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Advice Note 3 – F R O M D E S I G N T O D E L I V E R Y. Continuing our series of best practice advice notes looking at external wall inspection, our third guidance note looks at the key elements of the project’s delivery…
A critical element of any project is the design review – the process for checking your approach and ensuring that all the correct sign-offs and verifications have been obtained and recorded. This needs to happen right at the start of the project, as part of the procurement process, and should be an integral part of all the design team meetings. 14
Usually, we find clients want us to chair these sessions, so they know that due process is being followed, while leaving them free to concentrate on their own areas of expertise. What this means in practice is that as the chair, we co-ordinate and agree the sign-off process with the team, making sure that the right
expertise is represented around the table. It also means that specialisms like fire engineering, building control, specialist subcontractors and consultants are all covered – and that all have appropriated insurances in place. Furthermore, as the chair we would see that the lead designer has reviewed all these critical areas.
