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An email from one of our clients: Monday 19th December Hi Simone I am not sure what your staff movements are this week but I have had a project manager ask me for a draft… Read more

Grenfell Tower Fire On 14.06.2017, a fire believed to have been caused by an electrical fault in a refrigerator broke out in Grenfell Tower, burning for 60 hours, and causing the death of over 70… Read more

Overview & Purpose All building work in New Zealand must comply with the Building Code to ensure safety, durability and efficiency for all users / occupants.  As part of this, Section H1 of the Building… Read more

Health & Safety Files (H&S) are concise documents that include health and safety information to allow maintenance, cleaning, alterations, refurbishment or demolition to be carried out safely. Typically they include details of the project and… Read more

Part L2 of the UK Building Regulations dictates that a building owner must be issued with suitable information to operate and manage their building efficiently before approval of final construction can be given. Often referred… Read more

The sustainable and efficient operation of all buildings, commercial or residential, is so important in our current climate. As a result, Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations and the Approved Document for… Read more

‘The Building User Guide (BUG) provides the end-users / occupants of the building with a simple, quick and easy guide to the everyday functions of the building in order to ensure a safe and healthy… Read more

Project Specific Maintenance Log Sheets provide detailed information on the exact building elements installed and their specific maintenance requirements. This ensures that preventative maintenance is carried out to meet the requirements of the product warranty… Read more

Building Handover Manuals provide project specific details on the architectural and structural elements of a project but can also include details on the services to provide a full comprehensive handover document for the building.  This… Read more

Post construction, and once a building has been handed over to the client, it is important to ensure that the building services installed are operating in-accordance with the design intentions and objectives of the project. … Read more

The Australian Government Department of Defence (Defence) sets out stringent building lifecycle documentation requirements as per the Defence Estate Quality Management Systems (DEQMS), which is managed through the HOTO (Handover / Takeover) process.   Inline with… Read more

Outsourcing of O&M Manuals