While the data we gather in master planning involves large amounts of human activity and processes, the outputs are all digital to some degree, and the entire process is digital in character, seeking to extract and organise data, so that at a later stage we can establish and apply rigorous rules.
McKinsey’s report.about the state of U.S. construction over the past three years..
In other words, it’s already happening.We just need it to get better.. A formula for change.Regardless of BIM or digital twins, we won’t win if things continue as they are.
We have fundamental problems which need to be addressed.These include the lack of productisation in construction, as well as the lack of knowledge about DfMA principles and practices.. We have drawings moving back and forth across industry silos from architects and engineers to fabricators and beyond in a way that means “we build things, prefabricated or not, that aren't what was originally upfront in the process,” Marks says.. She believes this is where we will see the most change and brings up Gleicher’s Formula for Change (revised by Dannemiller), where dissatisfaction, vision, and steps toward the vision must be greater than resistance.. “I actually think we’ve hit dissatisfaction at this point,” she says, pointing out the various issues across the industry: construction companies unhappy with the money they’re making, designers unhappy with the roles they’re playing, owners dissatisfied with the inconsistency.. And the question that needs answering now is: “what does the future look like?”.
Marks says that her job at Autodesk is to help people envision what that future could be by taking the current building blocks and foundational pieces and expanding on them.
She knows there will be resistance and thinks we’ve got to start thinking about things to be able to combat issues like old thinking, processes, contracts, scopes, and procurement methodologies.. “We've got to be able to highlight the dissatisfaction, show people there's a potential vision up.Computational Fluid Dynamics provides the potential for a detailed and accurate insight into the operation of the data centre, throughout the design process.
This is incredibly useful to highlight any risks within the design, but it also allows for multiple design options to be tested at an early design stage, highlighting potential opportunities for lowering energy consumption and carbon emission.These strategies can include reducing storey heights, optimising Hot Aisle Containment (HAC) required and reducing the clearances between data racks leading to a smaller data hall footprint.. At Bryden Wood, we advocate for a broader application of CFD in optimising and innovating data centre design, aiming for a more sustainable future within the industry.. Data Hall Design Optimisation.
CFD Analysis of a Switch Room.CFD is traditionally used within data halls and Electrical Plantrooms to assess IT or Electrical Plants (e.g.