All of these issues must be addressed now.. Modern construction for the next generation.

At Bryden Wood, we do not come to a project with a ready-made solution.We bring only our Design to Value approach, using the combined powers of data, construction technology and imagination to establish what the most effective solution will be.. We have been working this way for over 25 years.

, delivering major design and construction projects in pharmaceutical and process facilities, data centres, aviation, healthcare, education, residential, water infrastructure, transport infrastructure, custodial facilities… It has unlimited applications.. Our Design to Value approach is proven to deliver better results for the built environment, and for our clients..It is being done.. To learn more about our Design to Value philosophy, read Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology by Mark Bryden, John Dyson, Jaimie Johnston MBE and Martin Wood.Available to purchase at.Adam Jordan, Asia-Pacific lead at Bryden Wood, reviews developments in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), construction platforms (P-DfMA) and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in Asian markets.. Bryden Wood is focused on developing innovative approaches to improve the efficiency and productivity of the construction industry.

We were pioneers in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) before the approach even had a name.Our completed DfMA projects show a track record of achieving considerable benefits including cost and programme reduction, higher quality, better labour productivity, improved health and safety, less waste and lower carbon content.. Once a radical proposition, over recent years DfMA has become a mainstream ‘hot topic’ around the world.

Bryden Wood’s two key markets in Asia - Singapore and Hong Kong - have both had recent success at promoting DfMA with a focus on volumetric modular construction.

This approach to prefabrication has been given a different name in each market: Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) in Singapore, and Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) in Hong Kong.. Bryden Wood has been privileged to play a part in the development of the DfMA market in Singapore and Hong Kong.Regional Silos and 'Primate City' Structure Impede Network Building:.

Although the strategy discusses focusing on industrial clusters, there's a concern that these clusters might become siloed and compete rather than forming a connected network..The UK's 'primate city' structure, where investment gravitates towards London, also complicates the effective distribution of support and infrastructure for these regional hubs.. 4.

Addressing the Productivity Malaise Requires a Shift in Societal Mindset:.The UK suffers from a widely recognised lack of productivity, and a low uptake of AI and robotics in SMEs..