A mandate would force people to keep pursuing this new, MMC approach going forward, helping us to keep this push towards modern methods of construction and a better way of working from fading away.. A mandate would also encourage collaboration, because we’ll have to do this together in order to reap the benefits.

The Forge is designed to a zero carbon in use strategy, with a forecast a forecast 19.4% reduction in embodied carbon per square metre, a 36.4% carbon reduction in the substructure and 20.2% in the superstructure and façade.. As well as this, the construction system allows for a greater level of efficiency in the build, fewer materials, and a significant reduction in site operatives required for the superstructure and façade.The programme has been reduced by 19%, allowing for an accelerated construction period and less disruption to the surrounding community and area.. A predicted 9.5% reduction in capital cost is a significant benefit of the system for the client, with the economic benefit for the area being 139,000 sq ft of high-quality commercial office space.. Placemaking.

Our projects also look at tangible social benefits.In the Churchwood Gardens project, it was placemaking that led the scheme and was key to the social value of the project.. Bryden Wood worked with Loromah Estates to transform a sloping, landlocked in-fill site in south London with a history of failed planning applications, into a thriving community of residential blocks set in a verdant landscape.The back-land site had been undeveloped since the 1960s.. A sensitive approach to planning and active engagement with the surrounding residents through early-stage neighbourhood consultation was fundamental to the scheme’s success.

We worked together to create a responsible development that minimised impact on the neighbours who had enjoyed open land behind their properties for many years.Our aim was to deliver a scheme that added value to the lives of the local community..

The developer’s forward-looking objective of creating a desirable community of rental apartments has informed a demographic spread within the resident community.

Occupancy within the development has remained at 100% since its completion and there is a waiting list, with many residents requesting to purchase their properties outright.Sharing data for a better future.

The possibility of digitising our built environment clearly holds the potential for a wide array of valuable benefits.Miranda Sharp has been working on a demonstrator project focused on information share between utility providers in order to facilitate better decision making.

She says that sharing data in this way could have a significant impact on our progress towards net zero.Another example is Gavin Stark’s Icebreaker One project, which seeks to improve efficiency in data sharing.