Circular Twin

Project:

Circular Twin

Client:

Scape

Contractor:

Morgan Sindall

Architects:

HLM, Lungfish Architects

Engineers:

Cundall

Location: Hypothetical Location

GIFA:

Baseline 2FE

The Circular Twin is an innovative Research and Development (R&D) process which proves how the early alliance of designers, clients, contractors and the supply chain leads to a significant reduction in Whole Life Carbon. Asking the question… "What can be achieved when carbon is the prime driver of decision making, ahead of CAPEX?"

Selected as the superstructure of choice Innovaré are delighted to have supported Scapes Circular Twin Initiative through it’s i-FAST panelised superstructure solution.

As part of an industry-wide collaborative initiative, teams from Morgan Sindall Construction, SCAPE, HLM Architects, Cundall and Lungfish Architects worked together to innovate a new process for designing and delivering construction projects, where reducing whole life carbon is the primary objective. By applying lessons learned from past projects, challenging existing assumptions and utilising vertical collaboration with the whole supply chain, there are some exciting learnings to share.

The project was an 18-month journey, which began in an unexpected way in March 2020, on the cusp of the first UK lockdown. Not only did the team find new ways to approach carbon reduction in the construction design and delivery processes, but also new ways of working collaboratively as a group. Online brainstorming and research sessions became the norm, which further contributed to the success of the project for the team – finding new ways of working in more ways than one!