Design and specification Flashcards
What goes into a specification?
Materials, quality of works, prelims.
What guidance do you follow for producing a specification?
BS 8000, RICS design and specification guidance note.
What are the advantages of using NBS Chorus?
You can select the items you want and it pulls them through into a document with the detail saving you time.
What parts did you do of the specification?
Wrote the whole spec using previous jobs and NBS Chorus.
Would you specify fire stopping?
No this is done by a specialist.
What is the advantage of taking the design to RIBA Stage 4?
Greater understanding of the project and control over design, easier for contractor to price.
How did you ensure the durability of products?
Rectification period and collateral warranties.
What protections were in place for the products?
Collateral warranties and manufacturers guarantee.
What is a heritage statement?
Describes the historical significance of a building.
What parts did you do of the specification?
Wrote the whole spec using previous jobs and NBS Chorus.
Ferry Lane - What was the distance measured between the first floor ancillary office to the nearest protected staircase?
20 metres (should be max 18 metres).
Ferry Lane - How did erecting a wall reduce the protected stairwell route?
Reduced the travel distance as it created a protected corridor.
Ferry Lane - How did you assess the level of fire protection required from the newly erected wall?
Checked AD B, recommended 30 min fire rated plasterboard and fire doors.
Ferry Lane - Take me through the full specification of the partition wall.
I checked Approved Document B to check the requirements for the fire door and partition walls e.g. fire doors to be minimum 30 min and plasterboard to be minimum 12.5mm thick.
Wembley Arena - You mentioned that you noted numerous items that could be upgraded to improve building’s sustainability. Aside from LED lighting, what did you identify and recommend?
PIRs, low-flow taps, solar panels.
Wembley Arena - How were these works presented to your client in the PPM?
They were included within the recommendations section of the report which summarised the schedule.
Wembley Arena - What was your client’s key driver for the PPM requirement?
They wanted to understand the costs associated with maintaining the property and what years to undertake maintenance.
Wembley Arena - How might the presentation of a PPM differ somewhat to providing your client with a vendor’s TDD?
PPMs outline the maintenance over a number of years, TDDs report on the condition of the building in its current state in terms of purchasing a building.
For D&B what RIBA Stage would you take the design to?
RIBA Stage 3.
What’s the difference between Building Regulations and British Standards?
Building Regs are minimum standards.
How are provisional sums dealt with post-contract?
You remove them (they are ommitted).
Can you name some headings within the prelims document?
Planning questions
When is planning permission required?
How long does planning take?
What information is required when submitting a planning application?
When is CDM required?
When is Building Control approval required?
Non-structural alterations.
Small scale alterations.
What’s the difference between a guarantee and a warranty?
