Tuesday, January 26, 2016: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
The Great Debate
Chair:
Tim Dwyer, CEng, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering (IEDE)
Sponsor: CIBSE ASHRAE liaison committee
CoSponsor: MTG.BIM Building Information Modeling
With an ever-increasing demand for more stringent building environmental requirements, collaboration across the building ’team’ is critical to deliver effective buildings that meet standards and performance metrics. Successful projects do not come from 'silo' working practices and increasingly the engineer will be the lead for interdisciplinary design solutions that benefit from the integrating tools and technologies as well as timely, and properly informed, client communication and interaction. Illustrated with real-world examples, this seminar explores how such enlightened thinking and collaborative methods can deliver truly high performing buildings.
1.00 Integrating Performance Goals into the Design Process
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Trevor Butler, P.Eng., Archineers Consulting Ltd |
More stringent performance goals of energy efficiency, health and wellness are extending the conventional scope of design teams, which increases the risk of failing to deliver these needs. Work methods such as 'fat in the design' and following a silo mentality are no longer acceptable and can lead to failure in budget, operations and quality. Increasingly the engineer will lead interdisciplinary design solutions - formulating a plan for design, construction, commissioning and operation - including architecture, building operations and post-occupation. This presentation will show that planned and programmed communication with all building stakeholders can deliver successful integrated solutions.
2.00 Communication, Communication, Communication: The Only Way of Achieving High Performance Building Projects
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Sergio Sádaba, P.E., Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill Ltd |
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Stephen Ray, Ph.D., P.E., Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill Ltd |
Building projects require many parties to succeed and even then an educated building occupant may struggle to understand and use design features. Communication is increasingly important in project delivery - although if everything is done for the client's benefit why can each party appear so antagonistic? And in international projects even 'simple' industry terms can have different interpretations. Through examples of international projects (China, Middle East, Far East, USA, and Europe) communication (or the lack of communication) resulted in problems and success stories. The main case study will be a 500+ metre high Indonesian net-zero building.
3.00 Delivering Performance
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Nick Mead, FCIBSE, President CIBSE, CEng, CIBSE |
Wherever in the world, built environment professionals should have a common cause – to deliver effective buildings that perform as the client expected. Buildings, whatever the use, demand enormous resources throughout their life - and, in many cases, will waste a large proportion. To maintain reputation and risk, many design for conditions that rarely occur, employing unrealistic 'safety' margins delivering compromised installations that often lack proper commissioning due to over-running programmes. Through real-world examples this will show how, by 'putting its head above the parapet' collaboratively working across the whole supply chain HVAC&R professionals can deliver truly effective buildings.