Embodied and operational carbon increase in a decarbonised grid scenario.

“Bryden Wood are currently sponsoring my HND in Building Services Engineering at Southbank University.Once I complete that in 2021, I will study part time for a full degree in building services engineering whilst continuing to work.

My aim is to become BIM Lead within M&E.”.So is it all about computers?.“Technology is really important to what I do for Bryden Wood.

They call younger people like me "digital natives", because we've grown up with computers.In the end though, everything comes back to people.

In meetings with contractors, and other partners, I've had to present my solutions, and work with others to implement them within the overall design.

I was really pleased when my manager gave me a data centre project to lead, from the BIM side.”.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).