Strategy description: Providing a core in the building that vertically brings together the building services.
Example: Providing a service core in the building that brings and connects the MEP systems and circulation means together.
Advantages: Having a service core in the building can save the cost of extending services for individual zones, facilitate maintenance and repair (M&R) works, and pave the way for future replacements and alterations based on the changing needs of users.
Disadvantages/challenges: Providing a service core could be impossible in old, irregular, or maladaptive buildings as well as infeasible in small buildings.
