CIBSE School Design Group

Was it the bankers, the builder, the facility manager or the government? The anatomy of a public private partnership dispute

Mon, 17 Oct 11 07:41:48 -0700

BARTLETT SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND CIBSE SCHOOL DESIGN GROUP request the pleasure of your company to a lecture to be delivered by

Melissa Kirby

Honeywell, Australia

‘Was it the bankers, the builder, the facility manager or the government? The anatomy of a public private partnership dispute.’

Public private partnership (PPP) is a government procurement model that became popular in the early 1990s under the John Major conservative government. Since then, the model has spread to Canada, Australia and India and has been used to procure numerous public infrastructure projects. One of the defining features of PPPs is the long term contract with the facilities management company; a contract that is usually 25-30 years long. The length of these contracts and the complexity of the infrastructure projects mean that the facilities management (FM) provider must have a high degree of corporate reliability and credibility as well as a significant depth of operational expertise in order to provide the services needed. Due to such lengthy terms, the FM provider also builds a large store of implicit knowledge about the site and a web of informal networks that inform and influence how the site is run on a day-to-day basis.

This presentation will explore a case study of the near-termination of an FM provider and how factors such as the negotiations between the government and the bankers, the design and construction of the building, the political backdrop and the stores of implicit knowledge and informal networks all had an impact on the situation and its resolution. It will also demonstrate practical approaches that professionals in the built environment sector can implement to manage and mitigate risks in complex contractual environments and how disputes can become the foundation to stronger and healthier operational relationships.

01st December 2011, 5.00pm

at the

Bartlett Central (Room G01)

UCL Central House

14 upper Woburn Place

London WC1H 0NN

About Speaker:

Melissa Kirby is Associate General Counsel at Honeywell, advising its Automation and Control Solutions business group in the Asia Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East regions. Honeywell is a global manufacturing and technology company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Honeywell, Melissa headed up the legal, regulatory and compliance department of a major Australian utility company. She has been in private practice in the English law firm Clifford Chance and the New York law firm White & Case specializing in cross-border dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific region.

Melissa graduated from the Australian National University with first class honours in law, a degree and scholarships in Asian Studies and is admitted to practice in England and Wales, Victoria and New South Wales. Melissa is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese and has functional capability in French. Melissa is also a qualified company director.

This is a public lecture and all are welcome ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, NO REGISTRATION, ALL ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF CIBSE SCHOOL DESIGN GROUP BULLETIN No. 4

NEW: DESIGNING FOR EDUCATION

Sun, 09 Oct 11 05:38:27 -0700

OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) promotes the exchange and analysis of policy, research and experience in all matters related to educational facilities.

On 29 September 2011, CELE will launch its flagship publication Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011. Published once every five years, the 250-page book showcases over 60 exemplary or recently built or refurbished educational facilities from 28 countries. Each project is lavishly illustrated with colour photos, plans and descriptions. The publication includes a retrospective of educational building over the last 50 years and look at current challenges and future directions.

Designing for Education is available for purchase a special reduced rate for orders placed before 19 September 2011. To receive the discount, please email thierry.suares@oecd.org.

A launch event and exhibition are planned at OECD Headquarters in Paris on 29 September 2011. Leading architectural critic Shane O’Toole and five education reformers – researchers, educators, architects and policymakers – will take the audience on a journey through the top schools and universities in the Compendium. Registration is free – or you can watch the webcast live. See www.oecd.org/edu/facilities/compendiumlaunch for more details.

COMING SOON!!! School Design Group Bulletin No. 4

Tue, 02 Aug 11 01:27:51 -0700

The new issue of the School Design Group Bulletin No. 4 will be published in September 2011. This issue is supported by RPS, WindowMaster, Reading University, Brunel University and University College London.

NEW CIBSE School Design Group Event

Mon, 25 Jul 11 06:50:20 -0700

For those involved in the design and construction of school buildings this is a time of great change. The river of money allocated for building schools has run dry and the price of energy is increasing. Yet, there are social and moral obligations to provide school buildings that are both safe and healthy for those who are amongst the most vulnerable in our society, and that enable children to achieve their full academic potential.

The noted Egyptian architect, Hassan Fathy, said “Before investing or proposing new mechanical solutions, traditional solutions in vernacular architecture should be evaluated and then adopted or modified and developed to make them compatible with modern requirements.” It is only in recent times that we have sought to resolve the inadequacies of design by using mechanical systems where previously passive systems had sufficed. Natural ventilation is still the most common ventilation strategy used by UK buildings yet to some involved in the design and construction of buildings it remains a black art.

This seminar aims to answer three key questions: (i) Is there still a case for naturally ventilating schools? (ii) What are the objective lessons that can be learned from functional schools built during the last decade? (iii) Can a compliant natural ventilation strategy ever be assured?

The CIBSE Schools Design Group and Natural Ventilation Group hope you will join them for a frank discussion of these pertinent questions.

Link:

http://natventinschools.eventbrite.com/

NEW EVENT: James' Review

Mon, 16 May 11 08:37:18 -0700

Title SCALA/SCEME Study Day 2011 – Making the most of what you’ve got

When Friday 3 June 2011

Where UWE, Bristol

Cost £130 (one day)

SCALA and SCEME have joined together for their 5^th joint study day on the theme of ‘Making the most of what you’ve got. The challenge of building a sustainable environment has been explored at previous events. This year it will be put in the context of capital programme cuts of 50% or more with the focus on innovative and effective ways of maximising a shrinking pot of cash in a sustainable way.

There will be p a number of presentations and workshops, including one from Russell Andrews, Director of Education and Planning, Partnership for Schools on the Capital Review, where we are and the next steps (The James Review).

If you are interested or would like further information, please email Fiona Fanning, National Secretary at SCEMEevents@googlemail.com or see www.scala.org.uk.