The outer shell is the priority - Maintenance will reduce by 75% and energy usage will remain in our control if this is done right.

Water is the enemy - Defend against it in its 4 forms. (Rainwater, plumbing leaks, condensation, damp)

Optimise incoming supplies - (electric, gas, water, sewage, data).

Plumb, Level, Square, straight, Solid - Floors are the most critical for this.

Question Standard Practices - Design out inherited norms. Question the tradesman’s/builders merchants solution. Extra time and cost incurred for a better solution will pay dividends forever.

Prefab wherever practicable - Design-in FFE from day one. Create solutions that are part of the fabric of the building. This will result in a better use of space, less mess, better durability, less maintenance FFE spend. Building inner shell parts in a controlled factory environment will improve quality, speed and cost.

Parts, systems and materials should be easy to “Obtain, maintain and Replace” - We can’t create IP that is prone to future obsolescence, otherwise it will have a significant devaluing impact on the portfolio.

Access is key - Create seamless solutions in walls and ceilings to allow quick maintenance access to critical parts

Build within the envelope - Once the outer shell is sorted, build off the walls and ceilings wherever possible to create our own controlled space. use the voids for running services.

Engineers should design it - Non engineers must be able to build and maintain it.