Minutes of meeting held on 27th February 2017, commencing at 2 pm in Room 24, Newton,
Nottingham Trent University.
PRESENT: All members
J. Borkowska (JKB), J. Bowen (JHB), S. Dowson (SD), M. Ford (MF)
ABSENT: F. Knights (FK)
ACTION
1.0 MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES:
Type up minutes and upload to blog - Every member to produce their fictitious CV. - Starts in 2017, the year when graduated NTU - Add in everything after then to lead you up to your role within the practice Book room for next weeks meeting Research into recycled materials available eg. Concrete and reusing tyres and bottles The amount of plastic that goes into landfill research Company start-up costs research Look up how much architecture practices pay themselves when they start up BIM level 4 research and what it is about Behaviours in collaborations, in response to BIM level 4 research Research technologies in relation to chosen sectors Research building methods (building processes and techniques) Research future materials Create our individual SWOT analysis referring to our individual roles Create company SWOT analysis Finish PESTEL analysis Everyone review minutes What is the evidence of your directors suitability for their chosen roles within the firm (modelled partially upon personal career development plans following graduation)? What is your firms product? What is the market for this product? What is your unique selling point (USP)? What are your firms strengths and weaknesses? What opportunities and threats may affect its success? Who are your clientele (and who else might they be in the future)? How does your business fit into the Nottingham community? Who is competing with you locally and/or nationally for potential clients? How will you demonstrate commercial viability? Where will you get set- up funding, and how much is required? What will be the capital and running costs of the practice? What profits do you anticipate and when? How will you manage your company? Will it be a private or publicly owned organisation, a partnership or a co-operative? What kind of employer will you be? What is your attitude to sustainability and carbon reduction? How might another economic recession affect your business? How would you diversify or change course if needed? How might you expand the scope of your business activities? How will you market/promote your company? Researching into ways we can provide a hands on promotion on the stand Research in more detail PPS SD to type up minutes MF to do further precedent research that focuses on rammed earth Not just precedent research but the construction process behind it Maybe start looking at these precedents in further detail, look on the company website for construction details Look how materials get put together Green roofs do further research on construction details JKB to further research cost of renting equipment use these when we start up and our own laptops and in our 5 year business plan aim to buy some of the more expensive equipment
2.0 WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
SD researched into amount of plastic waste produced around the world every year figures to back up our expansion into plastics in 5 years time (mentioned in our Business Action Plan) SD uploaded documents relevant to environmental analysis of the world onto the blog these provide data which we can use to implement our practice in the future provide help with the PESTEL Analysis SD found that there is a 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Outlining goals that the UN wants the world to achieve in the next 13 years
3.0 RECYCLED MATERIALS DISCUSSION
Research by JKB on Recycled Concrete - sustainable option - reduces the amount of material going into landfill - reduces transport costs for sites that involve demolition as it can be recycled onsite
Research by JKB on Recycled Plastic
- plastic bottles can be filled with mud and used as bricks. This is method is stronger than normal bricks - using recycled bottles reduces the cost of a build - moving into recycled plastics as a company in the next 5 years
Research by JKB on Recycled Tyres
- with the amount of cars on the road increasing every year, the amount of tires disposed of is increasing - disposed in large amounts every year - take up lots of landfill space - lots that house vast numbers of tires can prove to be a fire hazard
4.0 BUSINESS ACTION PLAN
Continued working on table, discussing and making decisions on ideas our practice is going to implement. Looking at our actions for the future.
TRANSPORT:
Option for cycling to work scheme
Company car as an option - More sustainable - Cheaper Public transport - Nottingham buses - every member receives a pass - Decided upon this option Looked at SD research on Nottingham bus transport routes and prices
CPD (Continuing Professional Development):
Looked at SD research on subject and number of hours required to do JKB to research whether you have to be an RIBA member to do CPD and if not how much this will cost As an RIBA member you have to undertake 35 hours of CPD a year, 20 hours of which is made up of the CPD Core Curriculum. This consists of 10 areas of which you have to undertake 2 hours of each Decided 1 member will be an RIBA Member Decided we will not be an RIBA Chartered Practice as from JKB Research it will cost an additional 198 a year or 16.50 a month on top of the RIBA membership for individual members. This fee increases once we get more than 5 people in the practice also
FINISHED DISCUSSING BUSINESS PLAN TABLE MF & SD
MF and SD to type up and fill in the gaps within the table
5.0 PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Meet up on Friday for our 2nd Photoshoot to take photos for our website ALL Come dressed smart
6.0 ACTIONS FOR NEXT MEETING:
Type up minutes and upload to blog SD Every member to produce their fictitious CV. ALL - Starts in 2017, the year when graduated NTU - Add in everything after then to lead you up to your role within the practice Book room for next weeks meeting SD Look up how much architecture practices pay themselves when they JKB start up BIM level 4 research and what it is about SD Behaviours in collaborations, in response to BIM level 4 research SD Research technologies in relation to chosen sectors MF Research building methods (building processes and techniques) MF Research future materials MF Create our individual SWOT analysis referring to our individual roles ALL Create company SWOT analysis FK & JHB Finish PESTEL analysis ALL Everyone review minutes ALL What is the evidence of your directors suitability for their chosen roles SD & MF within the firm (modelled partially upon personal career development plans following graduation)? What is your firms product? What is the market for this product? What FK & JHB is your unique selling point (USP)? What are your firms strengths and weaknesses? What opportunities and SD threats may affect its success? Who are your clientele (and who else might they be in the future)? FK How does your business fit into the Nottingham community? Who is FK competing with you locally and/or nationally for potential clients? How will you demonstrate commercial viability? Where will you get set- JKB up funding, and how much is required? What will be the capital and running costs of the practice? What profits JKB do you anticipate and when? How will you manage your company? Will it be a private or publicly SD & MF owned organisation, a partnership or a co-operative? What kind of ALL employer will you be? What is your attitude to sustainability and carbon reduction? JHB How might another economic recession affect your business? How would MF you diversify or change course if needed? How might you expand the scope of your business activities? How will you market/promote your company? FK & JHB Researching into ways we can provide a hands on promotion on the JHB stand Research in more detail PPS FK MF to do further precedent research that focuses on rammed earth MF Not just precedent research but the construction process behind it MF Maybe start looking at these precedents in further detail, look on the MF company website for construction details Look how materials get put together MF Green roofs do further research on construction details MF JKB to further research cost of renting equipment use these when we JKB start up and our own laptops and in our 5 year business plan aim to buy some of the more expensive equipment 9.0 DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Monday 6th March 2017 4pm Room 24, Newton, Nottingham Trent University