Realistic Value-Engineering Summary.
Design to Value offers unique benefits but can also reveal some uncomfortable truths.. As an example: we were evaluating a brief to build a new carbonated drinks factory in Africa.The initial projected cost of £70 million was determined to be prohibitively expensive, and so the client asked for this to be reduced.
Our team went through a process of evaluation and analysis.We adapted and optimised the factory size and construction techniques in order to substantially and successfully reduce the cost.. Something even more interesting happened in the process, however.As we began to evaluate the facility, we began to ask different types of questions.
This led to some interesting realisations.One of the primary products to be manufactured in the factory was bottled water.
The team discovered two important things: the first was that the energy costs to manufacture the product would be high; the second was that the sale price for bottled water in Africa is low.
This meant that, ultimately, the product itself was prohibitively unprofitable, and the entire venture ended up being deemed a nonviable investment.This scenario is appropriate in multistorey residential buildings.. Other general concerns when using CLT include:.
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s).- Shortage of construction expertise.
- MEP co-ordination.Conclusions for the industry.