Apprenticeships: engineering matters

But even though coal plants themselves are the largest single source of carbon, they can also act as flexible generators, complementing renewables in support of delivering reliable, affordable and resilient electricity grids..

This project has been a collaboration between the London Borough of Southwark, the Centre for Digital Built Britain, Bryden Wood and 3DRepo.. Benefits of a digitised planning process.The benefits of a seamless end-to-end digital planning process will be many and wide-reaching.

Removing the planning bottleneck: there has been significant progress in digitisation for design and construction, but planning, which sits in the middle, is lagging behind and causing delays.The UK has huge construction requirements in multiple sectors – the planning process should be an enabler, not a barrier..Considering how much impact planning has on our lives, it is not as present or discoverable as many other aspects of contemporary living.

The laminated notices on lamp posts which inform the public of local planning applications can easily be missed or ignored, and are often hard to understand.We do not have the levels of informed, accessible, public engagement with planning that would benefit the process and the built environment.

Digitisation would open up new ways to engage the wider public at all stages of the planning process..

The increasing digitisation of relevant information and data, and our ability to import that data into the planning process in meaningful ways will further help engagement.Not cookie-cutter buildings.

A key aspect of a Platforms approach to design is the notion that we standardise at component level, but allow complete freedom at asset level.A standardised kit of parts, coupled with the use of machines to eliminate repetitive tasks, will give architects and designers more time to spend exploring outcomes and adding value.

This will, in turn, allow them to create refined, client-specific designs which are every bit as aesthetically pleasing and unique as buildings designed by traditional methods.We also believe there will be a shift in where we think creativity is best placed within the architectural process.