A significant focus of the episode is on the '.

, developed by Bryden Wood, with Innovate UK funding is an open source, user-friendly web-based app, which configures a primary school building on a specific site in line with DfE requirements.This reduces a process that normally takes weeks, to a matter of minutes.

A similar configurator, called., has been created by Bryden Wood and Cast with the Mayor of London for housing and we see examples from outside the industry such as the Ikea 3D Kitchen Planner..These digital tools vastly increase both the speed with which designers progress from data to the digital model and the number of options and permutations that can be considered when it comes to reconciling specific requirements and performance criteria.

A school, for example, can be configured in just 15 minutes.. Key insight.We will need more.

convincing mechanisms to ensure that what was designed is what is built..

The process will be able to handle multiple stakeholders and purposes, all at the same time, mitigating and eliminating the risk in these where possible.. Industry challenge.Although the circular economy market is in its infancy, by considering material reuse during the earliest design stages we can help build that marketplace.

In time, this market will help to further reduce material costs..Following through the circular economy idea to the end of a building’s life, simple design choices allow new materials to be reused at that stage.

Using reversable joints for steelwork connections so that beams and columns can be disassembled in their primary form, allows them to be re-used rather than be melted down and recycled as a raw material.Intumescent paint has to be manually chipped off steelwork before it can be recycled or reused, so choosing to use boarding for fire protection is a better sustainable design choice.