‘We made the building an experience that was unaffected by surroundings…major roads and other buildings that we had privacy issues with onsite.
Sustainable building materials and platform construction.One topic which must be addressed in relation to the reduction of embodied carbon is the sustainable use of building materials.
This is an issue we’re particularly focused on at Bryden Wood, in our work with Platform construction.This transformative kit-of-parts approach enables a reduction in the quantity and weight of building materials.With Platform construction we know exactly which components will go into a building.
As a result, we’re able to give considerably more care and consideration to the design, procurement and construction of each individual part.Platform construction offers us a wide range of improvements when compared to traditional construction — it’s faster, safer and more cost effective, for a start.
However, one of the biggest benefits Platform construction offers is to give us more control, which ultimately facilitates meaningful embodied carbon savings..
When we look to use sustainable design techniques to reduce embodied carbon in a building, we first seek to reduce the quantity of building materials used.Platform components create superstructures, which, while a relatively small proportion of the cost, are critical in maximising the accuracy of the installation.
The superstructure is highly dimensionally accurate, with fixings designed in to enable high levels of accuracy in the complementary elements that attach to it.This accuracy reduces the need for tolerance between interfaces, which is where issues often occur.
On The Forge, the tolerance was reduced to.5mm over a 9m bay..