Transforming Construction Network Plus (TCN+).
A beautiful, relaxing place to stay for people who want to solve problems together.This could be done over breakfast, while swimming in the pool, formally in a meeting room, on the terrace, in the bar.
Collisions of people and ideas in a setting where the mundane can be left in the lobby.. A frivolous thought.Well may be, but we did not lose sight of what we felt were the opportunities of place-making and culture setting in being an important element in solving some of the big problems in the world of infrastructure.. Zoom forward several years and the moment seemed right.Work and projects in a number of business sectors had demonstrated that there is an imperative to be able to industrialise technologies faster and to do so sustainably and cost effectively.
There are proven approaches to doing this, the problem seems to be the adoption of these approaches.. Our first attempt at the Grand Hotel of Value, was in fact more of a reception.Key client organisations in the pharmaceutical industry came together under the umbrella of Accelerate Pharma to be part of the thinking to address the opportunities.. With a great location, opposite the Watson Crick Institute, a light and vista filled room, with good food and an open and relaxed agenda and pace, this approach to cross-company, cross-sector collaboration was started..
If you want to know how it went, read my next blog, which will share the learning and suggest paths forward..
Professor John Dyson spent more than 25 years at GlaxoSmithKline, eventually ending his career as VP, Head of Capital Strategy and Design, where he focussed on developing a long-term strategic approach to asset management..The use of bolted connections on steelwork joints is safer as hot trades such as welding are omitted.
The connections are also quick and easy for less well skilled labour..The joints can be unbolted at the end of the building’s life, potentially with the use of temporary propping.
It is important that the method statement is considered at design stage so that the assembly and disassembly method are developed concurrently (planning ahead for reuse)..The disassembly should encourage components to be removed in their entirety.