Early decision making will give developers and funders confidence in design and construction choices and will have the largest impact as a result..

This situation is unlikely to change.DCs and the wider data infrastructure are increasingly being seen as critical national infrastructure, alongside energy, telecommunications, water and waste systems..

The hunger for reliable power is driving a move towards on-site power generation and the diversification of power-sellers and other companies to invest directly in distribution infrastructure.The hope is they can do it more quickly than state-run projects..Available, reliable power is certainly a key driver in finding locations for DCs.

But added to this is the issue of data-sovereignty and cost.Countries and companies are sensitive about where their data is stored and the implications of having it stolen or data flows disrupted.

The UK and US are reducing regulations to stay competitive in the market, whereas the EU is maintaining a high regulatory stance, and, as such, this market seems to be stagnating.. How does all this impact project development?.

10 to 15 years ago, when average cab density was still well below 10kW per cab, proximity to fibre network was the key indicator for site viability.The Creative Technologies team provide the digital vision to match the physical vision of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and mass customisation – two key parts of Bryden Wood’s core purpose, Design to Value.

Everything we’ve done in Creative Technologies has its basis in DfMA, and that, in turn, has shaped the thinking behind how the team is set up, and how we work.. As a team, our design automation work weaves together four threads that run through and connect everything we do.They’re not linear, and they’re not steps in a process.

They’re continuous and reflexive.The relationships are not fixed, they’re knitted together in different ways across time so they’re strengthened by each other and able to hold themselves, to resist tension.