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The facts are becoming increasingly clear: putting grass on roofs or achieving a gold plaque changes almost nothing; we need ambitious and holistic solutions at every level..

This would allow us to build the new refinery while keeping the old one going for as long as possible, before transferring operations to the new one.. As you can imagine, a refinery is a hugely technical building and the M&E element is the most significant part of the project.We designed the building, it went out to tender and is currently in construction.

It’s due to be completed later this year, with commissioning taking until 2023.We are continuing to work on the project as Design Guardian.. A complete mechanical and electrical engineering solution.Over the years, design and build of complex facilities has become piecemeal.

Contracts are split up between designers and contractors, and everyone tries to minimise or pass on risk.The trouble with this is that it destroys value for the client – it removes the big picture view, which is really important, especially on highly complex and intricate jobs like laboratories or some of the others I’ve described here.

Some of the time, we find ourselves having to fix work that has been poorly conceived and carried out because of this way of working.

Systems that simply don’t work.Having our own clients presents us with a range of questions that we have to answer, and it requires a particular set of capabilities.

We create solutions and give them to clients – for them to use.That means our product has to work independently of us – it has to achieve a level of external usability and stability..

Working in this way has also given us a lot of scope in terms of choosing what sort of team we want to be, to evolve sometimes according to the individuals who join the team, and to decide our own overall development path – but we’ve always been tethered strongly to the core intellectual drive of the company.. What is your position on AI/generative design/automation in construction/robotics in construction?.AI relies on large data sets.