Design and Specification L1

Question 1

What database’s online can you use to create a specification?

Answer 1

• National building Specification
• Barbour Index
• National Green Specification
• ## Trade Organisations

Question 2

What type of fees are you able to use to provide a proposal?

Answer 2

• Fixed (lump sum)
• Based of hourly rate
• % of the overall contract sum.

Question 3

What is a specification?

Answer 3

A written document describing scope, materials & methods of a project and contained under the contract. This is not costed.

Question 4

What information may be contained in a specification?

Answer 4

• Building Regulation requirements
• Conformance requirements
• Tendering procedures
• Contract conditions
• Quality Management Systems
• Technical guidance

Question 5

What can a poor specification lead too?

Answer 5

• Project delays
• Poor quality
• Multiple variations
• Poor product selection
• Claims of negligence
• Fail to comply with statutory requirements.

Question 6

What sustainable specification writing tools are you aware of?

Answer 6

BRE Green Guide where it ranks each option of construction choice A+ to E in relation to impact.
It reviews the material from cradle to grave, accounting for the overall build up.

Question 7

You mention RIBA Plan of Works, explain what this is and what is included each stage?

Answer 7

It is guidance to assist in design and construction process through 8 stages. These are split into 5 sections: stage outcome, core tasks, statutory process, procurement route, and information exchange.

Question 8

What are the stages of the RIBA Plan of Works and what is the typical in each stage?

Answer 8

Stage 0 Strategic Definition: High level clients brief
Stage 1 Prep and Briefing: Develop Clients brief
Stage 2 Concept: Outline sketches, layout, drawings, key ideas, procurement route identified
Stage 3 Spatial: Refines stage 2, detailed studies on technical requirements and statutory
Stage 4 Technical: Finalising designs, responsibility matrix, accuracy of information developed.

Question 9

You mention you completed construction programmes, please may you explain how?

Answer 9

I base the stages of the construction programme on RIBA Plan of works, allocating times to each section to be distributed to the project team to ensure information is provided and coordinated between parties.
This involved milestone dates, critical path identifications and sequential areas such as multiple surveys being carried out at once.