b'32 Partner News Autumn 2021CorporateWhat can Formula 1 teach our industry?Formula 1 (F1) and construction areAs we move to our zero-carbon future,Our Hoare Lea teams of experts routinely two engineering disciplines that feel aconstruction will increasingly become aboutjoin together to address overheating, world apart. One involves state of theoptimisation. The last 20% of emissions willnoise, air quality, daylighting and so art manufacturing, high speeds andbe increasingly difficult to manage and wemany other considerations. We optimise adrenaline, the other is seen by manywill need to optimise building performance. the design to maximise daylighting as sometimes slow and traditional. while controlling overheating, to limit Take an inner-city school for example.noise intrusion while maintaining natural But construction and F1 are not as farOpening windows are accepted as theventilation, controlling outside air apart as you may think. Designing ancorrect solution for school buildings. Butpollution while minimising energy usage.F1 car requires a team of designersthe acoustician says, we cant open the who come from a range of disciplines:windows, its too noisy and the air qualityAs with F1 engines, building engines, suspension, cooling,expert says, the outdoor air is polluted.optimisation is never endingits a aerodynamics all have to be integratedconstant process of improvement.and optimised for peak performance. Meanwhile the engineer cries, I need to open the windows for ventilation andWe continue to develop new tools and learn Construction is similar; architects,the lighting designers and wellness leadsnew techniques that allow us to provide structural engineers, building serviceswant bigger windows for daylighting,more and more integration and we strive engineers, acousticians, daylightingbigger windows that cause overheating. to provide winning results that cannot be specialists, sustainability consultantsachieved by simply buying an engine.must all come together, integrate as aHow can we optimise all of these team and optimise a building solution. conflicting requirements if we areMaybe F1 and construction metaphorically buying our engine?are not so different.Thats all very interesting, butEach design requirement is conflicting how do customer engines in F1with another, yet each will have aRead Hoare Leas interview with relate to construction? significant impact on performance. former F1 world champion Nico Rosberg here at hoarelea.comFormula 1 is a sport driven by optimisation.The answer can only be in closer Every component is engineered tointegration, with the Engineer, the harmoniously connect with every otherAir Quality Assessor, Acoustician, item. When you purchase an engine fromLighting Designer, Wellness assessor, somebody else, you cannot integrate orand sustainability consultant working optimise it as well as the manufacturer. together using a common toolkit.'