Moreover, he also advocates incentivising the use of technology in order to boost worker engagement.

The embodied carbon figures used are estimations based on LETI 2020 benchmarks for office buildings, excluding sequestration.The operational carbon estimates are based on RIBA ‘business as usual’ (light-touch refurbishment), our own assessment of 2020 good practice (full adaptive reuse refurbishment) and RIBA 2030 targets (new construction).

The operational carbon emissions are based on the assumption that at the current rate of decarbonisation, the emissions by 2040 will be 67gCO./kWh (BEIS 2040), and that by 2050 they will be zero carbon..The charts below show the total accumulated carbon emissions and the detailed 60-year projection of the three cases.

Looking at the total emissions after 60 years, light refurbishment is the most advantageous adaptive reuse option (26% less carbon than new construction), followed by a full refurbishment (23% better than new construction).A red dotted line in the graphs below identifies the potential additional embodied carbon reduction from materials due to the decarbonisation of the grid.

The quantum of the reduction from the decarbonisation of materials would be highly dependent on where they are produced and the characteristics of the grid in those countries..

The 60-year projection charts clearly show that the new construction option would have a much higher impact on the first year of use, due to the embodied carbon of construction using new materials.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..Through a multidisciplinary approach to design, Bryden Wood has become synonymous with transformational innovation in DfMA,.

industrialised construction., and component-based construction to deliver projects at pace and scale.