NEW YEAR INDUSTRY PREDICTIONS
Ian Durbin, partner, Hoare Lea
In 2013 I’m hoping for the return of the design team meeting, where designers design without the constant need to report progress back to
the client via the project manager, and a return to fee level stability where such design team meetings can be justifi ed – as both produce better buildings. A return to optimism! I’m glad to see the back of stupidly short deadlines – design programmes and bid periods have all been shortened to such levels where pressure to deliver seems to be almost daily – this isn’t good for designers (and their home lives!), clients or building users.
Patrick Bellew, principal, Atelier Ten
2012 has been very challenging and has certainly had its lows, but it has had highs too. In particular, it will be hard to beat the thrill of seeing
the Gardens by the Bay open in Singapore to great acclaim with its zero carbon conditioning systems complete and operational. 2013 looks set to be much busier,
both in the UK and overseas, but as an industry we should be concerned that the combination of cut-throat fees and an ever- increasing compliance and regulatory workload, as well as BIM, will result in the repeated deployment of stock solutions and a dearth of innovation.
Christopher Cummings, project director, Hilson Moran
Farewell 2012 old pal. It was a great year to be a Londoner with lots to be proud of, away from Westminster that is, where our ‘greenest-
government-ever’ not so much U-turned as corkscrewed their way through the year. I like a chance to sort that lot out in 2013. Zero carbon is just around the corner and we have such a terrifi c pedigree of design and engineering in the UK that I’m very positive about getting together and building brilliant things. I see a blurring of the lines between engineering, architecture and sustainability as passive design becomes more important than ducts and wires.
Susie Diamond, founding partner, Inkling
What I’d love to leave behind in 2012 is policy disconnectedness, and publication delays – I’m thinking particularly about the Green Deal and
Part L. We need certainty in our design targets – especially when margins are so tight – so moving goalposts are unhelpful. For 2013 I am anticipating the new
defi nition on overheating published by CIBSE, which will improve our ability to accurately predict uncomfortable levels of overheating. I‘m sure overheating will be a hot topic, particularly in domestic projects. I am also excited by the new WiBSE network (Women in Building Services Engineering), which is rapidly gathering momentum.
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January 2013 CIBSE Journal 15
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