A review of other models of incarceration and a comprehensive literature review relating to carceral geography.
This framework proposes Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) as a metric for assessing the scale of MMC adoption on a project.PMV is calculated as the percentage of cost that is derived before any site works and strongly encourages maximising the proportion of off-site works.. As a result, many parts of the construction industry are focusing more and more on off-site prefabrication in pursuit of benefits including lower cost, reduced delivery timescales, higher quality, improved health and safety, less waste and more productive site labour..
But is off-site always the best way to achieve these benefits?Construction sites have been around since the dawn of civilisation.Do we really want to walk away from all that learning, and start moving as much of the construction process as possible into distant sheds?.
Is on-site construction really all that bad?.Construction sites could be defined as locations where finished assets are built.
They can be messy, congested, dirty and chaotic places.
But they don’t have to be.A well-recognised quality mark: Passivhaus is a well-recognised, international, sustainable design standard which is seen by professionals and non-professionals alike as guaranteeing a level of environmental excellence that goes well beyond national standards..
Performance gap reduced to minimum: Its all-encompassing energy assessment methodology and bespoke design software (Passive House Planning Package) offers a different approach to the compliance-focused UK energy modelling, which results in performance gap being largely avoided.. Ultra-low energy/carbon and lower operational costs: Passivhaus designs achieve low-energy consumption.Rapid grid decarbonisation and the use of high efficiency heat pumps results in extremely low carbon emissions and gives clients the option of going net zero in operation through the use of additional PV or green electricity tariffs.
When coupled with building mounted renewables, it can deliver low to non-existent energy bills to occupants, with some designs capable of being cost negative over the course of the year..Excellent Occupant Experience: Both Passivhaus and Bryden Wood believe that environmental performance should not come at the expense of occupant experience.