Helen Hough emphasises the integration of sustainability and building physics in architectural and engineering projects.
What’s the academic part like?.“Bryden Wood are currently sponsoring my HND in Building Services Engineering at Southbank University.
Once I complete that in 2021, I will study part time for a full degree in building services engineering whilst continuing to work.My aim is to become BIM Lead within M&E.”.So is it all about computers?.
“Technology is really important to what I do for Bryden Wood.They call younger people like me "digital natives", because we've grown up with computers.
In the end though, everything comes back to people.
In meetings with contractors, and other partners, I've had to present my solutions, and work with others to implement them within the overall design.Sustainable design: Net Zero Carbon refurbishment.
(LETI) and Bryden Wood.Bryden Wood’s approach to adaptive reuse uses a clear operational and embodied carbon hierarchy, as shown in the diagrams below.
Our sustainable design approach prioritises the reduction of energy demand via a ‘fabric first’ approach, combined with passive and active design measures (‘be lean’).To reduce operational carbon, we first explore any possibility of reusing buildings that already exist.