Current Affairs Flashcards
What has changed in the industry since Grenfell?
- No combustible materials over 18m
- Sprinklers for all buildings above 11m
- Hackitt review
- Compartmentalisation
- Fire rated walls / doors
- Fire safety bill
Why did Carillion go into liquidation?
- Took unacceptable risk on PFI projects
- Very large debt pile which was unmanageable
- Very high liabilities (FM projects)
What is the RICS doing about Covid19?
- Section on the RICS website
- Assessments by MS Teams
- Free training and CPD
- Advice for professions to return to work
- Providing research on Covid-19 (for eg. rethinking city centre living and reopening for businesses)
How has Covid 19 affected the construction industry?
Increase on prelims due to requirement for Covid-19
Valuations at home
APC assessments at home
Disputes held online
New clauses in contracts
Contractors more risk adverse to F P L S projects due to unknown on inflation
Meeting held at home
What does it mention in the latest Modus?
Covid-19 no recovery of property market until 2025 RICS response to Covid-19 Working from home Homeless facilities Metal wellbeing
How do you think procurement routes may change due to Covid-19?
- Contract amendments to include risk transfer due to covid 19
- Contractors may be more risk adverse and opt for 2 stage routes or construction management
- As contractors are struggling, more simple works may be bid for a low cost due to contractors becoming desperate.
What is happening in the industry right now?
Investment in infrastructure Increase in residential builds New restrictions and rules following covid-19 Brexit tariffs Material Fluctuations Lack of labour MMC
What are the different categories of MMC?
- Category 1: Volumetric 3D box’s.
- Category 2: Large 2D, panelised systems such as CLT envelope can be as big as 10m a 4m
- Category 3: 2D small components, pre-cast columns off the shelf such as beams, pre-cast slabs, pre-cast stairs.
- Category 4: Adaptive manufacture 3D printing.
- Category 5: Non-structural modern methods, M&E sledges, pre-fabricated bathroom pods and kitchens.
- Category 6: Material, QR codes and logistic tracking.
- Category 7: Labour, QR coding and tracking, shows who has completed task and when and when ready for inspection.
Can you tell me about what forms of modern methods of construction you are aware of?
Modular construction Bathroom Pods 3D Printing Modular grids (internal walls) Precast stairs Utility cupboards
Whats your view on inflation?
MATERIALS
Timber is seeing an increase by 20% due to the demand in China and the US leading to a lack of supply, in turn increasing costs
Scandinavian timber shortage due to a warmer winter
Steel material costs has increased by 35% in some cases, and British Steel has now closed their order books, meaning the supply will be very short in the near future
LABOUR
With the impact of covid / brexit, a lot of overseas labour have returned home, leading to more demand for labour, which has led to a cost increase, especially in London
PRELIMINARIES
BCIS
MACE
What is the RICS Cost Prediction?
New Pro Statement aiming to:
Implement the ICMS
Clear and consistent terminology
Enable the use of digital technologies (BIM)
Recognised importance on the quality of QS
What is BIM? and the levels?
Building Information Modelling - Process for creating and managing the design / project throughout its lifecycle
BIM L0 - No collaborated 2D
BIM L1 - 3D model
BIM L2 - 3D collaborated
BIM L3 - not yet defined
What are the challenges of BIM?
Clashes between disciplines Model not scaled Comes at a premium Size of the files Training
What is in the new Fire Safety Bill?
Changes to:
The structure and external walls of the building
Entrance doors to individual flats that open into communal areas
£1bn fund to tackle unsafe cladding
