Built Environment Matters
Founded 28 years ago, Bryden Wood champions a radical transformation in design and construction. Our global team delivers comprehensive services across architecture, engineering, and digital delivery, driving innovation from concept to completion.
We've led projects like the UK's first net-zero commercial building and Europe's highest IT yield data centre, showcasing our commitment to sustainability and efficiency. Our approach harnesses digital tools and manufacturing processes for smarter, faster solutions.
Emphasising systematic, standardised, and configurable solutions, we align with the rapid evolution of technology in energy, healthcare, and infrastructure. Our 'Design to Value' ethos seeks not only cost and time efficiency but societal benefit.
On the Built Environment Matters podcast, we share insights, innovations, and thought leadership from industry experts and our own groundbreaking projects. Whether you're a professional in the built environment or simply passionate about the future of design, this podcast offers thought-provoking discussions and actionable ideas.
Tune in to explore how we're modernising critical infrastructure and shaping a better, more sustainable world.
Episodes
34 episodes
Redefining Data Centers: Innovation, Sustainability, and the Future of Construction | Lincoln Wood, Edged
Welcome to another episode of Built Environment Matters! This month, Jaimie Johnston MBE, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Woo...
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Episode 32
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37:05
In Short: Revolutionising Small Molecule API Manufacturing: Embracing Miniaturisation and Automation
In this enlightening episode, Adrian La Porta, Technical Director at Bryden Wood, dives deep into the evolving landscape of pharmaceutical manufacturing, focusing on...
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Episode 31
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8:46
Exploring Lean Construction and the Future of Building Design with Iris Tommelein
In this enlightening episode of the Built Environment Matters podcast, host Jaimie Johnston MBE engages with Iris Tommelein, a distinguished Professor of Engineering and Project Management at UC Berkeley. Iris, renowned for her contributions to...
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Episode 30
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35:07
Platform II Explored: Revolutionising Construction with Head of Global Systems, Jaimie Johnston MBE
Welcome to another episode of Bryden Wood's 'Built Environment Matters' podcast, where we delve into the transformative world of Platform II. In this episode, Jaimie Johnston MBE explores how Platform II is setting new benchmarks in the constru...
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Episode 29
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5:42
Reference Design - with Jaimie Johnston MBE, Built Environment Matters 'In Short'
In this special 'In Short' edition of Built Environment Matters, Head of Global Systems, Jaimie Johnston MBE gives us a sub-ten-minute lowdown on the benefits of ...
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Episode 27
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8:44
Advancing Prefab with Amy Marks, Queen of Prefab and VP of Enterprise Transformation Practice at Autodesk
Amy Marks joins Jaimie Johnston MBE to talk about Advancing Prefab, which is taking place in Phoenix from 14th-17th March. Now in its seventh year, it's fast becoming the world's biggest c...
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Episode 26
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20:07
Defining customer value to drive innovation in design and construction | Will Lichtig, Chief of Staff at The Boldt Company
Will Lichtig, Chief of Staff at The Boldt Company joins Technical Director Adrian La Porta on this episode of the Built Environment Matters podcast.We learn how Will's twenty-five years of experience as a construction lawyer allowed him ...
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Episode 25
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24:09
Accelerating MMC adoption in Australia with Martin Fenn from PT Blink in conversation with Adam Jordan and Simon McCarthy from Bryden Wood
What is the current state of MMC adoption in Australia and what can be done to accelerate it? How can we best apply the lessons from overseas, particularly looking at the experience in the UK? Adam Jordan, Asia-Pacific Lead at
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Episode 24
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29:35
Digitising supply chain data, Built Environment Matters podcast with Brett Rogers, CEO of KatalystDI
On this month's Built Environment Matters podcast, Brett Rogers, CEO of KatalystDI, talks to Head of Global Systems Jaimie Johnston MBE about integrating supply chain data into the design and construction process and how new digital platforms a...
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Episode 23
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31:45
Hospital Design and Construction with Zig Rubel, President and CEO of Forsight Digital
Listen to our latest podcast with Zig Rubel, president and CEO of Forsight Digital. He talks to podcast host Jaimie Johnston MBE about using data to create better healthcare facilities, the role of standardization and componentization how we ca...
