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Guide to Using the RIBA Plan of Work 2013
The strategy for handing over a building, including the
Handover
Strategy
requirements for phased handovers, commissioning,
training of staff or other factors crucial to the successful
occupation of a building. On some projects, the Building
Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA)
Soft Landings process is used as the basis for formulating
the strategy and undertaking a Post-occupancy Evaluation
(see www.bsria.co.uk/services/design/soft-landings/).
The strategy covering all aspects of health and safety on
Health
and Safety
the project, outlining legislative requirements as well as
Strategy
other project initiatives, including the Maintenance and
Operational Strategy.
The formal issue of information for review and sign-off by
Information
the client at key stages of the project. The project team
Exchange
may also have additional formal Information Exchanges as
well as the many informal exchanges that occur during the
iterative design process.
The brief prepared following discussions with the client to
Initial
Project Brief
ascertain the Project Objectives, the client’s Business Case
and, in certain instances, in response to site Feasibility
Studies.
The strategy for the maintenance and operation of a
Maintenance
building, including details of any specific plant required
and Operational
to replace worn out building services and other building
Strategy
components.
Evaluation undertaken post occupancy to determine
Post-occupancy
whether the Project Outcomes, both subjective and
Evaluation
objective, set out in the Final Project Brief have been
achieved.
Practical Completion is a contractual term used in the
Practical
Building Contract to signify the date on which a project is
Completion
handed over to the client. The date triggers a number of
contractual mechanisms.
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