The purpose of digitisation is to facilitate the process by reducing the burden on those people of large amounts of admin and tedious, repetitive tasks that can be done better by machines than humans.. Benefits for architects:.
http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesNecessity is the mother of invention.It’s also the mother of get on with it.
Over the last few months, we’ve seen changes to the fabric of our daily lives that would have taken years to bring about under normal circumstances.. We can learn from this.Often the only thing standing between us and positive change, is us..Remember when working from home was seen as a perk offered by progressive employers, while others worried about whether it was a good idea, or even possible?
Necessity sorted that one out.Some businesses have struggled, but many more have found that working from home isn’t such a big deal and are wondering what all the fuss was about..
In the built environment, we didn’t have time to wonder how two-metre social distancing might work, we just had to get on and do it.
COVID-19 forced our hand.Longer office hours – in order to enable social distancing – will mean windows are typically open in the early morning.
Heating systems will battle to heat buildings in the cool mornings, as the heat escapes out of open windows..Unless we think carefully about our heating controls, heating bills could well go through the roof..
But building occupiers will also need to balance the need to open the windows with safety security concerns, especially when there are periods of low or no occupancy.People on ground floors in largely empty offices may feel particularly vulnerable to intruders, for example.
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