Workshop and Industry Discussion on Platform Ecosystems in Collaboration with ARCOM, CENE and CIB W55
We are delighted to welcome you to the Workshop and Industry Discussion on Platform Ecosystems, taking place on Friday, 11 April 2025 at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. The afternoon session (12.30 – 4.30 pm) focuses on industry engagement, offering practical insights into how platform approaches are being applied in real-world construction contexts. This includes an invited speech from Richard Crosby (Seismic Group Ltd.), whose work demonstrates innovation in production-led methods and a panel discussion on the use of industrialised construction.
We warmly invite you to join us for this interdisciplinary dialogue and knowledge exchange. Lunch and refreshments will be provided during the workshop.
Event Details
Title: Workshop and Industry Discussion on Platform Ecosystems
Date: Friday, 11 April 2025
Time: 1.15 pm – 4:30 pm (lunch will be available at 12:30 pm)
Venue:
Room CCE1-402
Business and Law Building
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/conferencing-and-external-hire/our-venues/city-campus-east/cce-1/travelling-to-city-campus-east/
Workshop Conveners:
- Dr Niraj Thurairajah (Northumbria University)
- Dr Akila Rathnasinghe (Northumbria University)
Programme Overview
12:30 PM – Lunch
1:15 PM – Invited Speech by Mr Richard Crosby – Platform and Industrialised Construction
2:00 PM – Presentations by doctoral students and Q&A
- Enhancing Architect–Client Collaboration Through Visual Communication in Health Infrastructure Projects – Nahl Butt, University of Leeds, UK
- Platform-Enabled Circularity in Offsite Construction: A Conceptual Framework – Odoi Asare, Northumbria University, UK
- Identifying Value Tensions in Ecosystems: A Case from the Construction Industry – Gijsbert van de Waerdt, University of Twente, Netherlands
3:00 PM – Panel Discussion – Industrialised Construction: progress, opportunities and barriers
- Julie Colbert (Sir Robert McAlpine)
- Richard Crosby (Seismic Group)
- Volkan Ezcan (LJMU)
- Moderator: Niraj Thurairajah (Northumbria University)
4:00 PM – Closing remarks
Invited Speaker
Richard Crosby
Director, The Seismic Group Ltd.
Richard is a recognised leader in production-led construction methods and the development of the Seismic Platform, an industry-changing initiative featured as the exemplar in the government’s Product Platform Rulebook. He is a trusted advisor to government departments on MMC and a director of the Offsite Alliance, advancing industrial construction and sector-wide innovation.