• Project Safety Management
  - Planning Supervisor appointment
  - Site management and supervision
• Regulatory and Legal Requirements
  - The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
  - The Management of Health & Safety at
    Work Regulations 1992
  - The Construction (Health, Safety &
    Welfare) Regulations 1996
  - The Construction (Design &
    Management) Regulations 1994
  - Health & Safety in Roof Work HSG33
  - Working at heights ACR[CP]001 : 2003
  - Fragility test ACR[M]001
  - ManSafe access systems and applications
  - Site installation safe working procedures
    method statements
• Project programme
  - Roof(s)
  - Walls
• Working area access
• Welfare
• Storage and Handling
• Site meetings/schedules

Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) & Building Standards Part J (Scotland)

Thermal Insulation - Elemental Method

• MCRMA Paper 14, Technical Bulletin 11, BRE Information Paper 19 17/01 (Part L2) & BRE Report BR 262 (Part J)
• Roofs - lifetime thermal U-value and performance
• Walls - lifetime thermal U-value and performance
• Rooflights - lifetime thermal U-value and performance
• Provision of lifetime insulation continuity and performance
• Thermal bridging effect analysis Y (Psi) Value (Part L2)
• Condensation risk f-factor analysis (Part L2)
• Whole building heat loss Alpha (a) Value analysis (Part L2)
• Minimising thermal bridges and gaps in the insulation (Part J)
• HVAC and building services integration and energy efficiency
• Temperature Controlled Environment Systems - Coldstore - Chill - Clean rooms - Food processing - Pharmaceutical - Bio-technologies
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Condensation

• Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
• Design to minimise the risk of condensation and mould growth, BRE Report BR 262 (2002 Edition)
• BS 5250: 2002 - interstitial condensation and surface condensation
• BRE Information Paper IP 17/01
• Condensation risk f-factor
• Cold/chill stores BS 5250 - reverse condensation
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Airtightness

• Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) - Whole building air leakage 10.0m³/hr/m² at 50pa - lifetime performance
• Kingspan Lo-Energy and Lo-Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions (project specific solutions) are available down to 5.0m³/hr/m² at 50pa and 2.0m³/hr/m² at 50pa - lifetime performance
• Building Standards Part J (Scotland) - Minimise extraneous air leakage paths
• Internal Temperature Controlled Environment Systems - Ceilings & walls 0.5m³/hr/m² at 50pa
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Daylighting (Rooflights)

• Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
• British Standards BS 4154
• Safety and CDM
  - Fragility test ACR[M]001
• Roof type and slope
  - pitched 4 degrees and over
  - low pitched 1.5 to 4 degrees
  - curved
• Light transmission requirements
• Solar gain control measures
• Rooflight layout and area m²
• Fire performance compliance
• Lifetime - first maintenance and overall life
• Rooflight type - in-plain or barrel vault
• U-value - 2.2W/m²K (Parts L2 & J)
• Physical properties
  - loadings
  - thermal expansion
• Energy loss analysis
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Roof Drainage

• Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
• British Standards BS EN 12056-3: 2000
• Rainfall rates, snow run-off and gutter flow calculations
• Gutter type and profile
  - eaves
  - valley
  - boundary wall
  - hip
  - proprietary siphonic systems
• Lengths, jointing methods, seals and fixings
• Outlet design and downpipe type and sizes
• Weir overflow(s)
• Thermal Insulation - Y (Psi) Value & f-factor (Part L2)
• Materials - galvanising, protective coatings - lining systems
• Durability and lifecycle – minimum 30 years
• Fire safety
• Maintenance/cleaning requirements
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Building Services Design, Energy Efficiency & Carbon Emissions (CO2)

• Building Regulations Part L2 England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
• Integration of building fabric and services to optimise energy efficiency to reduce energy usage and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions
• Building services zonal requirements
• Energy efficiency benchmarks and targets
• Minimise Climate Change Levy (CCL) Tax, M&E plant size and energy operating efficiency
• Commissioning of building services systems
• HVAC services plant control and energy meters

Build Quality, Post Construction Testing & Handover

• Project team - appointment of competent person(s)
• Build quality complies with regulatory requirements, design specification and RSD’s
• Thermographic inspection
• Air pressurisation testing (over 1000m² - Part L2)
• Building maintenance manual
• Energy logbook

Fire Engineering – Property & Business Protection

• Building purpose and use – fire risk assessment and fire engineering requirements
• Property insurers requirements
• Building Regulations 2000 B1-B5 (England & Wales)
• Building Standards 1990 (Scotland)
  - Technical Standards Parts D & E
• British Standards BS 476: Parts 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 20 & 22
• Fire precautions in hospitals (HTM 81)
• Fire Safety Engineering BS 7974
• A Guide for Fire Safety, Specification and Installation (EPIC)
• Insurer requirements for business and property protection LPCB and FM Fire Certification
  - The LPC Design Guide for the Fire Protection of Buildings
  - Roofs LPCB - LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-B
  - Walls LPCB - LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-A, EXT-B & LPS 1208
  - Factory Mutual (FM) - roofs and walls - FMRC 4880 Class 1 unlimited height
  - Temperature Controlled Environment Systems
      LPS 1208 FR30 & FR60
      LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-B
      LPS 1181: 2003: Part 2 INT-2 & INT-3
• Fire Precaution (Workplace) Regulations 1999
• Construction and Management Regulations
• Single Storey Steel Framed Buildings in Boundary Conditions (Steel Construction Institute)
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Structural

