Method’s new London partner: implications for low‑energy building design
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Method Consulting has appointed Tom Bentham as partner for building services & environmental engineering and head of its London office at 3 Waterhouse Square, Holborn. Bentham joins from Max Fordham with a track record on complex low-energy buildings, including the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning Magdalene College New Library and Royal Wharf Primary School. His role signals Method’s intent to expand London capability in integrated building services and environmental design, relevant for clients targeting higher operational energy performance and whole-life carbon reductions.
Technical Brief
- Leadership structure pairs Antony Bursey as senior partner with Bentham heading London operations for building services.
Our Take
London-based sustainability consultancies like Method Consulting and Max Fordham feature only sporadically in our 726 Infrastructure stories, suggesting this appointment signals a move from niche building physics work into more mainstream project advisory roles in the UK capital.
With the article tagged to both ‘Projects’ and ‘Sustainability’, Method’s London presence positions it to compete for complex urban schemes similar in profile to RIBA-recognised buildings such as Magdalene College New Library, where low‑carbon performance and design quality are scrutinised in tandem.
Locating in Holborn places Method within a dense cluster of architects, engineers and institutional clients, which typically shortens feedback loops on early‑stage design decisions and can materially influence embodied‑carbon and operational‑energy outcomes on London projects.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
Related Articles
Related Industries & Products
Construction
Quality control software for construction companies with material testing, batch tracking, and compliance management.
Mining
Geotechnical software solutions for mining operations including CMRR analysis, hydrogeological testing, and data management.
CMRR-io
Streamline coal mine roof stability assessments with our cloud-based CMRR software featuring automated calculations, multi-scenario analysis, and collaborative workflows.
HYDROGEO-io
Comprehensive hydrogeological testing platform for managing, analysing, and reporting on packer tests, lugeon values, and hydraulic conductivity assessments.
GEODB-io
Centralised geotechnical data management solution for storing, accessing, and analysing all your site investigation and material testing data.