The service visit belongs in the factory drawing
A prefabricated assembly is not fully understood when it can be installed. I argue for making a small set of future maintenance tasks part of the early physical design review.
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A lower material factor can still describe the heavier proposal
I examine why a construction carbon comparison should begin with the function being supplied and the quantity required, before a product-level number is used to rank alternatives.
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A construction automation trial can improve one measure while worsening another. I argue for agreeing the complete work-cycle measures before deciding what a promising demonstration means for deployment.
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