The use of screeds, which are bound to the surface of timber and structural fixings also make it difficult to dismantle and reuse.. Long span engineered timber elements also undergo non-reversible long-term deformations that can limit its feasibility to be reused as a structural element.

He wondered whether it could be used to map against BIM models, in order to extract all of the relevant information that planners need to assess and develop a decision.The aim would be to extract only the relevant pieces of information, out of the hundreds of thousands of bits of information in a BIM, leading to the question of how to present it for successful interpretation.

This is where his second project, Back-office Planning Service (BoPS), comes in.BoPS would take the information and present it to the case officer.Ricketts says that although it all works in theory, in reality, we’re not even at the proof of concept stage yet.

At the moment, there are conversations happening with partners and stakeholders about how best to achieve the goal..The RIPA project started at the simple end of planning applications with permitted development, which might include something like an application for a slightly larger kitchen, or a loft extension.

Permitted development is a technical assessment that provides yes or no answers based on aspects like allowable depths and heights.

This makes codification easier.This is in large part due to the climate emergency and our need to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

However, it’s also due to our simple desire to create the best buildings we can; those which promote health and well-being for occupants, and are comfortable, durable and safe to use.. WELL building standards and passive design.As in so many other areas of our lives, COVID-19 has created new challenges within the architecture and design space, with clients now regularly requesting COVID-secure design.

The idea of designing for COVID is very compatible with sustainable design’s broader focus on health and wellbeing, and ties in nicely with the WELL Building Standard.This American rating system, launched in 2013 and now in the UK, challenges the built environment from a wellness perspective, while the UK’s earlier environmental assessment method, BREEAM, also places some attention on things like thermal comfort and air volumes.