{"id":31272,"date":"2025-07-10T07:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/solving-difficult-design-problems-an-interview-with-andrew-watts-of-newtecnic\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T07:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:10:55","slug":"solving-difficult-design-problems-an-interview-with-andrew-watts-of-newtecnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/solving-difficult-design-problems-an-interview-with-andrew-watts-of-newtecnic\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving Difficult Design Problems &#8211; An Interview with Andrew Watts of Newtecnic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Newtecnic is a world leader in the engineering design of ambitious construction projects and building envelope systems. In this <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#listen\">interview<\/a>, <strong>Andrew Watts<\/strong>\u00a0describes how his firm became an international success and how they approach difficult design problems.<span id=\"more-7279\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7285 img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AWatts.jpeg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7285 img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AWatts.jpeg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AWatts.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AWatts-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Watts it the CEO of <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newtecnic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Newtecnic<\/a>, an architect\u00a0and engineer. In this exciting interview, he discusses the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to solve difficult design problems<\/li>\n<li>What is agile management of design<\/li>\n<li>Why you should start by\u00a0designing the process before\u00a0you start the design task<\/li>\n<li>Why experimentation is essential<\/li>\n<li>How the construction industry will change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Newtecnic<\/h2>\n<p>Newtecnic is an international world leader in the engineering design of complex highly ambitious construction projects and advanced building envelope systems. The company is an engineering design house that undertakes the engineering design of building structures, facades, and MEP (Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing) installations in partnership with leading international developers, architects, and contractors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7284 img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-5.jpg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7284 img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-5.jpg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-5-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-5-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-5-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2003, Newtecnic\u2019s design professionals team is completely and solely dedicated to the design and engineering of structures, facades and MEP.<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with the Engineering Department of Cambridge University, Newtecnic\u2019s R&amp;D team, based in Cambridge UK, analyses, develops, tests, validates and specifies new building technologies and methods.<\/p>\n<p>Newtecnic has offices in the USA, UK and Saudi Arabia. The company is owned, directed and managed by long-established highly qualified and experienced engineers and architects. Newtecnic holds the ISO 9001:2015 certification with the British Standards Institution (BSI).<\/p>\n<p>For more information, go to <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newtecnic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">newtecnic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7282 img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-3.jpg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7282 img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-3.jpg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-3-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-3-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Newtecnic-3-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos are courtesy of Newtecnic<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"listen\">Listen to the interview (also on iTunes)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Andrew-Watts-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/aec-business.com\/?powerpress_pinw=7279-podcast&#039;);\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Andrew-Watts-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" download=\"Andrew-Watts-interview.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/solving-difficult-design-problems-interview-with-andrew-watts-of-newtecnic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Newtecnic is a world leader in the engineering design of ambitious construction projects and building envelope systems. 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