from the east


Deep clean disinfection. Twice-daily temperature tests. Compulsory PPE. After hearing about the situation in China fi rst-hand, a well-known architect gives us an insight into what the post-lockdown construction landscape could look like for Scotland


on what the new norm may look like in our own offi ces, on site and in terms of new types of work.


That led to discussions with Alan Wilson of SELECT and ultimately a sharing of views to inform discussions with government. One of the most pertinent


conversations was the organisation of a virtual meeting between myself, Alan and a friend and former colleague at Robert Gordon University who now runs a large international architect’s


practice in China. I reached out to him because it became clear that we could learn much from his experience of adapting his life, business and site interactions, and he duly painted a vivid and fascinating picture of what’s happening in a country several months ahead of us in terms of dealing with coronavirus. Of most interest to me – and no doubt SELECT Members – were the measures which appear to have been introduced on many Chinese construction sites.


This fed into the development of


a fl owchart, which in turn facilitated discussions regards the development of potential new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with the Scottish Government and Construction Scotland. From this fi rst-hand experience, it’s not a massive leap to create a hypothetical scenario of what could be in store for Scotland as we move forward tentatively into a post-pandemic world…


Construction sites Before a single worker set foot on-site, the post-lockdown period saw many sites in China thoroughly deep cleaned and disinfected.


After that, companies were required to compile a register of staff . The people named on this list were then the only ones allowed to access sites and premises.


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