Early strip-out, surveys, and review of existing information including the Health and Safety File are all good practice.. 11.

The new design will have internal and external spaces in which prisoners and their visitors can socialise..The overall design allows for flexible use of spaces, meaning that facilities don’t go unused.

Many spaces are designed for multiple use, so classrooms can become communal rooms, and so on.. Central ‘resource hubs’ will house education facilities, libraries, full medical facilities, a gym, barbers and faith spaces, resembling a high street of services which is both normalising and promotes independence.. Of the standard building types, the most common is the house block, which represents nearly 60% of the accommodation on each site.Many of the innovations that came from this process are to be found in the house block:.The new prison design signals the end of ‘gallery’ prisons.

The new design will have much smaller, 20 person spurs with a much more domestic atmosphere.The spurs are arranged in ’T’ shapes, creating outdoor courtyard spaces with plants.

Green spaces offer opportunities for both leisure activities and vital employment to prisoners, encouraging them to value their environment.. Barless windows that do not open and have integrated ventilation grills.

This type of glazing provides comparable security without the need for bars addressing specific security threats, preventing waste being thrown from windows and reducing noise spreading beyond the prison wall.. Social interaction between staff and prisoners is key to rehabilitation.Of course, the most pressing, current question is: how do we make a planet which sustainably supports 11.5 billion people?

Population growth coupled with the required infrastructure will generate massive amounts of carbon.We must find ways to deliver what we need using much less.

Optimisation of materials, better control of logistics, automation in construction, fewer people on site – all of these factors will help to create an overall lower carbon version of the built environment.We’re already working hard with concrete manufacturers to find the lowest carbon form of concrete we can possibly use.