• Building Regulations (England & Wales) Part A
• Building Standards (Scotland) Part A
• Insulated panel design methods ECCS Document No.115 2001
• Steel cladding BS 5950: Part 6
• Roof loading BS 6399: Part 1
• Wind loading BS 6399: Part 3
• Snow loading BS 6399: Part 2
• Fixings - pull out and pull over values
• Cold formed structural steelwork BS 5950: Part 5
• Steelwork Tolerances - National Steelwork specification for Building Construction
• Steelwork tolerances - British Structural Steelwork Association (BCSA) National Steelwork Specification (Black Book)
• Internal Temperature Controlled Environment Systems
  - Ceiling and wall loadings
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Acoustics

• Building Regulations Part E (England & Wales) & Building Standards Part H (Scotland)
  - Requirement E1: Protection against sound from other parts of the building and adjoining buildings
  - Requirement E2: Protection against sound within a dwelling-house, etc.
  - Requirement E3: Control of reverberation in the common internal parts of buildings containing flats or rooms for residential purposes
  - Requirement E4: Acoustic conditions in schools
• DfES Building Bulletin 93 (Education Buildings)
• NHS Estates Hospital Technical Memorandum HTM 2045
• British Standard BS 2750
• Sound insulation in buildings
  - Airborne sound (flanking and direct transmission)
  - Impact sound (flanking and direct transmission)
  - External and internal noise levels
  - Indoor ambient noise levels
  - Room acoustics
• Assessment of building acoustic requirements
• Selection of roof and wall external envelope and internal lining/ceiling solutions
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Weatherproofing

• Building location and exposure classification
• Roof type(s) and slope(s)
  - pitched - 4 degrees and over
  - low pitched - 1.5 to 4 degrees
  - curved - radius
• Panels
  - Side laps
  - End laps
• Rooflights
• Weather seals and closures
• Primary and secondary fasteners and locations
• Interface details for windows, doors and openings
• Interface details for joints, junctions, internal gutters, penetrations and abutments
• Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)

Lifetime Durability

• Client’s first maintenance and overall life requirements
• Durability of buildings and building elements BS 7543
• Roof and wall colour selection
• External steel/aluminium substrate and coatings
  - HPS200 plastisol
  - 200 micron plastisol
  - PVDF - 27 micron
  - Celestia
  - Polyester
• External - plain or stucco aluminium
• Internal steel substrate coating systems
  - Bright White Polyester
  - 200 micron plastisol
  - Stelvetite foodsafe
  - Textured or smooth polyester foodsafe
• Rooflights - GRP and Polycarbonate
• Primary and secondary fasteners
  - Austenitic stainless steel
  - Carbon steel
• Sealant and filler systems
• Assess material incompatibility and bi-metallic corrosion risk
• Project warranty requirements
  - Period to first maintenance (years)
  - Overall life expectancy (years)
  - Lifetime performance
        - Thermal - U-values and insulation continuity
        - Airtightness
        - Structural robustness
        - Coating systems
        - Ancillary components

Environmental Sustainability

• Project environmental sustainability brief and objectives
• International (Montreal and Kyoto Protocols), EU Directives and National Legislation
• Zero ODP materials and specifications
• Non-deleterious materials
• EcoProfile - whole lifetime - products and systems
• Whole Life Costs (WLC) - capital and operating
• BREEAM rating - whole building
• Energy efficiency
  - Minimising energy usage
  - Downsizing M&E plant
  - Minimising Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions
• Rainwater recycling reduces mains water requirements
• Assessment of embodied energy - whole life sustainability and end of life disposal

Robustness & Buildability

• Building Regulations 2000 Part A
• Construction interfaces identification and Robust solutions
• Develop regulatory compliant Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
• Assess on-site construction buildability of selected solutionsand RSD’s.
• ‘As built’ construction quality assessment
• Project pre-tender and post-contact award specification and RSD package

Food & Hygiene Safety

• Food Hygiene General Regulations 1970
• EU Food Directives
• UK Law - Food Safety (SI 1763 General Food Hygiene Regulations: 1995)
• Regulations enforced by Local Authority Environmental Health Departments
• Microban® Antibacterial Protection coatings for prevention of toxic mould and bacterial growth

Accreditation & Certification

• BBA and BRE Certification Board Approvals
• Fire Safety - Insurer Approved Fire Certification
• External envelopes
    - LPCB LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-A, EXT-B
    - LPCB Certification 1208
    - Factory Mutual (FM) - FR30, FR60 Class 1 unlimited height
  Temperature Controlled Environments
    - LPS 1208 FR30 & FR60
    - LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-A, EXT-B
    - LPS 1181: 2003: Part 2 INT-2 & INT-3
  Regulatory BS 476: Part 22
• Environmental Sustainability
  - EcoProfile - BRE Certification Board
  - Lo-Energy, Lo-Carbon (CO2) emissions design, construction and in-use specification
• Quality Management Assurance
  - BS EN ISO 9001: 2000
  - EN 29002
  - BS EN ISO 14000