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Episode 22
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33:41
North America's first B Corp Certified General Contractor, Advancing Collaboration and Innovation in Construction with Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - Tim Coldwell, President, Chandos Construction
This episode Bryden Wood Head of Global Systems Jaimie Johnston MBE is joined by Tim Coldwell, President of Canada's Chandos Construction. Tim talks about being purpose-driven, 100% employee-owned, and the first and largest B Corp certified com...
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Episode 21
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35:25
Digitalisation & health and safety in construction, Built Environment Matters podcast with Professor Jennifer Whyte, Director of John Grill Institute for Project Leadership and Head of School of Project Management at University of Sydney
Bryden Wood Asia-Pacific Lead, Adam Jordan, talks with Professor Jennifer Whyte, Director of John Grill Institute for Project Leadership and Head of School and Project Management at University of Sydney. She will be discussing innovation in con...
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Episode 20
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38:09
Integration and digitisation in architecture and construction with Lucy Homer, European Head of Integrated Solutions at Lendlease.
Join us on this month’s episode of Built Environment Matters as Lucy Homer, European Head of Integrated Solutions at Lendlease, discusses centralisation, the importance of teamwork, overcoming industry inefficiency, and how architects in our di...
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Episode 19
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38:06
Prison Architecture: rehabilitation and humane design with Yvonne Jewkes, Professor of Criminology at University of Bath
Discover the transformative power of prison architecture in this episode of Built Environment Matters. Join Professor Yvonne Jewkes, a leading criminologist from ...
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Episode 18
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44:56
Diversity and the Future of Architecture with Satwinder Samra
Satwinder Samra, architect, educator, TV presenter... talks to Bryden Wood Architecture Board Director Paul O'Neill about opening doors and increasing diversity in Architecture, the importance of listening, and how his students make hi...
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Episode 17
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32:16
Global-scale solutions to climate change with Kirsty Gogan from TerraPraxis and Jaimie Johnston MBE
In this inspiring episode, we discuss how to achieve a practical, global-scale solution to the very biggest issue facing humanity – climate change – with Kirsty Gogan of TerraPraxis.
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Episode 16
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38:59
Design to Value: Shaping a Better Built Environment | Martin Wood
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...
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Episode 15
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49:39
Sustainable Buildings: PassivHaus, low carbon design and NABERS: Bryden Wood’s Head of Sustainability, Pablo Gugel, talks to Jaimie Johnston MBE
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, j...
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Episode 14
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46:08
Transforming construction: Platform design and the IPA’s Roadmap to 2030 - Jaimie Johnston MBE in conversation with Trudi Sully from The Construction Innovation Hub
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.
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Episode 13
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50:08
The Future of Architecture: Adaptability, AI & Gen Z | Randy Deutsch
How is architecture evolving in an era of rapid technological change? In this episode of Built Environment Matters, host Jaimie Johnston MBE speaks with ...
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Episode 12
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46:53
Pt. 2: Digitising Planning with Jack Ricketts, Principal Planning Officer, Southwark Council and Miranda Sharp from the National Digital Twin Programme at the Centre for Digital Built Britain
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 Southw...
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Episode 11
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33:19
Part 1 - Digitising Planning with Miranda Sharp from the Centre for Digital Built Britain and Jack Ricketts from Southwark Council
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 ...
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24:55
Bringing Data to Life on IoT Connected Construction Sites - Jaimie Johnston in conversation with Craig Lamont, CCO, asBuilt on our construction podcast
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 t...
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Episode 10
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48:25
Part 2: Professor Jacqui Glass from The Bartlett, UCL's Built Environment Faculty in conversation with Board Director Jaimie Johnston on our construction podcast
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 attractin...
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Episode 9
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25:42
Part 1: Professor Jacqui Glass from The Bartlett, UCL's Built Environment Faculty in conversation with Board Director Jaimie Johnston on our construction podcast
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 Lea...
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Episode 9
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26:14