CHETWOODS' APPROACH
Works
Works adopts digital tools and technologies to optimise data-driven decision making.
Adopting the best-in-class digital tools and technologies to optimise data-driven decision-making in the delivery and operation of buildings. We improve efficiency and clarity in processes, while reducing costs.
Digitisation empowers us to enhance collaboration, foster innovation, and streamline the approach. By leveraging digital tools, we strive to deliver optimal results for our clients and ensure the wellbeing of future occupants in their buildings.
our impact
intelligent building design
Works is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of digital construction across all property sectors. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is utilised in our daily operations, streamlining efficiency at every step.
Our use of BIM goes beyond the planning and design phase in every scheme, extending throughout every building's lifecycle. All of our BIM work is done internally by specialists, which ensures project continuity and collaboration.
Digital Twin Technology
Our unique approach to BIM enables digital twin models to be created and utilised by a building's tenant to analyse performance and maintenance. By pushing intelligent technology at this phase of a building's lifecycle we offer value not only to the developer but to the tenant and future occupiers.
It serves as a vital tool for minimising carbon emissions, optimising health and staff wellbeing, and facilitating proactive building maintenance strategies.
Building performance AI can be applied to optimise the performance of the buildings we design. Through complex simulations and data analysis, AI can help to predict and enhance a structure's energy efficiency, environmental impact, and overall functionality. Collecting detailed data on building operations provides greater opportunity for future-proofing and retrofitting a building.
3D Models
We use technologies to survey and map existing sites, which creates digital records that meticulously document physical objects with precision and detail. Our specialists create 3D models through scan to BIM that evaluate and categorise building materials.
This prioritises the re-use of materials, allowing for circular economy principles to be prioritised and implemented on our clients' future projects.
Measuring wellbeing
We have been at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge technology to analyse human emotional responses to our built environment. The use of this technology analyses even the most subtle facial movements and attention, enabling us to discern, interpret, process, and simulate human affects and emotional responses.
The technology harnesses AI to observe multiple algorithms to comprehensively understand how environments elicit human responses.
By using these methods we can refine best practices to design happiness into places and spaces. Our research has been instrumental in informing design decisions across property sectors, including a recent project involving the design of a library space within a primary school.
AI in design
AI is influencing how we explore the creative process. Generative design, powered by AI, is revolutionising our approach to complex design challenges.
We use artificial intelligence as part of our design exploration process when considering initial options for our schemes. We utilise sketches, technical drawings and detailed descriptive text, which together are tuned and carefully edited to create the desired pictorial result. AI interprets the creative thinking of our designers, adding an extra dimension to our preliminary concepts.