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The initial projected cost of £70 million was determined to be prohibitively expensive, and so the client asked for this to be reduced.Our team went through a process of evaluation and analysis.
We adapted and optimised the factory size and construction techniques in order to substantially and successfully reduce the cost.. Something even more interesting happened in the process, however.As we began to evaluate the facility, we began to ask different types of questions.This led to some interesting realisations.
One of the primary products to be manufactured in the factory was bottled water.The team discovered two important things: the first was that the energy costs to manufacture the product would be high; the second was that the sale price for bottled water in Africa is low.
This meant that, ultimately, the product itself was prohibitively unprofitable, and the entire venture ended up being deemed a nonviable investment.
The company decided not to build the factory at all..However, our prevailing view is that timber is the best structural option, particularly in designs driven by carbon.
Timber should be used in low rise buildings such as residential, schools and retail, and could be introduced as upper storeys on a variety of taller builds mixed with other construction systems.It is not the solution for all buildings, but it has its place within the industry and should be maximised within its constraints.. Technical areas that require further investigation and that may shift the public perspective of engineered timber include the adequate carbon accounting of root decaying and soil, and the impact of sustainable forest management on ecosystems..
Article by Director of Sustainability., Head of Sustainability and Building Physics.
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