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Stage 1 > Preparation and Brief
• Client to implement the Site Waste Management Plan to
enable designers to record decisions made to reduce waste as
the project progresses.
1.7
Information Exchanges
1.7.1
Material produced by the conclusion of Stage 1 might include
the following:
• Feasibility Studies and reports
• the Initial Project Brief
• a report to the client on studies to define the feasibility of the
client’s requirements. The report should analyse and appraise
needs, give an environmental assessment and offer possible
options, together with recommendations for the way forward
– this might include conceptual drawings and diagrams
• a cost appraisal which is sufficiently detailed to enable a cost
strategy to be devised
• where appropriate, a report on the condition of the fabric of an
existing (perhaps historic) building, and suggestions for future
uses
• where appropriate, proposals developed sufficiently to allow
an application for outline planning permission.
The information exchanged at the end of a stage can vary and the
RIBA Plan of Work 2013 advocates that during Stage 1 the Information
Exchanges at the end of each stage are agreed along with the level of
detail to be produced.
The Feasibility Study reports to the client will establish the basis upon
which the project should proceed. It may be that the job is not feasible at
all, or that the client’s requirements, programme and cost limits cannot
be reconciled. Make sure your reports are comprehensive, soundly
researched and objective.
