The digital record of data that sits behind the platform approach continues to add value throughout the operation of the asset and will facilitate increasingly data-driven use cases in the future including feedback loops and digital twins.. Data that feeds through to operation hand over and back into future design.

Obviously, since I went to university and into the workplace, there aren’t a lot of females in the industry, but it's not something I generally think about.Especially in this environment, where there are a lot of females.

There are a lot of female architects.We all work together on a project… it’s more of an even split in this office and we’re all working together and bringing the same sort of things to the table..I think the kinds of projects we get involved with [at Bryden Wood] are really interesting - the areas that we look into, the DfMA aspect of things.

I think as an engineer it presents a greater challenge.I think this company challenges the architects to push the envelope a bit more.

We don’t just go with the standard tried and true designs.

We have to be stretched to prove something will work, which obviously makes it more challenging.Virtual reality can be used to create replicas of buildings and spaces so the client and building users can experience a building before construction.

This means modifications can be made to the design to improve it, reducing the likelihood of post-completion changes and the associated material usage..Product as a service.

Product hire allows products to be used multiple times during their life across a number of different buildings and applications.This means the product is used more times over its life, making it more worthwhile to manufacture and reducing the number needed, which equates to a more sustainable construction practice.. Take-back schemes, where manufacturers and suppliers will take back products and materials at the end of their life, enable waste to be minimised and known materials to be recycled within the production process.