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Founded 28 years ago, Bryden Wood champions a radical transformation in design and construction. Our global team delivers comprehensive services across architecture, engineering, and digital delivery, driving innovation from concept to completion.
We've led projects like the UK's first net-zero commercial building and Europe's highest IT yield data centre, showcasing our commitment to sustainability and efficiency. Our approach harnesses digital tools and manufacturing processes for smarter, faster solutions.
Emphasising systematic, standardised, and configurable solutions, we align with the rapid evolution of technology in energy, healthcare, and infrastructure. Our 'Design to Value' ethos seeks not only cost and time efficiency but societal benefit.
On the Built Environment Matters podcast, we share insights, innovations, and thought leadership from industry experts and our own groundbreaking projects. Whether you're a professional in the built environment or simply passionate about the future of design, this podcast offers thought-provoking discussions and actionable ideas.
Tune in to explore how we're modernising critical infrastructure and shaping a better, more sustainable world.
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The data centre industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption. As AI applications drive explosive demand for computing power, traditional approaches to data centre design and deployment are becoming obsolete almost overnight. In this episode, Emmanuel Becker, CEO of Mediterra Datacenters, shares insights from his extensive career spanning the evolution from on-premise to cloud to AI-driven infrastructure. With NVIDIA releasing new GPU generations every 6-12 months, data centre operators f...
The UK's push toward net zero has dramatically improved building insulation and airtightness. But there's an unintended consequence that could prove dangerous: overheating. As climate change brings more extreme heat to Britain, these highly insulated homes risk becoming dangerously hot without adequate cooling strategies. In this episode, co-founder Martin Wood explores climate resilience in residential design with Helen Hough and Pablo Gugel from our sustainability team. With Pablo's Spanish...
Welcome to the Bryden Wood Podcast. In this episode, 'UK Industrial Strategy: Analysis, Gaps, and the Path to Growth', co-founder Martin Wood, Technical Director Adrian La Porta, and John Dyson examine the UK's recently published industrial strategy. The discussion highlights the positive aspects of the strategy, such as establishing a 10-year framework for economic stability , identifying key high-growth sectors (advanced manufacturing, clean energy, creative industries, defence, digital/tec...
Join Bryden Wood's Martin Wood and Adrian La Porta as they explore the most difficult parts of the economy to decarbonise – the mission to make the toughest sectors of our economy carbon-neutral. Inspired by the Climate Change Committee's recent findings, this episode unpacks why industries such as steel, cement, chemicals, and aviation pose unique challenges for achieving net zero. They explore innovative pathways beyond simple electrification, the necessity of viewing technologies within an...
Join Jaimie Johnston MBE on the Bryden Wood Podcast for an insightful discussion on the innovations within advanced nuclear energy and their impact on global power security. Featuring Jon Guidroz, SVP at Aalo Atomics, this episode explores how cutting-edge reactor technologies are addressing fundamental challenges in energy supply, including the drive for passive safety features and the benefits of modular deployment. The conversation highlights the wider potential of advanced nuclear to acce...
Join Bryden Wood's co-founder Martin Wood, Technical Director Adrian La Porta, and Professor John Dyson as they discuss the critical state of the global energy grid. Triggered by recent power outages in Spain and Portugal, this episode uncovers the hidden complexities of integrating renewables, the intensifying demand from new technologies like AI, and the debate over centralised vs. distributed power. They explore the concept of ‘network value’ for energy sources, the challenges and opportun...
Join Bryden Wood's Jaimie Johnston MBE and Martin Wood for an important discussion on Ukraine's reconstruction. Inspired by a recent UCL report in which Martin contributed, this episode explores how industrialised construction, enhanced energy security, and advanced digital tools offer compelling ideas to drive efficient and sustainable rebuilding efforts. While acknowledging that no one company holds all the solutions, this conversation provides insight into the innovative approaches Bryden ...
Welcome to another episode of Built Environment Matters! This month, Jaimie Johnston MBE, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood, is joined by Lincoln Wood, Director of Design at Edged, to discuss the transformative power of data centers in the digital age. With his extensive background in complex projects, Lincoln brings a wealth of knowledge on how Edged is approaching data center design with an engineering-first mindset. In this conversation, they delve into the rise of AI, the increasing e...
In this enlightening episode, Adrian La Porta, Technical Director at Bryden Wood, dives deep into the evolving landscape of pharmaceutical manufacturing, focusing on the critical role of Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in modern medicine. As the backbone of the world's most essential medications, the development and production of APIs stand at a crossroads, challenged by the increasing demand for more complex, potent, and targeted molecules. Adrian unveils the limitati...
