It’s really important, therefore, that we understand these processes in detail.

To get further though I need to be involved in the leadership of change.By leadership, I do not mean getting others to do things..

I am talking about developing new, fresh leading ideas and using know-how, skill and energy to make things happen.I am talking about ambition, scale and the courage to be at the front of the pack, not hanging back and waiting to see what might be popular, what others might do, it is about forging a way forward ahead of current thinking with ambitions and aspirations beyond those of the current trends.. “The ability of an individual or a group of people to influence organisations and society.“.How could every building be carbon neutral, how could we replace every coal and gas power station?

These ideas are part of leadership but I believe leadership needs to go further than influence.The ambition needs to link the influence with the capability and energy to deliver..

When my son was in Junior school as part of a project, we did a historic walk around my hometown, Newbury.

I remember vividly reading about a workshop, just behind the Methodist Church, which during the Second World War was used to make components for the eponymous Spitfire.Increased non-water-based cooling demands with an associated increase in power consumption is further driving most site acquisition conversations to focus on power, and lead time to power availability..

The simplicity of the single-story campus also remains a key challenge for Europe, and, even in the US, this development strategy is being challenged.Multi-story building geometries with associated distribution complexities and more space for plant are having to be envisioned, carrying with them potential impact on CapEx and OpEx envelopes, as well as embodied carbon and carbon in use.

Along with this, speed to market remains high on the agenda and, by default, pre-construction timescales are increasingly coming under pressure..The dream for design standardisation remains alive but is being challenged by rapidly changing technology and service demands.