What are the benefits of reference design?

Battery manufacturers such as CATL, BYD, LG Energy Solution, Panasonic, and others are expanding their portfolios of complex new gigafactories.

Our approach at Bryden Wood is rooted in a Design to Value methodology.We dismantle a process rigorously until we reduce it to its smallest components.

Then we call on a breadth and depth of expertise to optimise every component, so that when we combine them in the complete solution, the whole will operate to the maximum efficiency of all of its parts.. We use construction technology to create a digital model of every component, containing as much value data as we can source, ranging from energy consumption to physical space requirements to expected lifespan to cost.In the digital design environment, we experiment with a huge number of permutations of components, introducing variables, then measuring, iterating and refining, over and again..Adopting this Design to Value approach, enables us to see how small changes in one component can have a dramatic consequence at a later stage.

And conversely, we can trace inefficiencies and anomalies back to their source.By modelling the effect of several variables simultaneously we can build in flexibility where it’s needed to ensure future viability when circumstances change, which, as current events should teach us, they will.. From the earliest stages, we work with 3D visualisations of processes and physical assets.

This allows users to take a virtual reality walk through the process, to test the physical environment and anticipate any issues.

It’s proven to be very helpful for people to be able to interact with a potential solution in this immersive way, making it much easier to articulate requirements and assess solutions.. Standardisation and automation in construction.Automatic building configuration software development.

Sustainability/Energy strategies, LEED or BREEAM, Energy modelling, Whole Life Cycle Carbon Analysis.Client Representative.

Site support and building life cycle analysis.Local code analysis.