Bryden Wood’s strategy to achieve net zero carbon building is based on the adoption of a clear hierarchy for operational and embodied carbon..
There’s work for everybody to do on this, we just need to make a home for people in the sector.On a somewhat similar note, the industry also needs to start making better use of its existing data.
We can’t expect to get into digital twins and smart assets, if we aren’t making the most of the data we already have access to.. Further exploration into the future of construction.Professor Glass explains that as we turn our efforts towards shaping the future of construction, one of the areas we need to prioritise is our action on net zero and climate change.With construction currently contributing 39% to global carbon emissions, we simply aren’t moving fast enough and the issue needs to be brought forward.
She also says that while her team has really begun to understand the business model innovation that’s possible, they don’t yet understand how to take it forward.Action research is needed to be able to study and do at the same time.
Testing out some different business models on live construction projects would be risky, she says, but also a magnificent opportunity.. Bryden Wood has previously discussed the fact that the issues currently holding back the construction industry aren’t the technical aspects, but rather the cultural issues, insurances, warranties etc.
In essence, we need someone to take the brakes off, overcoming the friction and constraints.Construction Platform design could accelerate the capture of data needed to make this a reality.. End of life: reuse and recycle built assets.
When a built asset comes to the end of its life, a construction Platforms approach is appealing because it gives us sustainable options for redeployment and reuse.Automatically knowing the provenance of a built asset allows us to get into a circular economy.
Equally, we could also take components from one asset, and then use them for a different asset type in another part of the world.This is very appealing, as reusing is even more sustainable than recycling..