The Bryden Wood podcast

Join us for an insightful conversation with Martin Wood, co-founder of Bryden Wood, on this episode of Built Environment Matters . Hosted by Jaimie Johnston MBE, this episode delves into Bryden Wood’s philosophy of 'Design to Value' and how it has driven innovation in architecture and engineering. Martin shares his journey, from his early career at Nicholas Grimshaw’s practice to co-foun...

Learn about the key ways we’ll achieve net zero building using sustainable design and modern methods of construction. Check out this month’s episode of our podcast, Built Environment Matters. Bryden Wood’s Head of Sustainability, Pablo Gugel, joins Jaimie Johnston MBE.  Send us Fan Mail To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy, visit www.brydenwood.com . You can also follo...

The UK's Infrastructure and Projects Authority has just published its Roadmap to 2030 – a clear and bold plan to drive a step change in infrastructure performance. Central to this plan is the adoption of a platforms approach to construction. Bryden Wood first described platform construction back in 2017, and has been developing it ever since. It will transform construction - for everyone&apos...

How is architecture evolving in an era of rapid technological change? In this episode of Built Environment Matters , host Jaimie Johnston MBE speaks with Professor Randy Deutsch about AI’s role in architecture, the adaptability architects need to thrive, and why Gen Z may be the most promising generation for the profession. From career agility to AI-powered design tools, this conversation explores...

Join us for Part 2 of our Digitising Planning podcast where Jaimie Johnston MBE is joined by Miranda Sharp from the National Digital Twin Programme at the Centre for Digital Built Britain and Jack Ricketts, Principal Planning Officer, at Southwark Council. They discuss digitising planning and where that sits within wider digitisation and the National Digital Twin Programme.  Send us Fan Mail To le...

Jaimie Johnston MBE is joined by Miranda Sharp from the National Digital Twin Programme at the Centre for Digital Built Britain and Jack Ricketts, Principal Planning Officer at Southwark Council. They discuss digitising planning and where that sits within wider digitisation and the National Digital Twin Programme. Send us Fan Mail To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy,...

In this episode, Board Director Jaimie Johnston MBE talks to Craig Lamont, Chief Commercial Officer, at  asBuilt Digital in Sydney about 3D spatial technology, IoT connected construction sites and how we should use the tech to return the time back to human. Send us Fan Mail To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy, visit www.brydenwood.com . You can also follow Bryden Wood...

Part 2: This episode, Jaimie Johnston and Professor Jacqui Glass get into the semantics around construction nomenclature before turning to the foundational importance of industry standards. Finally, Jacqui talks about why we should be attracting graduates and master's students into the industry as they can bring about significant shifts in how things get done. Send us Fan Mail To learn more a...

Part 1: This month, Board Director Jaimie Johnston talks to Professor Jacqui Glass from The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment. They explore the relationship between academia, industry and research, as well as Jacqui’s role as Lead of The Transforming Construction Network Plus (N+). Send us Fan Mail To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy, visit www.brydenwo...

Part 2 of Board Director, Jaimie Johnston in conversation with Josh Johnson from McKinsey, talking about the digital empowerment of the construction industry, cleaning up processes to maximise technology-led benefits, overcoming fragmentation, and the pursuit of value as we create a better future... Send us Fan Mail To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy, visit www.bryde...

Josh Johnson brings his perspective - and McKinsey insights - on the construction industry, including the current market, trends and developments. Send us Fan Mail To learn more about Bryden Wood's Design to Value philosophy, visit www.brydenwood.com . You can also follow Bryden Wood on LinkedIn.

Join us for an exciting episode of Built Environment Matters, where Jaimie Johnston MBE, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood, welcomes Amy Marks, the Queen of Prefab and Head of Industrialized Construction Strategy at Autodesk. This conversation dives deep into: The shift from traditional construction to i ndustrialized methodologies. How DfMA and productization are redefining efficiency and sus...

Bryden Wood's Head of Sustainability and Building Physics, Helen Hough, joins Jaimie Johnston to talk about all things sustainable design: From how Platform construction (P-DfMA) helps to lower embodied carbon, to designing buildings to the WELL Building Standard, with COVID-19 in mind. Helen Hough also gives an overview of the various built environment institutions working towards a more sus...

In addition to Jaimie Johnston's role as Board Director at Bryden Wood, he is also the Design Lead at the Construction Innovation Hub. In this episode, he talks to his CIH colleague, Keith Waller, who is the Program Director at The Hub. They will talk about the future of the construction industry, the role of Government and how UK construction could lead the world. The Construction Innovation...

This month, Bryden Wood Creative Technologies Director Jami Cresser-Brown talks about how digital technologies and automating design can turbocharge housing and modern methods of construction, the ground-breaking PRiSM app, and why some architects should think more like primary school children. Artwork: Megan Chown, Bryden Wood Podcast Music : Tamar Zak-Collins Send us Fan Mail To learn more about...

Design to Value in Process Engineering: John Dyson, former VP of Capital Strategy at GSK joins host, Jaimie Johnston MBE, to describe his award-wining approach to process design and explains how embracing uncertainty changes projects from miserable to exciting, and delivers real value for clients. Artwork: Megan Chown, Bryden Wood Podcast Music : Tamar Zak-Collins Send us Fan Mail To learn more ab...

We’ve talked extensively about the benefits a Platforms approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) can bring to a construction project, namely cost savings, increased safety on site, better quality, more sustainable buildings. But, what does a plausible future look like in practice if government and the private sector adopt this way of working. Board Director and Head of Global Syste...

Bryden Wood Board Director and Head of Global Systems, Jaimie Johnston MBE, talks about a platform approach to design for manufacture and assembly (P-DfMA) and how it can benefit architects, the construction industry, the built environment and society as a whole. Bryden Wood is a technology-led design company focused on Design to Value in construction. Their pioneering work with platform design en...