Densification and the geometry of change: *designing data centres in an age of uncertainty* \\Michael Hope-Jones
As AI workloads push rack densities to 150 kW and beyond, data centre design is inverting – from white space outward to infrastructure inward. MEP Director Michael Hope-Jones argues the industry needs to stop chasing the future and start building present-enabling infrastructure that can adapt as requirements crystallise.
Navigating the *energy debate:* Challenges and solutions | The Bryden Wood podcast \\ Martin Wood, Adrian La Porta and Professor John Dyson
When the lights went out across Spain and Portugal in April 2025, it exposed something the energy debate had been circling for years. Bryden Wood co-founder Martin Wood, Technical Director Adrian La Porta and Professor John Dyson examine what the grid really needs – and why cost alone is the wrong measure.
Accelerate Data Centres | *Round table report* \\ Richard Simpson & Professor John Dyson
What happens when competitors from across the data centre industry come together to share problems openly? Bryden Wood convened leaders from Google, Equinix, VIRTUS, Edged, and Digital Realty to confront the sector's most pressing challenges – from exponential rack density to power supply constraints and regulatory fragmentation across Europe.
Redefining data centres: innovation, sustainability and *the future of construction* | Bryden Wood podcast \\Jaimie Johnston MBE and Lincoln Wood, Edged
How is the data centre industry evolving to meet the challenges of AI, sustainability, and energy security? In this episode of Built Environment Matters, Jaimie Johnston MBE speaks with Lincoln Wood, Director of Design at Edged.
Advances in *data center design + delivery* | Autodesk Univeristy \\Jaimie Johnston MBE
Serial hyperscale, co-location, and edge clients are driving a new model for data centre design – one built on digital libraries of configurable, standardised solutions rather than bespoke projects. Jaimie Johnston MBE presented this 40-minute session at Autodesk University 2024, exploring automation, industrialisation, and decarbonisation in data centre delivery.
Chip Thinking® for data centre design: *Enhancing efficiency and reducing risk* \\ Brathepan Alagenthiran and Thomas Lockie
Data centre design is too complex and too consequential to rely on intuition. Thomas Lockie and Brathepan Alagenthiran explain how Bryden Wood's Chip Thinking® approach uses digital simulation and data-driven modelling to assess performance, reduce risk, and accelerate delivery — from initial brief through to industrialised construction.
Heat rejection in data centres: * the path to optimisation* \\Robin Underwood
How you reject heat is one of the most consequential decisions in data centre design – affecting PUE, water consumption, footprint, and long-term flexibility. Robin Underwood examines the options, the trade-offs, and what the shift to liquid cooling means for heat rejection systems going forward.
Defining *Reference Design* \\ Jaimie Johnston MBE
Major clients with national or global rollouts shouldn't have to start from scratch on every site. Director Jaimie Johnston MBE explains Reference Design – Bryden Wood's approach to developing a highly optimised, site-agnostic core design that can be configured, scaled, and industrialised across an entire programme.