In this article I will look at the reasons for a digital marketplace for construction, the benefits of one and the infrastructure that would facilitate one.. What is a 'digital marketplace' and why would we want one for construction?.
New initiatives, however, are highlighting the importance of adaptive reuse, which focuses on the refurbishment.of existing buildings (retrofitting) in order to help the UK meet its carbon targets.. To give a sense of the scale of the importance of adaptive reuse: according to LETI’s analysis, 80% of residential buildings that will exist in 2050 have already been built; and most of the buildings currently under construction will need to be partially or totally retrofitted before 2050.. A substantial proportion of the carbon emissions from existing buildings can be reduced by adopting simple retrofit measures, which could potentially be subsidised by the government.
These would include: adding thermal insulation, upgrading windows or exchanging gas boilers for electric heaters and air source heat pumps..There are multiple benefits to promoting a national-scale retrofit of existing buildings.The advantages of adaptive reuse architecture include:.
the reduction of embodied carbon from the reuse of existing buildings.reducing the embodied carbon emissions associated with new builds.
reduced operational carbon emissions.
reduced energy bills for occupants, and.It allows people to interact with each other… Anybody can come in and just have that conversation with us.’.
In other words, at Circle Reading, there is the dual benefit of both a sense of community, as well as a sense of peacefulness.Wendy Bonard-Williams says that her favourite area of the hospital is the glass walkway up on the second and third floor.
‘It’s in a big figure eight,’ she says.‘Hardly anyone goes down there and it’s just a complete glass wall so you can see out...see across to the hotel and things like that.’ She talks about the quietness of the space.