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Supplementary notes
• If necessary, review the project sustainability features and operation methods
with the client, facilities managers and occupants.
• Assist with the fine tuning of building services and operational systems to check
that they meet user requirements.
Stage 7 – In Use
Sustainability aims
To provide any services relevant to the operation or use of the building as agreed.
Checkpoints
• Has observation of the building operation in use and assistance with fine tuning
and guidance for occupants been undertaken?
• Has the energy/carbon performance been declared?
Supplementary notes
• Review controls and performance in each season and update manuals and
records to reflect any change.
• Feedback lessons learned from the post-occupancy review to the client and
project team.
Conclusion
The aspects of sustainability covered in the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 are not comprehensive;
however, sufficient seeds are sown to ensure that the requisite strategies are prepared
in response to the Sustainability Aspirations that are established at the outset of the
project. Furthermore, the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 aims to ensure that each subject is
considered in its proper order as the design progresses and, just as importantly,
that the commissioning, handover and post-handover activities are adequately scoped
at the outset to ensure that the building in use operates effectively and as designed.
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