Kevin Griffiths

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In 2019, with Landsec and Easi-Space, we were successful in bidding for funding from UKRI to support a collaborative project to research and test automation in construction.This is our work on Platforms for offices and commercial developments..

This work is now a key focus for the CIH, and it is the heart of the demonstrator project that has won this latest funding from UKRI.The close collaboration between Landsec, Easi-Space, the Bryden Wood design team and a new supply chain, is now applying the P-DfMA design and prototype learnings to a live Landsec project in Sumner Street, central London..This development will be two office buildings around an internal courtyard, rising to nine storeys and covering a total of 135,000 sq ft.

It is designed to a ‘zero carbon in use’ strategy, and the efficiencies and innovations inherent to P-DfMA are already achieving remarkable gains: 40% reduction in steel used; a forecast 19.4% reduction in embodied carbon per square metre, a 36.4% carbon reduction in the substructure and 20.2% in the superstructure and façade.. Sumner Street is a game changer for construction.But it’s important to see that it has not come in isolation.

It is a big step on a journey that is a direct result of support and collaboration between UK government, key industry players and a new supply chain.. All the learnings from the Sumner Street project will be fed back into the work of the CIH, continuing the virtuous cycle; this initiative was promoted by government at the start, and is now demonstrating how that initial support is bearing fruit and will continue to do so..

It is through collaborative approaches like this between government and the private sector that we can achieve value-driven transformation of the sector and bring enormous benefit to the built environment and society more broadly.. On 8 July 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak committed funding to modern methods of construction in his Plan for Jobs..Highlighting the critical gap that exists between the development of new technologies and their implementation, the video showcases our unique methodology that bridges this divide.

By fostering a collaborative environment between finance, commerce, science, and industry, we're not just dreaming about the future; we're building it.. We explore the scalable processes and design methodologies that have positioned Bryden Wood at the forefront of industrial problem-solving.From the integration of disparate industries to the deployment of cutting-edge technologies such as small modular reactors and advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing systems, the video provides a deep dive into the strategies that are transforming the way we approach global challenges.

Through interviews with key team members like John Dyson,.Alastair Powell.