Construction platforms for Asia: thoughts on the DfMA journey in Asia-Pacific

When designing with engineered timber special attention is required to reduce vibrations, noise transmission and reverberation time..

Analysis of different refurbishment options: from retrofit to new construction.The question is: which is the correct level of refurbishment to ensure that the embodied carbon benefit outweighs the reduced operational carbon performance?

Light refurbishment, retaining as much of the building as possible?Or a deeper retrofit, which retains only certain structural elements?.Bryden Wood has carried out an operational and embodied carbon analysis on three different levels of intervention on an existing commercial building:.

Light-touch refurbishment, which includes only an upgrade of MEP equipment, windows and ceilings.. A full refurbishment, retaining only structural elements and including MEP upgrade, new façade, finishes and internal partitions.. Full demolition, and construction of a new building..The calculation consists of a whole life cycle carbon analysis (WLCA) of the three options, including operational and embodied carbon (A-C).

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).Local code analysis.

Telecoms and security design services.We’ve worked closely with the biggest names in the hyperscale business for many years, creating masterplans for hundreds of MWs of facilities around the world.

We’re known for delivering highly efficient, future-proof data centres that maximise MW yield for our clients.. Our integrated team are well placed to creatively meet the challenges of AI-driven data centres, through:.Enhanced efficiency:.