The role of standardisation and modularisation:.
HH: Sustainability is a broad term and I think you can separate it up quite a lot.In terms of what we do here at Bryden Wood, we’re mostly focused on the environmental side of sustainability.
We have a focus on building physics, with the aim of reducing energy costs for occupiers, as well as reducing carbon emissions.We’re also particularly committed to looking at the whole life of a building, so this also encompasses the embodied carbon within materials — from construction methods all the way through to how that material operates.It’s very much a cradle to grave approach.
We tend to not necessarily go for environmental ratings, so we can offer BREEAM, but it doesn’t have to be applied to every project.It’s more about listening to the client, understanding what their drivers are, and then applying the best part of different ratings or standards in sustainable design so that the client actually gets what they need, rather than what a certificate says that they might want.. IP: What makes Bryden Wood unique when it comes to sustainable design?.
HH: I think the unique thing is that we sit amongst both architects and engineers, so we are fundamentally set up to deliver an integrated approach.
For us, we’re not looking at a building after it’s already been designed and then trying to apply things, or forcing the design.On the other hand, some contractors don’t want to tell others how to innovate and would prefer to let the innovation ride.
They’re looking for ways to bring all of that information together digitally, aiming to get the best out of the innovative companies who are pursuing ways to be smarter all of the time.. Will geography limit DfMA in Australia?.In terms of Australia’s vast size potentially impacting on DfMA advancement, in actuality, 90% of the population live on the east coast.
The current focus is on Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as well as Perth in the south-west.In regional Australia, there is a certain amount happening with trains.
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