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PRACTICE PROMPT
Use this fictional setting to practise clear reasoning. It is not an assessment or institution paper.
The setting
A brief specifying a 60-year design life where the building is on a lease with 25 years to run.
Your task
Write to the client on the material consequences of the design life and what a shorter life would permit.
What a useful response would show
Design life connected to durability, specification and carbon.
Reflect afterwards
- What assumption mattered most?
- What would you check before using this on a real project?
- Could another engineer follow your recommendation?