We’re very highly regarded in finance and insurance, for example, and those things are required by world leaders who want to deliver infrastructure and construction programmes.
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.This may be exacerbated in a mechanical ventilation system where we’ve had to disable the heat recovery device.Extra heating or cooling not only adds to our energy bills, but it also puts more pressure on hitting our carbon reduction targets..
In the short term, the UK will see more warmer weather as we head from spring into summer.Opening windows in naturally ventilated buildings is accepted behaviour on warm days.
But now it’s important to open the windows before people start to come into the building, and to let the building air at the end of the working day.
Longer office hours – in order to enable social distancing – will mean windows are typically open in the early morning.This metric is crucial for takt planning, a method used to increase efficiency on construction sites by creating a steady workflow.
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