In other words, when we look towards sustainable design, the focus on sustainable architecture must come before the focus on sustainable services..

Currently, most timber used in the UK for construction is manufactured and imported from mainland Europe.Depending on the distance, this can have an impact on the total carbon emissions.. Our response is to:.

- Conduct detailed whole-life carbon analysis of buildings, including harvesting, processing, manufacturing, and transportation to end-of-life disposal.. - Prioritise locally produced engineered timber and strategically select timber that can be shipped instead of transported by road.. At Bryden Wood, we have explored local sourcing of engineered timber.The results show that distance is very important and the carbon emissions from northern France, Belgium and western Germany are relatively small.In the case of Spain or Sweden, even though these materials can be shipped by boat (lower carbon emissions per nautical kilometre), the distances are so large that they amount to more than double the emissions from road only transportation.

However, they are still small compared to A1-A3.. Accounting for biogenic carbon capture when carrying out a whole life carbon assessment.Biogenic carbon capture is the process whereby trees absorb and store carbon dioxide during growth.

Once cut down, part of this carbon (from leaves, roots, and small branches) is released and the remaining is stored in the trunk, which is used for timber.. New trees are planted in its place to ensure a constant process of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

As trees age, they absorb less carbon dioxide, so it’s beneficial to replace them.We need to share information more efficiently in order to keep people safer at work, cause less disruption to the local economy by digging up roads, and provide better utility services.. What is a digital twin?.

That said, when we talk about digital twins, we might not always be referring to the same thing.To some people the term ‘digital twin’ implies a highly advanced, digital replication of an aircraft engine, while others imagine a real time digital model of an entire city.

But that latter level of sophistication isn’t required, or even necessarily advisable.A digital twin of a city would be too expensive to store and use, and it would also be immediately out-of-date.