Guide to Using the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 - Other - Page 13
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How does the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 respond to
the issues raised?
Use of the RIBA Plan of Work 2013
In this guide, capitalised terms indicate those terms defined under each stage
and in the Glossary in the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Overview (see Chapter 10 for
a list of these terms).
In response to the points raised above on the necessity for redrafting, the RIBA
Plan of Work 2013:
• recommends the strategic consideration of the client’s Business Case and the
preparation of a Strategic Brief during the newly created Stage 0, before a
more specific project brief is generated at Stage 1, along with any Feasibility
Studies required to assess how the brief relates to the chosen site
• advocates the use of a specific set of documents in the creation of a project
team during Stage 1 and, as part of this process, establishing communication,
software, design responsibility and other protocols prior to design work
commencing in earnest at Stage 2
• reflects opportunities for new post-occupancy duties during Stage 7 and,
more importantly, highlights the actions required earlier in the project process
to facilitate these
• acknowledges that planning applications might be submitted at Stage 2 or
Stage 3 and emphasises the need to consider the risks that are created when
applications are submitted at the end of Stage 2
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• introduces the concept of Information Exchanges to ensure that appropriate
consideration is given to the information that must be exchanged during
and at the end of each stage, and the need for Project Strategies to co-exist
alongside the design as it develops.
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• acknowledges the design work undertaken by specialist contractors and the
need for the lead designer to integrate this work into the coordinated design
during Stage 4, and
New Schedules of Services for the RIBA suite of appointment documents have
been produced in parallel with the RIBA Plan of Work 2013. These, along with
this guide and the new RIBA publication Assembling a Collaborative Project
Team, provide the tools necessary to successfully build a project team during
Stage 1.
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