Scaling for AI-Ready data centres.
The place, the environment, the location , the aesthetics all had a part to play, and a very significant part to play, in the quality of collaborative problem solving.. Albert Mehrabian's rule in communication is that the spoken word only carries only 7% of the emotional impact, 38% is the tone of voice and 55% is the facial expression.In a similar vein we found that only a small part of collaboration is bringing people together.
A much bigger impact comes from the place, where it’s done, and bigger still is the culture imbued.. You have to take care of what people hear, what they see and what they feel..This fired our imagination about the creation of a Grand Hotel of Value.A beautiful, relaxing place to stay for people who want to solve problems together.
This could be done over breakfast, while swimming in the pool, formally in a meeting room, on the terrace, in the bar.Collisions of people and ideas in a setting where the mundane can be left in the lobby.. A frivolous thought.
Well may be, but we did not lose sight of what we felt were the opportunities of place-making and culture setting in being an important element in solving some of the big problems in the world of infrastructure.. Zoom forward several years and the moment seemed right.
Work and projects in a number of business sectors had demonstrated that there is an imperative to be able to industrialise technologies faster and to do so sustainably and cost effectively.The principles of a circular economy involve planning ahead for the reuse of products, materials and resources to minimise waste.
The key design principles are shown below:.Only once circular design principles are fully integrated can residual waste be identified and managed in a responsible manner to maximise its highest value..
This is entirely applicable to sustainable construction practices..There are many benefits of adopting circular economy principles to create a more.