The new LETI guides fulfil this aim and are a timely addition to the growing suite of guides.

It’s worth stressing again that standardisation in construction is not a negative, and it’s not unique to platform design either.We’ve found that most clients want a certain level of standardisation.

The Department for Education knows exactly what the best performing teaching space looks like.Most residential developers have a pattern book of apartments, which are best suited for their needs.They don’t want to design from scratch each time.

Standardisation makes future maintenance easier.Where clients want the variability and flexibility is in the massing of the building, the articulation of the material choice and facade design.. We worked very hard with clients in the early stages to make sure that the construction Platforms we developed have enough variability in the areas which will facilitate maximum benefit.

We want to have a Design to Value process which achieves exactly what is desired..

Tier 1 and the supply chain.A pre-demolition audit of an existing building highlights reusable and recyclable materials.

Where materials can be reused, these should be considered for reuse on the same or a local site, thereby reducing material miles and facilitating a more sustainable construction process.Although the circular economy market is in its infancy, by considering material reuse during the earliest design stages we can help build that marketplace.

In time, this market will help to further reduce material costs..Following through the circular economy idea to the end of a building’s life, simple design choices allow new materials to be reused at that stage.