Summary of experience Flashcards
When designing your roof structure what fall did you allow for drainage ?
I allowed for a fall of 1:40 to achieve a minimum fall of 1:80 as in accordance with BS 6229:2018
What are the timescales for a adjudication ?
- party refers the dispute to adjudication
- adjudicator must be agreed upon appointed within seven days from service of notice of adjudication
- if party’s cant decide on the person, the party who referred the dispute to adjudication may make an application to an adjudicator nominating body -within 5 day party is selected
- referral notice should be given to the adjudicator within 7 days of servicing the notice of adjudication
-28 day from service of the referral notice should the decision be made - any submission after referral notice (the responding party’s response must be made within that 28 days - don’t necessarily need to respond but the adjudicator may require it - typically within seven days of the referral notice
- date for decision can be extended by 14 days if the referring part agrees or even longer if both parties agree
What did the latham report determine ?
The construction industry is adversarial, ineffective and fragmented.
Advised:
- The NEC should be adopted more widely as its a less adversarial form of contract
- The avoidance of conflict, speedy dispute resolution and adjudication.
- legislation to prevent ‘set off’ - contractor might set off costs from claim by a client to that sub-contractor
-There should be compulsory latent defects insurance
-Public sector registers should be established for approved contractors, sub-contractors and consultants .
What did the Housing Grants, construction act 1996 bring in ?
It brought in payment provisions, intended to ensure payments are made promptly throughout the supply chain and that disputes are resolved swiftly.
Includes:
- the right to be paid in interim, periodic or stage payments
- the right to be informed of the amount due, or any amounts to withheld
- the right to suspend performance for non-payment
- the right to adjudication
- Disallowing ‘pay when paid clauses’
What is WIP?
WIP is one of the components of a company’s balance sheet. It refers to work that has been carried it but not invoiced - includes labour and overheads cost. It can be positive if we have been paid but not undertaken the works yet
What us RLBS profit target and why is it important?
RLB’s profit target is 60%, its important because as we expand it allows us to pay for all our overheads inc. admin staff, new offices socials, bonus, staff salary
What is the difference between financial vs managing accounts ?
Financial accounting seeks to provide an overview of the finances of a whole company or organisation in the round - These reports have to be made public to shareholder ect. Management accounting drills down into more details into departments of business.
Why is GDPR important?
is to protect individuals’ fundamental rights and freedoms, particularly their right to protection of their personal data. Legal requirement under The Data Protection Act 2018
How do you ensure quality management as a company.
We obtain the ISO9001 accreditation - which allows us to bid for government work
What are the rights of GDPR ?
Information Commissioner’s Office
Under Part 3 of the DPA 2018:
- the right to be informed
- the right of access
- the right to rectification
the right to erasure/ restrict processing
- the right to not be subject to automated decision- making
Under UK GDPR
- Right of subject access to data held about them
- the right to be informed about how and why their data is used
- the right to have their data rectified, erased or restricted
- the right to object
- the right to portability of their data
- - the right to not be subject to automated decision- making
What did the fire safety order 2005 Bring in ?
- Provides a framework for regulating fire safety in all non-domestic premises including workplaces and parts of multi-occupied residential buildings.
When was the fire safety order last updated and can you tell me what it included ?
The fire saftey order was update by the Building saftey act 2005 and included, these changes enhance cooperation and coordination among responsible persons, improve the recording and sharing of fire safety information, simplify enforcement against non-compliance and ensure residents have access to comprehensive fire safety information.
what did the building safety act 2023 bring in ?
changes to the duty holders responsibilities, new building control systems (gateyway 1,2 and 3), Transitional arrangements for higher-risk buildings , the golden thread of information, Safety case for higher-risk buildings, Mandatory Occurrence Reporting, Registration for new high-rise residential buildings, The Building Safety Levy, Amendments to fire safety regulations
What is the complaints handling system for RLB?
If the client request i will send them the Customer Complaints Procedure which sets out:
- The key client contact with the company will be responsible for dealing with the complaint
- where the complaint is made orally - a written summary will be requested
- written complaint acknowledged within two days
- liaise with them for a resolution/ plan for corrective action to remedy the complaint - target time
to reach this stage 5 days - if they are dissatisfied with any aspect of the complaints handling - attempt to resolve through negotiations - otherwise enter mediation in accordance with the Centre for dispute resolution model for mediation / mediation process operated by the RICS
- Still not satisfied - refer complaint to the surveyors and Valuers Arbitration scheme - operated by the charted institute of arbitrators.
what are the three pillars of sustainability?
Environmental, Social and economic
Why is RAAC dangerous?
- There is a risk of sheer failure at the end bearings if the rebars doesn’t extend to the end of the plank.
- There is a risk of Sheer Failure if the Rebars corrode as the tensile strength is reduced
- RAAC has poor compressive strength, and As RAAC is porous it absorbs water makes it heavy and further reducing its compressive strength.
How do you check your disto is accurate ?
I measure it on a known length, could be between door frames. I repeat this 10x to ensure accuracy
What is an aricle 4 and do you have an example ?
An Article 4 is where local authorities restrict PD rights - Manchester HMO
How did you allow for sweeling of the profiled sheet ?
I specified a deflection head
What other options did you consider for the windows ?
External boarding
What were the windows constructed of ?
timber
Is there a legal requirement to comply with the AD
nO JUST BUILDING REGS
How did you confirm the acustic levels of the partition
I put in the tender docs for an acutic survey to be undertaken after the complation of the works
What was the age of the property that had the floor rebuilt
1920
What would you need in client brief ?
stakeholders, key client requirements, timescales, any know issues/ risks, lease ? , project scope/ our role
Can you name the duties of a principal designer ?
PD Duties :
-To plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in pre-construction phase.
-work with designers to eliminate foreseeable H&S risks
- help advise the client in bringing together pci - provided the info designers and contractors need to carry out their duties
Can you name any other parties under the CDM regulations?
- Client
- contractor
- designer
What is the relationship between a principal designer and the client?
Does the principal designer have to monitor the client?
What can you tell me about the design risk and how it was mitigated from your case study?
Can you tell me the difference between a snag and a defect?
There is only defects in the contract, but they are measured on Major and Minor - snag is coloqrial
Can you tell me about the different types of sound transfer that you would have designed against ?
so i would have designed against transmission. Sound proofing can either absorb or reflect, ours was absorption due to muffled noises being allowed
Can you name any mandatory competency that you met for your case study?
Communication and negotiation - I ensure after every phone call i follow if up with a written email
What are the different RIBA Stages and what are the outputs
Strategic Definition
-prepare client requirements
- business case for feasible options including review of project risks and budget
Preparation and briefing
- project brief and outcomes
- spatial requirements
- feasibility study
- project programme
- project execution plan
Concept design
- architectural concept including strategic engineering - aligned to cost plan and outline spec
- Design reviews
- deisgn programme
spatial coordination
- design studies, engineering analysis to + cost exercises to test architectural concept - spatially coordinated - updated costs plan +spec
- review against Building regs
- submit planning app
technical design
- Develop design
- prepare and integrate specialist building systems
- BR application
- submit F10 form
- tender
- CPP
construction
- Site logistics
- monitor construction programme
- resolve site queries
- carry of CPP
handover
- Handover building in line with plan and use strategy
- project performance
in use
- rectify defects
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Under data management, how did you manage data on this project?
Only those with the relevant security clearance had access to the teams site with the drawings on. When issue to those who don’t have security clearance i ensured all confidential information was redacted
How did you deal with sharing drawings?
i ensured all confidential information was redacted
