Kevin Griffiths

CFD Analysis of a Switch Room.

The aim would be to extract only the relevant pieces of information, out of the hundreds of thousands of bits of information in a BIM, leading to the question of how to present it for successful interpretation.This is where his second project, Back-office Planning Service (BoPS), comes in.

Kevin Griffiths

BoPS would take the information and present it to the case officer.Ricketts says that although it all works in theory, in reality, we’re not even at the proof of concept stage yet.At the moment, there are conversations happening with partners and stakeholders about how best to achieve the goal..

Kevin Griffiths

The RIPA project started at the simple end of planning applications with permitted development, which might include something like an application for a slightly larger kitchen, or a loft extension.Permitted development is a technical assessment that provides yes or no answers based on aspects like allowable depths and heights.

Kevin Griffiths

This makes codification easier.

At the other end of the scale, work for a case study was also undertaken on an example development of 50 flats, mapping it against the common themes that run through planning applications.If we’re pumping air into our buildings to make sure the environment is clean, are we wasting energy?

Focusing on sustainability in design with passive design measures can help us rely less on mechanical systems.When we do use them, it’s important to make sure they’re energy efficient — they need to be properly designed, set up and commissioned.. Construction technology: data and computer modelling.

As time progresses and construction technology advances, the importance of data and computer modelling in sustainable design continues to grow.A few years ago, we had only very basic computer modelling to help us understand what to expect from a building’s energy performance.