14 - Development/ Project Briefs Flashcards
Tell me about the key objectives of a development/project brief you have been involved with…
Garden Close
-Time constraints (resident eviction end of May)
-Customer wellbeing and supportive of his neurodivergent needs
-Quality (durability - tnt H&S and maintenance)
-Successful implementation = build business relations to support expansion in Hertfordshire area
What essential site details would you include in a development/project brief?
- Address
- Access
- Known restrictions and constraints
- Repair history
- Asbestos register
- Fire safety reports
- SoW
- Objectives
- Existing surveys
- Historic H&S files
- O&M manuals
- site drawings/floor plans
- EPC
How do project and development briefs differ?
They are formed at different stages
Development brief is formed at strategic brief (Riba Stage 0-2)
Project brief developed at stage 3
Tell me about potential third party stakeholders involved in a brief
- Local authorities
- Contractors
- Resident
- External Consultants
- Community groups/RA’s/TAs
- Statutory authorities
- Investors
- planning departments
- building control teams
- utilities companies
- community groups
- environmental bodies
- specialist interest groups
- insurance and warranty providers
What environmental features and issues would you consider?
- Sustainability
- Boundaries
- Soil - contaminated land, ground conditions
- Asbestos
- Brownfield site
- Waste
- Biodiversity
- Drainage issues
- Conservation areas and listed buildings
- party walls
Tell me about your understanding of the consultation process
- Process of seeking/obtaining advice, feedback, guidance, information
- Various forms in the construction industry
- Public - local community, general publics view for works that impact an area
- Private - private appointment of experts to consult client i.e. architects
What legal issues may impact upon a project brief?
- Party wall matters
- Planning
- Building Regs
- Right of lights, rights of way
- Tree preservation
- CDM
What health and safety issues may impact upon a brief?
- Asbestos
- Fire safety
- Working from heights
- Access and constraints
- Utilities
- Safety and security
- Public safety
- Welfare and facilities
What is the health and safety file, and why is it important?
The health and safety file is a document prepared by the PD, under CDM, providing relevent information that will be of help when planning future construction work and must be in a convenient form, clear, concise and easily understandable.
So anyone carrying out subsequent work on the building will need to know to plan and carry out that work safely.
Reduce risk of harm to those who have to build, use and maintain structures.
Tell me about your understanding of the CDM Regulations 2015
Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015
To ensure clients, designers, contractors and others consider the health and safety of this constructing, maintaining and demolishing the works.
Places statutory duties on clients, principle designer, designers, and contractors to plan, manage and coordinate health and safety throughout the project
Improve safety on site through design, planning and management
What are the general duties under CDM?
To ensure clients, designers, contractors and others consider the health and safety of this constructing, maintaining and demolishing the works.
Places statutory duties on clients, principle designer, designers, and contractors to plan, manage and coordinate health and safety throughout the project
Improve safety on site through design, planning and management
Who is the client, and what are their duties?
A commercial client is any individual or organization that carries out a construction project as part of a business.
A domestic client is any individual who has construction work carried out on their home, or the home of a family member, that is not done as part of any business. Client duties for domestic client will normally pass to PD.
Commercial client
* Make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including making sure:
* other duty holders are appointed as appropriate
* sufficient time and resources are allocated
* Make sure:
-relevant information is prepared and provided to other duty holders
-the principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties
- welfare facilities are provided
Domestic Clients
* Though in scope of CDM 2015, their client duties are normally transferred to:
* the contractor for single contractor projects
* the principal contractor for projects with more than one contractor
* However, the domestic client can instead choose to have a written agreement with the principal designer to carry out the client duties.
Who are the designers and what are their duties
Organizations or individuals who as part of a business prepare or modify designs for a building, product or system relating to construction work.
Designers provide info to other members of the project team to help them fulfil their duties.
Designer duties:
-When preparing or modifying designs, eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during construction and the maintenance & use of the building
Who are the designers and what are their duties
Organizations or individuals who as part of a business prepare or modify designs for a building, product or system relating to construction work.
Designers provide info to other members of the project team to help them fulfil their duties.
Designer duties:
-When preparing or modifying designs, eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during construction and the maintenance & use of the building
Who is the principal contractor and what are their responsibilities under cdm ?
A principal contractor is appointed by the client to control the construction phase of any project involving more than one contractor.
Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project. This includes:
liaising with the client and principal designer
preparing the construction phase plan (PDF)
organizing cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work
Make sure:
suitable site inductions are provided
reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access
workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety
welfare facilities are provided
