Undertake a pre-demolition audit to understand the potential for reuse on the existing site.

There is a great opportunity to use the recovered heat from DCs.However, there are significant problems in exploiting this, and there are country and regional variations in how schemes can work..

In northern Europe, there is a precedent in community heating schemes, whereas in the UK this has never been common.There are no established bodies or groups who can or will take the responsibility for installing and running these schemes.There are also operational and contractual issues to be overcome.. Clients of DCs want efficiency and reliability and are usually uninterested in wider operational considerations.

Equally, any local heating project where homes rely on a DC for their domestic heating would be compromised if the DC is shut down for weeks in winter.. Making use of this valuable waste energy requires these conundrums to be resolved.This may become critical as the sustainability spotlight increasingly shines on these energy consumers..

Some companies are exploring an industrial synergy with food production using low grade heat and heat pumps, but this is in early development..

The feeling in the room was that, due to the regulations, Europe is pricing itself out of the general market – although due to data sovereignty a market will be retained.. Generally, green energy is more expensive, which also distorts the market.Platforms like Autodesk’s suite of tools and Bryden Wood’s work on.

Building Information Modeling (BIM).construction platforms.

are driving the integration of design, manufacturing, and construction processes.These technologies provide the data and insights needed to support decision-making, optimise workflows, and improve project outcomes.