores the importance of a balanced approach to design tools, combining physical models, sketches, and cutting-edge digital techniques.
We’re a size that allows us to travel long distances.We developed in the Rift Valley in Africa, a landscape that was rapidly changing, in relative terms, creating new and diverse habitats.
To survive and exploit this, we needed to be able to travel, develop technologies (fire and tools), problem solve, and adapt.Homo erectus, our earlier cousin, could do all these things and spread out globally surviving and developing for a million years.Interestingly, Homo sapiens, us, developing later and in parallel were a bit smaller.
The current view is that the advantage was size and reduced testosterone leading to less aggression and the ability to create and work in large social groups.. Mammals, themselves really came into their own after the last mass-extinction event some 65 million years ago.They were overall much smaller than the dominant animals - the dinosaurs - and their size and adaptability is seen as a key feature for their survival and thriving.. Moving away from the natural world into the world designed by Homo sapiens, there is a very different approach to scale.
Things are scaled up and down from the size of a human.
Houses and buildings are sized to wrap around humans and floor heights set to allow humans to walk upright.Pablo stressed the necessity of embedding sustainability discussions early in the design process to ensure these principles are deeply rooted in the project.
By doing so, teams can leverage collaborative workshops and iterative processes to refine sustainability goals continually.. 5.Data-driven and science-based approaches.
The discussion underscored the importance of a data-driven approach in the field of sustainable design and construction.By utilising advanced simulations and analytics, teams at Bryden Wood can optimise designs to achieve higher sustainability standards, ultimately contributing to the broader goal of reducing the industry’s carbon footprint..