In the realm of air-cooled data centres, the industry is increasingly gravitating toward to ASHRAE A1 allowable temperatures for data halls.
The Prison Estate Transformation Programme (PETP) was a programme of 10,000 ‘new for old’ adult prison places across six sites (plus one new house block) at an estimated value £1.3 billion.The full PETP programme was retired and superseded by a new programme, but, at the time, it provided an opportunity to develop a new type of prison environment using a platform based Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) approach – one whose core purpose was to increase the likelihood of rehabilitation and reduce re-offending rates.
This was used in the design of the two prisons being delivered under PETP (HMP Five Wells at Wellingborough and at Glen Parva) and formed the basis for the current capacity programme.It would do this by:.Putting safety, security and rehabilitation at the heart of prisons.
Creating more flexible space for educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes.The Programme was also a way to build on the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) recognised role as innovative leaders in public sector design and construction.
The MoJ was, for example, the pathfinder department for Government adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and lean construction.. Standardised solutions.
A key aspect of PETP was to develop standardised solutions at a range of scales that could be deployed across multiple buildings and sites, from components and rooms to entire building types and continues through the new capacity programme(s).When asked to compare their personal values with that of a business, they expressed how they wished to use their knowledge and skills to make a difference in the world.
I am sure this is magnified millions of times across the world.They are not naive, most already have served time in industry, but they each hold a set of values which I found profound and uplifting..
The second reason to be hopeful comes whenever I investigate, look into, or hold discussions in and across many spheres.I see and hear stories about people doing great things with an intent of making the world a better, more sustainable place in the most holistic sense.