Construction Construction can be procured in different ways depending on the types and sizes of construction projects as well as weighing the importance between budget and quality desired. Traditional Procurement This is one of the most basic types of procurement where the responsibility of a contractor is limited only to building. Most of the design…
Planning Application Planning control is the process of managing the development of land and buildings. The purposes of this process are to save what is best of our heritage and to improve the infrastructure upon which we depend for a civilised existence. Your local planning authority is responsible for deciding whether a development, anything from an…
RIBA Plan of Work The RIBA Plan of Work organises the process of briefing, designing, constructing and operating building projects into eight stages and explains the stage outcomes, core tasks and information exchanges required at each stage. It was revised in 2013 followed by another revision in 2020. The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 comprises…
Major Change of Regulation June 2022 On 15 June 2022, changes were made to the Approved Documents which make up the Building Regulation requirements. The changes effect Approved Document F (Ventilation) and L (Conservation of fuel and power), while also introducing Approved Document O and Approved Document S. The new documents, O and S, focus on overheating in buildings and infrastructure…