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Brief Writing

Brief better. Build smarter.

We help clients embed low carbon, mass timber, and DfMA approaches into their project pipelines through strategic briefing and the overlay of design and masterplan parameters. Our service ensures that early-stage guidance is aligned with your delivery, cost, and sustainability goals, enabling consistent outcomes across your portfolio. We translate your ESG targets and KPIs into practical, buildable strategies, and address common barriers such as cost, insurance, and policy through targeted research and process definition. Using BIM and LCA methods, we quantify impacts at scale and equip your teams with clear, actionable guidance that secures performance and deliverability.

Service typically delivered between RIBA 0 - 2. 

Benefits 

  • Strategic Alignment - Ensure early briefing supports long-term delivery goals. 

  • Clarity for Teams - Translate KPIs into practical design and process parameters. 

  • Improved Deliverability - Overcome repeated delivery failures across projects. 

  • Quantified Impact - Measure performance against ESG and carbon targets. 

  • Barrier Resolution - Tackle cost, policy, and insurance challenges with targeted insight. 

  • Portfolio-Wide Results - Achieve consistent sustainability outcomes across multiple sites. 

  • Policy Readiness - Stay ahead of emerging requirements for biobased and DfMA strategies. 

  • Customised Guidance - Equip design teams with tailored, practical instructions.