In this enlightening episode of the Built Environment Matters podcast, host Jaimie Johnston MBE engages with Iris Tommelein, a distinguished Professor of Engineering and Project Management at UC Berkeley. Iris, renowned for her contributions to lean construction and as a founder of the Lean Construction Institute, delves into her journey from civil engineer architect to a pioneer in project production management. She shares insights from her extensive research and teachings, highlighting the ...
Welcome to another episode of Bryden Wood's 'Built Environment Matters' podcast, where we delve into the transformative world of Platform II. In this episode, Jaimie Johnston MBE explores how Platform II is setting new benchmarks in the construction industry. Discover the innovative strategies behind the design and implementation of The Forge, the first building constructed using the P-DfMA approach. Uncover the benefits of sustainability, efficiency, and customisability that Platform II brin...
In this special 'In Short' edition of Built Environment Matters, Head of Global Systems, Jaimie Johnston MBE gives us a sub-ten-minute lowdown on the benefits of 'Reference Design.' By creating a centralised and highly optimised core design, we are able to streamline the process of designing and building structures for our clients. Through thoughtful localisation and adaptation, we can customise our designs to specific sites and conditions, ensuring that they meet the unique needs of e...
Amy Marks joins Jaimie Johnston MBE to talk about Advancing Prefab, which is taking place in Phoenix from 14th-17th March. Now in its seventh year, it's fast becoming the world's biggest conference on industrialized construction. Listen in to learn more about why everyone in this space, particularly architects and designers, should attend. Send us a text To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy, visit www.brydenwood.com. You can also follow Bryden Wood on LinkedIn.
Will Lichtig, Chief of Staff at The Boldt Company joins Technical Director Adrian La Porta on this episode of the Built Environment Matters podcast. We learn how Will's twenty-five years of experience as a construction lawyer allowed him to see the failings of the design and construction industry firsthand. Will now uses this knowledge to reshape the construction industry in a way that promotes project success. In his role at The Boldt Company, he is now a recognised leader in the lean and in...
What is the current state of MMC adoption in Australia and what can be done to accelerate it? How can we best apply the lessons from overseas, particularly looking at the experience in the UK? Adam Jordan, Asia-Pacific Lead at Bryden Wood, talks to Martin Fenn, Director of Integration at PT Blink and MMC Lead for the CIOB Oceania. They are joined by Simon McCarthy, Principal Structural Engineer from Bryden Wood. We'll be discussing some of the most important topics in the construction indu...
On this month's Built Environment Matters podcast, Brett Rogers, CEO of KatalystDI, talks to Head of Global Systems Jaimie Johnston MBE about integrating supply chain data into the design and construction process and how new digital platforms are enabling a new world of data-led collaboration. Brett Rogers is CEO of KatalystDI, a tech company that develops and sells SaaS solutions that map and manage the supply chains behind many of the world's largest construction programs. Brett has ...
Listen to our latest podcast with Zig Rubel, president and CEO of Forsight Digital. He talks to podcast host Jaimie Johnston MBE about using data to create better healthcare facilities, the role of standardization and componentization how we can meet the healthcare needs of the future with new technology, and the evolution of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Send us a text To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy, visit www.brydenwood.com. You can also follow Bryden Wood...
This episode Bryden Wood Head of Global Systems Jaimie Johnston MBE is joined by Tim Coldwell, President of Canada's Chandos Construction. Tim talks about being purpose-driven, 100% employee-owned, and the first and largest B Corp certified commercial general contractor in North America. In addition to recycling construction waste on 100% of projects, Chandos is also working to advance collaboration and innovation in the construction industry through Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). S...
Bryden Wood Asia-Pacific Lead, Adam Jordan, talks with Professor Jennifer Whyte, Director of John Grill Institute for Project Leadership and Head of School and Project Management at University of Sydney. She will be discussing innovation in construction, how digital is transforming the delivery of major projects, and how Modern Methods of Construction can help address the major issue that is mental health in the construction sector. Send us a text To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to V...
1Join us on this month’s episode of Built Environment Matters as Lucy Homer, European Head of Integrated Solutions at Lendlease, discusses centralisation, the importance of teamwork, overcoming industry inefficiency, and how architects in our digital future could find themselves acting as artisan curators of standardised systems. ‘Developing technologies is easy, changing a business culture and an industry culture is the hard bit.’ - Lucy Homer Send us a text To learn more about Bryden Woo...
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