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We want to remove anything which doesn’t add value.

That said, there will be risks going forward and we need to guard against them.We’ve got to try and avoid bad practices -and report them.

We can’t focus exclusively on ‘cheap,’ driving a race to the bottom.The focus must be on broader value.In terms of implementing policy decisions, we need to provide more evidence, more data, more measurement.

It’s vital that we’re able to demonstrate clearly that these new ways of operating will deliver the outcomes we seek.It’s not enough just to measure cost and time.

We need to make a strong case for the other value outcomes as well, including productive growth and social value..

Finally, we need to have a certain amount of flexibility on the journey to meeting our goals.When you need fewer materials, there is less to be transported to site, meaning fewer transport movements, lower emissions and a reduction in local air pollution.

There can also be less packaging used.(And in the future we should all be striving for packaging to be reusable, eliminating waste from packaging altogether).. A further benefit of reduced quantities and transportation of building materials is lowering the capital cost.

We can achieve this through the reduction of raw materials, excavation and construction works, but also through shortened construction programme, which limits overhead and prelim costs, as well as creating a path towards more sustainable construction.. Low operational carbon.Alongside developing the architectural design to reduce the overall building volume, we should adopt passive design measures, such as considering building orientation, using optimised facades to balance winter heat loss and summer heat gain, enhancing daylight and using natural or mixed mode ventilation.