The current view is that the advantage was size and reduced testosterone leading to less aggression and the ability to create and work in large social groups.. Mammals, themselves really came into their own after the last mass-extinction event some 65 million years ago.
Having all data centralised in a BIM model provides instant access to both the cost and availability of a project’s components, and creates a more direct relationship with the supply chain cutting down transaction costs..Reduced programme:.
The design of each assembly and junction can be pre-tested and individually certified to Passivhaus standards before being included within any design.This approach facilitates the pre-certification of components, panelised systems, building systems for thermal/hygrothermal/airtightness performance, reducing design time and programme..The repetition of detailing between projects means that a design library of pre-certified components is retained for future projects, making the design process more efficient and quicker..
Achieving Passivhaus performance can require an iterative design process to ensure performance during the final stage of construction inspection and testing is achieved.This iterative process can be shortened using BIM integration and digital twins which are inherently part of a DfMA approach..
Increased skill/knowledge/preparation:.
Our experience has shown that the automation and design of P-DfMA processes simplifies the construction and the need for a skilled taskforce and their preparation.If we could live with not-knowing, if we can weather uncertainty then we can find better outcomes..
The horrific experiences of two people in the 20. th.Century formed the foundation of an abiding philosophy.
Victor Frankl, who survived a concentration camp in WW2 and went on to write “Man’s search for meaning” and General Stockdale, who was captured in Vietnam and survived brutal imprisonment, both concluded that living with the uncertainty in those times was key to survival.The artificiality of grasping for certainty was a flawed survival strategy.
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