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Technical Circular.

A combination of emerging factors drive change in the activities and operations in a laboratory function..In research laboratories, the work and team can change rapidly as new discoveries are made, equipment and technologies change, and there is the need to reduce or cease some operations while others are expanded..

The people and skills change and there are changes in social and environmental demands.This uncertainty drives a need for a combination of flexibility and adaptability..The laboratory estate needs to be adaptable in order to be expanded, contracted, and/or repurposed without significant planning issues, cost, time and impact to ongoing operations.

The spaces within the estate need to allow for flexibility in the location of people, processes and equipment, with changes, wherever possible, carried out without the need for engineering and construction.Finding the right balance is a critical factor..

Almost universal among participants in the discussion, was a concern about the sheer amount of data now generated in laboratories.

This is one of the key drivers for smart systems, as the level of data already outstretches the human capability to examine, analyse, and make-sense of it.. Smart systems can provide a mechanism to inform decision making, but the sheer quantity and flow rate of new data also create practical problems.Since starting work at Bryden Wood my mindset has changed and I think I would like to now move on to higher education.’.

Speaking about what initially drew him to Bryden Wood, Charlie enthuses about both the practical advantages (the company is close to his home) and the career development opportunities provided by this unique practice whose core principles and activities so captured his interest.He was also impressed by the potential for further development.

‘Bryden Wood appealed to me massively,’ says Hall, ‘as a company who are expanding rapidly.’ However the best thing about them, he says, is that they are a multi-discipline company, which ‘allows for the potential of working on a wide range projects.. Hall says the thing he finds most enjoyable about his apprenticeship position is that it enables him to work on ‘live projects’ where he is given the opportunity and responsibility to assist in work going out.He also enjoys travelling from his St. Albans base, either to Bryden Wood’s London office or to visit projects/buildings he has worked on.