The Construction Leadership Council and Developing a UK Value Proposition.
I think the kinds of projects we get involved with [at Bryden Wood] are really interesting - the areas that we look into, the DfMA aspect of things.I think as an engineer it presents a greater challenge.
I think this company challenges the architects to push the envelope a bit more.We don’t just go with the standard tried and true designs.We have to be stretched to prove something will work, which obviously makes it more challenging.
But in the end, we are potentially the only people that can deliver that kind of solution because we do have a whole multidisciplinary approach to things.oy that aspect of it.'.
NICOLA MORIARTY, DIRECTOR, STRUCTURAL AND CIVIL.
'I joined the industry when I was 16.Everything has to be fluid.
This approach means that the architect or engineer does not simply design or build a structure; they become part of the business, seeking to solve a problem or open up new ways of working..In one instance, Bryden Wood were asked to design a factory.
They observed that workers had to wear heavy personal protective equipment (PPE) to enter a certain room.They asked themselves, ‘What if we imagined a scenario in which we didn’t need the chemical that makes the PPE necessary?’ Although it was beyond the scope of construction, they realised that wearing PPE for eight hours a day is hot and difficult, uncomfortable and inefficient, at odds with the values of the enterprise.
(Editor: Magnetic Stands)