Manufacturing construction: special report - the B1M

Many structural elements, such as steel beams or concrete prefabricated floor slabs, have a life expectancy which far outlasts a building’s lifespan.

It was whilst working at Faber Maunsell that Richard first worked with Bryden Wood on a number of hi-tech Data Centre projects.These schemes were designed to be delivered using DfMA (Design for Manufacture) techniques and required extremely close collaboration between Architect and Engineer, a collaboration which culminated in Richard joining Bryden Wood some years later.. Richard’s Engineering background coupled with a strong cross discipline understanding enables him to harness the full breadth of skills at Bryden Wood, with a particular focus on the delivery of hi-tech and complex facilities, where appropriate using DfMA and Offsite delivery techniques.

Manufacturing construction: special report - the B1M

Richard has experience of running design projects across a number of sectors including Healthcare, Education, Pharmaceutical/Process, Commercial, Aviation and.Alongside project focussed work at Bryden Wood, Richard is also responsible for contract and commercial management within the practice.Together with Mark Bryden, Martin founded Bryden Wood Associates in February 1995.. From 1989-95 Martin worked with Nicholas Grimshaw at Grimshaw Architects on a collection of the UK’s most influential buildings, several of which have become iconic examples of the ‘Hi-tech’ movement.The 1990s saw significant change in the design and construction industry with the widespread adoption of computer aided design and methods of construction that are now commonplace.

Manufacturing construction: special report - the B1M

Martin was fortunate to be part of the vanguard and worked with some of the chief protagonists of 20th century design and engineering..Since its inception, Martin has led Bryden Wood’s unremitting ambition to.

Manufacturing construction: special report - the B1M

beyond the common ‘value drivers’ of individual projects.

He has pioneered a new, transformative way of delivering critical infrastructure that employs a systematic approach, automation, and manufacturing in place of traditional bespoke construction..I believe that submitting a project to a sausage-machine-design approach at any point will allow much of the value to be lost or worse.

The question is how you can move into detailed design, construction and beyond while firmly keeping hold of that conceptual value..Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).

Integrated Project Delivery is not a new idea and there are many flavours of it available in the world of infrastructure, some with more demonstrated success than others.There is a lot of evidence that well-implemented IPD has significant benefits in project management terms i.e.