Building platforms move us away from bespoke design and delivery into repeatable, lean methods of construction.

It’s vital that we change that perception, because this young generation of gamers already have many of the skills we now need in the industry.They’ve grown up playing games like Minecraft and they’re used to working collaboratively in a 3D environment, designing with a standardised set of components.

We tested our school design app SEISMIC on a group of nine-year-old children in London.We were astonished at how easily and intuitively they were able to use it.. It’s vital that we change the perception of the construction industry and focus on attracting young talent into it.We must make it clear that construction is an exciting, vital industry - one where these young people can put their existing skills to use in an enjoyable and rewarding way.

But most of all, we must collectively rise to our own potential.We must embrace modern methods of construction, including P-DfMA, to move ourselves safely and efficiently into the next stage of the modern world.. To learn more about P-DfMA and Modern Methods of Construction, listen to Episode 1 of our podcast, Built Environment Matters: Platform Construction & Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA).

https://bit.ly/BrydenWoodPodcast.

If you'd also like to continue to learn about our Design to Value approach, DfMA and Modern Methods of Construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.This may be exacerbated in a mechanical ventilation system where we’ve had to disable the heat recovery device.

Extra heating or cooling not only adds to our energy bills, but it also puts more pressure on hitting our carbon reduction targets..In the short term, the UK will see more warmer weather as we head from spring into summer.

Opening windows in naturally ventilated buildings is accepted behaviour on warm days.But now it’s important to open the windows before people start to come into the building, and to let the building air at the end of the working day.