So how do we accelerate?.
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).
The operational carbon emissions are based on the assumption that at the current rate of decarbonisation, the emissions by 2040 will be 67gCO.
/kWh (BEIS 2040), and that by 2050 they will be zero carbon..Mark adjusted his focus away from developing a ‘brand-defining’ portfolio of work - that may sometimes be at the expense of the client - to a primary concern in providing the optimum solution.. Bryden Wood has evolved into a 300+ strong.
, engineering and integrated design company whose activities span from analysis and business strategy through architecture and engineering.We have become the UK leaders in.
off-site design.and have lately had the opportunity to take our technology-focussed design principles to new market places including Europe, Russia, North America, Asia and Africa.. Mark takes an active role in all aspects of the office but is particularly passionate about the quality of the Architecture and the.
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