For more about developments in approaches to Value in construction and the built environment, see the Construction Innovation Hub’s work in this area.

http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesThe problem with these pronouncements is that they stop thinking and exploration in their tracks.For those struggling with their mental health these black and white judgements get people stuck into deep furrows of thinking and emotions.

Curiosity is the escape, it breaks down the black and white into diverse elements, like diffracting white light into a myriad of different colours.Even negative ideas and feelings can be broken down into many different strands some of which can be used to find and weave a new perspective.. For me, curiosity is bright, coolly energetic, imaginative, the suspense of judgement until the last moment.Curiosity is optimistic, believing that through understanding comes the potential for improvement.

Without curiosity, humans would simply not have developed and without curiosity now we will remain stuck in our industrial greenhouse..In my curiosity, I decided I wanted to know the answer to a simple question.

Having been involved a little in a project to look at the production of carbon-neutral synthetic aviation fuel and conversations about the replacement of coal-fired power stations with small nuclear energy generation; I wanted to know how many small nuclear plants it would take to replace the totality of aviation fuel.

Given that it seems that using agricultural biofuels is a cul-de-sac; I imagined all the synthetic fuel being fixed from CO2 in the atmosphere.. Now I am aware that my calculations may be wrong, I used good, referenced papers and information, but I can make mistakes.The project predicts a 9.5% reduction in capital cost and 13% reduction in programme..

Carbon reduction against baseline.The path to a sustainable future.. With the growing interest in net zero buildings and sustainable construction, Bryden Wood have developed and implemented their own hierarchy to reduce both operational and embodied carbon.

These hierarchies define the roadmap to achieve good and best practice performance targets defined by bodies such as LETI, RIBA or GLA.An essential part of the hierarchy, and one of the key focuses of Bryden Wood’s design approach is DfMA, which enables substantial embodied carbon reduction and creates synergies to further reduce operational carbon.