While futuristic tech and innovations are always exciting, the event's exhibition hall sets itself apart by focusing on practical, current technology for the construction industry.
However, one of the biggest benefits Platform construction offers is to give us more control, which ultimately facilitates meaningful embodied carbon savings..When we look to use sustainable design techniques to reduce embodied carbon in a building, we first seek to reduce the quantity of building materials used.
After this, we evaluate the material type.Although we do look at traditional building materials, like steel and concrete, it’s also important to evaluate how specifications might be changed and adapted for newer product options, such as low-carbon concrete.Future proofing is a consideration, because when new materials and improvements in the industry arise, we want to be able to make best use of them without having to substantially change designs.
We don’t want to have to rearrange all of our architecture, just because there's a new product available.We can overcome this issue by designing flexible buildings, offering future use suitability to a number of different architectural typologies..
The benefits of kit-of-parts architecture.
Another benefit of a Platform construction, kit-of-parts, approach is that it’s very deconstructable.Platform II standardises at the component level, allowing for complete freedom at the asset level, akin to IKEA's business model.
This method uses simple commodities like standard steel sections and in situ concrete with highly optimised interfaces manufactured at scale.It supports endless configuration possibilities, enabling a wide range of designs and uses from a single kit of parts.
This approach mirrors strategies used in the car and consumer tech industries for mass customisation while maintaining standardisation at the base level.. 3.Diverse and inclusive supply chain with simplified assembly:.
(Editor: Magnetic Sofas)