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The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Overview publication, available from
www.ribaplanofwork.com, explains the rationale behind the eight project
stages and eight task bars as well as explaining the logic behind the defined
terms and newly introduced aspects of the RIBA Plan of Work 2013.
In addition to providing further details on these subjects, this Guide to Using the
RIBA Plan of Work 2013:
• explains the importance of the project team and details the suite of
documents required to assemble a successful project team
• underlines and considers the importance of whole life costs
• highlights the importance of Project Outcomes and why they are an essential
briefing consideration
• clarifies how the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 enables the most progressive of
Building Information Modelling (BIM) projects
• considers how the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 engenders best practice in health
and safety, and
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It is a valuable document for any party involved in a building project during the
briefing, design, construction or in-use stages, including clients, contractors and
design team members. As well as providing an insight into the thinking behind
the RIBA Plan of Work 2013, this guide also allows those who embrace the new
RIBA Plan of Work to utilise it more effectively by understanding the reasoning
behind the many issues that have been addressed during its development.
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• demonstrates how the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 assists the implementation of
sustainability measures.
The importance of considering and successfully assembling the project team is
covered in Chapter 3 but the themes are dealt with in greater detail in the RIBA
publication Assembling a Collaborative Project Team, which has been developed
in parallel with this guide.
What is the RIBA Plan of Work?
Since its conception in 1963, the RIBA Plan of Work has been the definitive model
for building design and construction processes in the UK, and has also exerted
significant influence internationally. The RIBA Plan of Work framework has served
both the architects’ profession and the wider construction industry well.
The initial Plan of Work was conceived as a ‘Plan of Work for Design Team
Operations’ and consisted of 12 stages and three columns that set out ‘the purpose
of work and decisions to be reached at each stage’, ‘tasks to be done’ and ‘the
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