- Delve into the intricacies of the 'Platform II' initiative, leveraging the principles of industrial scalability and mass production to advance construction efficiency.. - Decode the influential role of government procurement strategies in catalysing the adoption of platform-based construction models.. - Explore the flexible and forward-thinking design of the Platform II structural system, thoughtfully engineered to accommodate a variety of architectural forms and functional spaces.. - Understand the considerable benefits that come with the adoption of platform methods, including amplified productivity, reduced build times, and a stronger commitment to sustainable construction practices.Working on building sites in my teens I first realised how reductive the project working environment could be.
Prior to joining Bryden Wood, he led the technical development and process engineering on complex projects in diverse sectors, particularly pharmaceuticals and vaccines but extending to food, fine chemicals, consumer products, battery technology, industrial fibres, waste treatment and nuclear.His roles have included lead process engineer and technology manager on numerous projects, head of process engineering and technology director and project management.
In the latter he has specialised in early-stage project development, working in British Nuclear Group’s decommissioning group and with GSK’s global project development group (the ‘front-end-factory’)..He specialises in the application of process simulation to capital projects, particularly the application of tools commonly used in other sectors, such as dynamic and discrete-event methods and batch processes.Adrian has developed and led approaches to managing process development and scale-up projects, and their integration with capital projects.Alastair is a chartered architect designing innovative facilities in the life sciences and broader industrial and energy sectors.
He is particularly interested in finding fast, scalable solutions to big global challenges, such as climate change or vaccine production, and uses a range of methods to achieve this including:.Design to Value.
, platforms (P-DfMA), process simulation, and techno-economic analysis..
He has worked on international projects that include large and small molecule upstream and downstream pharmaceutical manufacturing, consumer goods, R&D and QC laboratories, site masterplans, and wider strategic initiatives.Clients can even take a virtual tour to aid their insight, feedback and input.
The design and procurement stages that follow can then also be compressed through focusing time and effort only on the bespoke elements of the largely standardised design.This approach has been enormously powerful for our clients: the ability to rapidly assess the viability of sites has saved months of uncertainty and prevented the inefficiency of wasted work.. Configuring Reference Design.
The rule and data-led thinking that defines Chips and how they can fit together in a design e.g.scale, adjacency, proximity etc.