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

Often the only thing standing between us and positive change, is us..Remember when working from home was seen as a perk offered by progressive employers, while others worried about whether it was a good idea, or even possible?

Necessity sorted that one out.Some businesses have struggled, but many more have found that working from home isn’t such a big deal and are wondering what all the fuss was about..In the built environment, we didn’t have time to wonder how two-metre social distancing might work, we just had to get on and do it.

COVID-19 forced our hand.We also had a tantalising glimpse of what car-free cities look like and, better yet, sound and smell like (even if things went back to how they were pretty quickly).. We know it can be done.

We’ve seen that in some circumstances we can deliver change, really quickly.

The question now is, what are we going to do next?.This might well present its own challenges..

The government recommends that all building owners and occupiers undertake a COVID-19 risk assessment before moving back into their office buildings.The health and safety of occupants is of paramount importance.

But this moment also gives you an opportunity to make small changes to the way your systems operate; to make meaningful improvements to the efficiency of systems, control your energy bills and limit the impact of increased ventilation on the environment.105 Sumner Street - designed for development by Landsec - will be the first major building completed using our Platform Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) approach from building design to delivery.. P-DfMA is a versatile and customisable construction system for commercial, residential and other building types.. P-DfMA consists of common parts, all made from readily available materials, which have been designed to go together in rehearsed ways.Each part of the platform system has been designed to value based on its performance requirements..