This is because cooling towers utilise evaporative cooling where water and air mix, improving heat exchange compared to the limitations of a dry air cooler coil.

All of these factors combine to deliver cost and material savings, while using fewer people and increasing productivity.We’re already seeing evidence that it’s possible to build a superstructure with half the number of people in half the time, representing a four-fold increase in productivity, as well as a 25% reduction in overall material and a 20% reduction in embodied carbon.

And there are other benefits, such as the ability to minimise tolerances.In our work with Crossrail we designed to zero tolerance with very good success.This unlocks vast potential in terms of manufacturing a better quality of building - structures which are more air- and weather-tight, energy efficient and overall better performing.

Further, standardisation allows us to do a better job of integrating our mechanical and electrical engineering systems, which then has the knock-on effect of reducing the overall volume of a building by 30-40%.As the building gets smaller, so does the air handling plant.

This creates a reduction in running costs - heating and lighting.

In other words, we create a virtuous circle of benefit.. What is the future of the construction industry?.Such processes require fewer people and increase worker safety.

In a socially distanced, post Covid-19 world, the advantages are even greater.. Standardisation in construction: making the most of what works best.It’s worth stressing again that standardisation in construction is not a negative, and it’s not unique to platform design either.

We’ve found that most clients want a certain level of standardisation.The Department for Education knows exactly what the best performing teaching space looks like.