This creates ripples in the supply chain and a focus on immediate, urgent problems.. We need to implement more long-term planning to prevent common issues happening repeatedly.

However, if reused or upcycled, carbon remains stored offering long-lasting environmental benefits..Some of these end-of-life difficulties with engineered timber relate to its size.

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.However, upcycling of these elements is still a viable solution.. Our response is to:.- Engage early with contractors to plan deconstruction scenarios and reduce waste sent to landfill.. - Adopt circular economy strategies for deconstruction and reuse, including:.

o Upcycling materials to put back in the local supply chain.. o Adopting the principles of buildings as material banks, urban mining, and use of material passports.. o Using bolted connections and smaller structural grids, which facilitate disassembly, cutting (if needed) and deconstruction.. Use membranes to decouple the slab from the screed and explore alternatives, such as dry screeds, sand and gravel screeds, floor dense boards, particle boards or cardboard and sand layers.. Procurement of timber and distance.Currently, most timber used in the UK for construction is manufactured and imported from mainland Europe.

Depending on the distance, this can have an impact on the total carbon emissions.. Our response is to:.

- Conduct detailed whole-life carbon analysis of buildings, including harvesting, processing, manufacturing, and transportation to end-of-life disposal.. - Prioritise locally produced engineered timber and strategically select timber that can be shipped instead of transported by road.. At Bryden Wood, we have explored local sourcing of engineered timber.When Jack Ricketts contacted her about his desire to digitise planning, it seemed a perfect opportunity..

Stages of information transfer in design and construction.There are various stages of information involved in the creation of a new building, or an extension of a domestic dwelling.

Architects produce one set of information to one set of criteria, submitting it to planners who then need another, and particular, set of information.From there it goes to the people who might approve the building, or the people constructing the building.