Their idea of construction involves standing in muddy boots, trying to build things in the rain.

which provide guidance for building owners and managers on how to start reoccupying their buildings.The guidance relates to safe working practices and the assessment of building services..

Some of the key themes are around air: providing more fresh air and avoiding recirculating air.The guidance includes bypassing those heat recovery devices which may recirculate air in some circumstances, and considering air pathways – how air comes in, moves around and leaves a building.This is because occupants of a poorly ventilated room are exposed to a higher concentration of airborne pathogens.

The risk of exposure increases with the time spent in such an environment..Suddenly, wellbeing and temperature control are higher on the priority list than energy efficiency and the climate emergency.. More fresh air, and its impact on energy efficiency.

Normally, having fewer people in a building would allow ventilation rates to be reduced, making a building more energy efficient.

However, in order to reduce the risk of viral spread within the building we have to increase ventilation rates as far as practically possible, so that the occupants have more fresh air.. A higher ventilation rate, whether it is via natural or mechanical ventilation, will result in an increased demand on heating in cooler weather, and increased demand on cooling in warmer weather.If the BSA onus is on ensuring the design doesn’t change from specification to delivery, then the exactness of the design and the tolerances is crucial..

The higher degree of accuracy and innovation in platform components ensures that what was designed and modelled is much more likely to be what is installed on site, with no need for site based problem-solving/adaptions vs. what has been designed and tested..Platform components create superstructures, which, while a relatively small proportion of the cost, are critical in maximising the accuracy of the installation.

The superstructure is highly dimensionally accurate, with fixings designed in to enable high levels of accuracy in the complementary elements that attach to it.This accuracy reduces the need for tolerance between interfaces, which is where issues often occur.