He is committed to the betterment of lives through individual and collective endeavours.. As well as his business and pharmaceutical experience, Dyson is Professor of Human Enterprise at the University of Birmingham, focussing on project management, business strategy and collaboration.. Additionally, he is a qualified counsellor with a private practice and looks to bring the understanding of human behaviour into business and projects.. To learn more about our Design to Value philosophy, read Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology by Professor John Dyson, Mark Bryden, Jaimie Johnston MBE and Martin Wood.
Once the benefits are clear to both the public and private sectors, collaboration can make this a reality.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesWe like things in neat boxes, we like the tangible; things we can sense, see and touch.
In times where there is a lack of clarity it can feel chaotic and unnerving.In these times we tend to grasp onto something, anything that relieves the feelings of being lost.Like being swept away in a river, we feel the need to grab hold of the nearest branch or rock.
These feelings are called by psychologists Ontological Insecurity.The irony is that in these times and moments we can develop the best ideas, breakthrough arbitrary boundaries and find amazing solutions..
This is often the situation at the start of a design project.
Often called pre-project, this could be a time for exploration, broad thinking, analysis and imagination, however often it’s a time for reductive thinking.When considering how design choices impact embodied carbon, the data only supports the upfront carbon due to incomplete data for whole life carbon (WLC) for the BaU scheme (in 2018 the industry wasn’t regularly considering WLC calculations for projects)..
The key findings:.The substructure used 50% cement replacement, used recycled aggregates from the demolition on site and procured the concrete locally.
In addition, the basement volume was reduced which minimised the excavation and material usage resulting in a combined 46% improvement compared with the Business as Usual scheme..The P-DfMA approach significantly reduced embodied carbon of the superstructure.