WorldGBC Advancing Net Zero Status Report 2022 Arup is laser focused on gathering data from building projects where it has influence. With no suitable alternative product in the market to carry out this assessment, Arup’s digital teams are working closely with its engineers from across the globe to gather, organise and analyse this specific type of data via an international assessment platform, which is suitable for use in any location. It is simple and draws on data embedded within energy models, BIM models or early optioneering estimates of material quantities. Undertaking comprehensive adoption of WLC assessment across all Arup’s building works necessitates an approach that allows the business to gather data at scale. Arup’s multidisciplinary architecture and engineering expertise enables the business to derive data for each of the systems that comprise a building, yielding useful levels of granularity. Structuring data in this way will allow Arup to draw standardised conclusions about the carbon contribution of different systems. During 2022, Arup’s WLC work is about discovery and building a strong dataset which will be continuously improved. By autumn 2022, Arup expects to have a solid evidence base for understanding a metric and will be in a position to begin sharing insights that are central to solving the net zero buildings challenge. Over the coming years, the business plans to develop the assessment platform to draw data from building information modelling and analysis platforms, advancing the granularity, accuracy and precision of output to increase and improve industry insights. Saving carbon and cultural heritage The “Haus Neumarkt” office building in Cologne, one of Germany’s largest cities, has a special significance. Many of Cologne’s post-war buildings have been demolished and this loss has recently prompted the city to protect what remains of its modernist architectural heritage. A decision to retain and renew 4,000m² Haus Neumarkt, rather than demolish and build new, allowed Arup’s team to create a better, greener, and healthier building. By retaining the reinforced concrete structure alone, it was possible to save approximately 2,500 tonnes of CO 2 during the building’s renovation, and the design also delivered a 10dB reduction in indoor noise from outside traffic. Learn more here. PAGE 43
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