The metals, once purified, don’t look like much – a grey powder – but they are hugely expensive..
Build Clever: specify low carbon materials with a focus on the recycled content of steel and concrete and the use of timber; maximise the recycled content of finishes, use reclaimed floors and explore system’s rental; where possible use low GWP refrigerants and avoid VRF systems..Build Efficiently: implement innovative construction strategies such as Modern methods of Construction (MMC) and use a DfMA approach to reduce waste onsite..
Offset: Any remaining carbon should be offset via recognised carbon offset schemes.Offsets used should be publicly disclosed.. An example of design strategies that follow the proposed embodied carbon hierarchy is shown in Figure 5..Step-by-step hierarchy for net zero embodied carbon.
Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA).As identified above, DfMA is an essential part of the strategy to achieve net zero embodied and operational carbon.
Bryden Wood’s Platform approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) is a system that delivers efficiencies across the entire construction process by applying the principles of manufacturing.. Bryden Wood have taken the P-DfMA approach for the design of multiple projects, like Landsec’s The Forge office development in London, where we have followed the hierarchies described above..
The Forge.. Its lean design, using a standardised ’kit-of-parts’ and the better control on the specification and procurement of materials has shown the following benefits:.Having completed her Master’s Degree at the University of Westminster, Cresser-Brown led the construction phase of The South Terminal Pier 1 at Gatwick Airport, noting that Bryden Wood were using BIM innovatively in its early days.
Basing her case study around the experience, she qualified as an architect in 2012 after completing her RIBA Part III studies, for which she received a distinction..In addition to acting as a mentor for colleagues completing their architectural studies, she has since attended multiple universities as a guest critic, where she has presented cutting-edge Bryden Wood projects..
In 2018, Jami ‘led the development of several projects that have pushed the boundaries of traditional architectural design and delivered groundbreaking solutions for both public and private sector clients, particularly in the residential sector,’ says Langley.. Cresser-Brown notes the importance of embracing new technologies and explains that her work leading the ‘Central Logic’ approach at Bryden Wood embeds ‘logic driven methodologies into digital workflows to accelerate design processes at varying scales and across a broad range of sectors.’.With a goal of working smarter and more efficiently, standardising elements, which can be repeated without being detrimental to the overall design, is a key part of the solution.