In the current business world, in general, and in the tech world, in particular, the market is driven primarily by financial and efficiency considerations. As a result, we are seeing an increase in structural changes, as customers are required to make changes on a daily basis. Therefore, we are seeing a growing trend in companies of changes in the company's location - whether it is local changes in an existing building or a change in the company's location in the geographical space.
This fact confronts us (Dviewsion company) in various projects with the need to take an existing building and renovate it according to the changing reality in the company, and sometimes it requires a lot of effort to think outside the box to create creative solutions.
When we come to the planning table, there are two significant factors that will bring the most creative solution: the first factor, which is often the guide of the developers, are architectural firms that are selected to carry out initial planning and will be required to bring several options, at the end of which one central option will be selected by the developer, and the second factor is the question of whether the existing building of the company or the new building that we want to occupy is a flexible and modular building, or we need to start from scratch - that is, demolition, evacuation, construction, and the establishment of new infrastructure. This option, of course, will always be the most expensive option by tens of percent!
In our days, as mentioned, the reality is a dynamic and changing reality, and therefore it is important to understand that planning flexible and modular buildings as much as possible is a business necessity for real estate developers of all kinds in order to survive in the market over time. The flexibility of buildings leads to adaptation, and the ability of buildings to adapt has become the highest demand in the world today, especially when choosing a suitable property for renovation.
According to a study conducted in India on the evaluation of inherent flexibility in the construction world as the ability to adapt to the constantly changing demands and environmental conditions, a comparison of renovation costs was carried out in flexible and non-flexible buildings. 15 cases of a building renovation project were selected in the city of Nagpur in India. In order to measure the degree of flexibility of the buildings, a tool was developed that measures the degree of flexibility and modularity of the structure. The findings of the study showed that the renovation costs of buildings with a high degree of flexibility and modularity were lower than the renovation costs of buildings with a low degree of flexibility and modularity, in which the costs of renovating the building were higher.
This research certainly supports the reality we encounter in the field and can indeed shed light on the emphasis on making buildings more flexible and modular to reduce future renovation costs. A more flexible building will be used more efficiently and will be more sustainable, as it can respond to changes at a lower cost, thus allowing longer and more efficient service life for building owners, which will inevitably improve the environmental performance of the asset over its life cycle and increase the economic profit of the asset owner.
The research emphasizes the profit of the developer and the property owner in building a flexible and modular structure, but let us not forget! The huge profit is a double profit, because the customer will also benefit from lower renovation costs, which will make the asset more attractive. Today, one of our main considerations in choosing a property is finding properties that are flexible and modular, even at the price of geographical distance from the original plan, provided that the solution allows for savings and efficiency in the new project.
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