Professor John Dyson spent more than 25 years at GlaxoSmithKline, eventually ending his career as VP, Head of Capital Strategy and Design, where he focussed on developing a long-term strategic approach to asset management..

Data hall configuration:.Chilled water systems can accommodate various data hall layouts and are suitable for future integration of liquid cooling technologies.. Heat rejection plant location:.

The heat rejection plant can be positioned on the roof or even remotely from the data hall itself, providing valuable design freedom..External heat rejection options:.Chilled water systems are compatible with a range of external heat rejection options, including dry cooling, dry cooling with partial evaporative assist, and full adiabatic cooling.

This allows for optimisation based on climate and environmental considerations.. A key factor in maximising the heat rejection system (with chilled water) efficiency is minimising the heat rejection unit approach temperature i.e.the difference between the external air temperature and the chilled water outlet temperature.

Every degree closer results in mechanical cooling being eliminated for potentially hundreds of hours, leading to significant energy savings.

In hot, dry climates, using adiabatic cooling which cools towards the wet bulb temperature which is often much lower than the dry bulb temperature, can further reduce the number of hours of mechanical cooling required.As identified above, DfMA is an essential part of the strategy to achieve net zero embodied and operational carbon.

Bryden Wood’s Platform approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) is a system that delivers efficiencies across the entire construction process by applying the principles of manufacturing.. Bryden Wood have taken the P-DfMA approach for the design of multiple projects, like Landsec’s The Forge office development in London, where we have followed the hierarchies described above..The Forge.. Its lean design, using a standardised ’kit-of-parts’ and the better control on the specification and procurement of materials has shown the following benefits:.

Reduction of the amount of material used.Reduction of waste produced during construction.