While we are stripping things down, let’s tear down the importance we place upon the physical.
Available to purchase at.In my last blog, I explored how innovative, value-driven conceptual design can be shepherded through basic / scheme design.I believe that submitting a project to a sausage-machine-design approach at any point will allow much of the value to be lost or worse.
The question is how you can move into detailed design, construction and beyond while firmly keeping hold of that conceptual value..Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).Integrated Project Delivery is not a new idea and there are many flavours of it available in the world of infrastructure, some with more demonstrated success than others.
There is a lot of evidence that well-implemented IPD has significant benefits in project management terms i.e.projects get delivered more reliably to scope, cost and time.
While this is an important measure the big prize is in securing the delivery to a wider set of value drivers.. Never a fan of extolling a particular flavour or brand of approach, I am much more interested in the ingredients and the principles of any approach.
For me, there are a number of foundations that make IPD valuable: -.Sustainable labs are also more likely to attract environmentally-conscious staff and tenants, and life science businesses expecting to partner with larger companies (e.g.
as a CRO or CDMO) may one day find themselves at risk – with many of these companies already moving towards BREEAM, LEED, WELL, and other accreditations for their own facilities.While demand for labs currently far outweighs supply, this probably won’t always be the case, and sustainability could in the future become a critical differentiator in an increasingly competitive market.. 12.
Unattractive office to lab conversions may struggle in an increasingly competitive life sciences sector.. A recurring theme we hear from our clients is that talented scientists and lab technicians are increasingly hard to find and retain, and at the time of writing both roles are priorities under the UK Government’s skilled worker visa programme.Increased competition means life science businesses and labs must be exceptional places to work, and of course they must also impress current and prospective customers and the regulator..