Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 216). I am always surprised by the architects and engineers I meet that do not understand the basics of property development i.e. the key assumptions that drive the development process. To understand developers decision making it is important to understand…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 215). I have just finished the excellent HBO series "Chernobyl " and it was awesome! The show did a great job of explaining the science and politics of the day. It also communicated, in a non-judgmental, terrifying way, how out…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 214). BlueRithm Commissioning software are excited to announce their latest feature update. There are now new powerful ways to visualize and organize your Cx projects Along with the property Area Served, you can now add Location and Association (for grouping) to each…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 213). Our guest this episode is Dr. Steven Fawkes talking about finance and energy efficiency. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review on iTunes. In this episode, we discuss; There is no shortage…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 212). Should building systems commissioning be undertaken using temporary power? Short answer, No! Sometimes in certain countries, systems commissioning using temporary power is necessary but you should always: Resist, Get an explicit instruction to do so, Be clear re-testing on…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 211). A client asked me if Structural and Architectural work falls into the building commissioning scope of work. Short answer: Structural = No Architectural = Occasionally Envelop = Frequently but not always Long Answer The confusion regarding what commissioning actually…
Great to see the UK in the top 10 countries with the most sustainable energy policies. I note Canada (Ranked 13) and the USA (Ranked 15) are up there but they should be leading the top 10 not chasing it. From a property perspective it is on property developers and…