Through support and work with organisations which advocate for change, apply pressure and do positive things at scale.
It was suggested that the increase in processor power will lead to rack density increasing, with the 1MW rack already being envisaged..The change at processor/rack level density is accelerating at a rate that brings challenges to construction project delivery.
When projects can take four to five years to realise, there might be a tenfold increase in rack density within that lifetime, creating a significant dilemma of what to build and how to pivot..The move from air-cooled to liquid-cooled solutions is key.However, liquid cooling topology can be more complicated and expensive, so the trajectory for take up of this technology is still evolving.. Another disparity in scales arises between rack density and cooling technology infrastructure.
While density is increasing exponentially, cooling technology is not.You could achieve 10x as much density in a given data hall footprint, but the external mechanical and electrical plant will be 10x bigger.
This could present an opportunity for manufacturers or suppliers to develop a new suite of products, especially given land cost and pressures.
We know this is happening in the US right now, where a major manufacturer is developing new products for a specific DC owner..New MMC innovations are developed all the time.. Design to Value: moving forward with DfMA.
As designers we at Bryden Wood believe strongly in the DfMA approach and have used it successfully on many projects to achieve considerable benefits.. We advocate for any designer of buildings to apply a DfMA approach by considering efficient construction methods to leverage the benefits of manufacturing and assembly, and design with them in mind from the earliest stage.. Getting started with DfMA is the hardest part and too big a topic to discuss in detail here but a great first step is to keep up to date with MMC innovations and think about how those innovations can be used to deliver better project outcomes.. Clients can support greater uptake of DfMA by demanding the best value project outcomes to ensure a benefit-driven approach to MMC adoption is applied on their projects.. As the MMC toolkit grows it becomes more and more powerful.It is great to see players across the whole construction industry developing new innovative approaches to construction that expand the MMC toolkit.. To help the industry move forward, governments also have a role to play by encouraging and rewarding innovation and providing streamlined (but still robust) regulatory approvals processes for MMC innovations.. With a strong and diverse MMC toolkit and growing DfMA experience in the design professions, the industry as a whole will be better positioned to seize the opportunity to deliver better performing buildings, with less resources, that deliver maximum value to clients.
These are the key aims of a Design to Value approach.. [1].https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-methods-of-construction-working-group-developing-a-definition-frameworkdownload our façade engineering brochure here.
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