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You must take up the mantle and do things you have not done before, engage with people not engaged with before; like a carpentry workshop making aircraft parts.

by Charles Dickens.In my story, I am the central character, wracked by negativity and the sense of a world somehow lost, with many worries about the future.

I am visited by three personifications.The first is the brightness, promise, and capability being brought by the young that will blossom into the world.The second personification is that of the researchers; business, political and organisational workers; and investors who are already working hard to guide the world.

Finally, but maybe the most powerful, is the personification of humanity and the interconnection of people.. At the end of the story, there is a sense of optimism..I will therefore go into 2025 with optimism and a determination to carry on trying to build connections and collaborations.

Building on some well-laid foundations of thinking and action, I will try to come together with others to accelerate positive change.

I will count my worries and fears as friends helping guide me on a safe path.Flexibility in modular construction.

At Bryden Wood, it’s a guiding principle that we never compromise the design to fit the system.Rather, our aim is to allow a level of flexibility in the components to resolve the tension between the need for optimisation and variability – what the market wants, or clients need.

For example, with the Platform to superstructure, we have a series of standard connection brackets, which link the beams and columns.The same brackets are used consistently and they are colour-coded.