- Project Safety Management
- Planning Supervisor appointment
- Site management and supervision
- Regulatory and Legal Requirements
- The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1992
- The Construction (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1996
- The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 1994
- Health & Safety in Roof Work HSG33
- Working at heights ACR[CP]001 : 2003
- Fragility test ACR[M]001
- ManSafe access systems and applications
- Site installation safe working procedures method statements
- Project programme
- Roof(s)
- Walls
- Working area access
- Welfare
- Storage and Handling
- Site meetings/schedules
Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) & Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
Thermal Insulation - Elemental Method
- MCRMA Paper 14, Technical Bulletin 11, BRE Information Paper 19 17/01 (Part L2) & BRE Report BR 262 (Part J)
- Roofs - lifetime thermal U-value and performance
- Walls - lifetime thermal U-value and performance
- Rooflights - lifetime thermal U-value and performance
- Provision of lifetime insulation continuity and performance
- Thermal bridging effect analysis Y (Psi) Value (Part L2)
- Condensation risk f-factor analysis (Part L2)
- Whole building heat loss Alpha (a) Value analysis (Part L2)
- Minimising thermal bridges and gaps in the insulation (Part J)
- HVAC and building services integration and energy efficiency
- Temperature Controlled Environment Systems - Coldstore - Chill - Clean rooms - Food processing - Pharmaceutical - Bio-technologies
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Note: Kingspan can provide insulated roof and wall solutions using Whole Building Method or Carbon Emissions Calculation Method.
Condensation
- Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
- Design to minimise the risk of condensation and mould growth, BRE Report BR 262 (2002 Edition)
- BS 5250: 2002 - interstitial condensation and surface condensation
- BRE Information Paper IP 17/01
- Condensation risk f-factor
- Cold/chill stores BS 5250 - reverse condensation
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Airtightness
- Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) - Whole building air leakage 10.0m³/hr/m² at 50pa - lifetime performance
- Kingspan Lo-Energy and Lo-Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions (project specific solutions) are available down to 5.0m³/hr/m² at 50pa and 2.0m³/hr/m² at 50pa - lifetime performance
- Building Standards Part J (Scotland) - Minimise extraneous air leakage paths
- Internal Temperature Controlled Environment Systems - Ceilings & walls 0.5m³/hr/m² at 50pa
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Daylighting (Rooflights)
- Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
- British Standards BS 4154
- Safety and CDM
- Fragility test ACR[M]001
- Roof type and slope
- pitched 4 degrees and over
- low pitched 1.5 to 4 degrees
- curved
- Light transmission requirements
- Solar gain control measures
- Rooflight layout and area m²
- Fire performance compliance
- Lifetime - first maintenance and overall life
- Rooflight type - in-plain or barrel vault
- U-value - 2.2W/m²K (Parts L2 & J)
- Physical properties
- loadings
- thermal expansion
- Energy loss analysis
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Roof Drainage
- Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
- British Standards BS EN 12056-3: 2000
- Rainfall rates, snow run-off and gutter flow calculations
- Gutter type and profile
- eaves
- valley
- boundary wall
- hip
- proprietary siphonic systems
- Lengths, jointing methods, seals and fixings
- Outlet design and downpipe type and sizes
- Weir overflow(s)
- Thermal Insulation - Y (Psi) Value & f-factor (Part L2)
- Materials - galvanising, protective coatings - lining systems
- Durability and lifecycle – minimum 30 years
- Fire safety
- Maintenance/cleaning requirements
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Building Services Design, Energy Efficiency & Carbon Emissions (CO2)
- Building Regulations Part L2 England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland)
- Integration of building fabric and services to optimise energy efficiency to reduce energy usage and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions
- Building services zonal requirements
- Energy efficiency benchmarks and targets
- Minimise Climate Change Levy (CCL) Tax, M&E plant size and energy operating efficiency
- Commissioning of building services systems
- HVAC services plant control and energy meters
Build Quality, Post Construction Testing & Handover
- Project team - appointment of competent person(s)
- Build quality complies with regulatory requirements, design specification and RSD’s
- Thermographic inspection
- Air pressurisation testing (over 1000m² - Part L2)
- Building maintenance manual
- Energy logbook
Fire Engineering – Property & Business Protection
- Building purpose and use – fire risk assessment and fire engineering requirements
- Property insurers requirements
- Building Regulations 2000 B1-B5 (England & Wales)
- Building Standards 1990 (Scotland)
- Technical Standards Parts D & E
- British Standards BS 476: Parts 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 20 & 22
- Fire precautions in hospitals (HTM 81)
- Fire Safety Engineering BS 7974
- A Guide for Fire Safety, Specification and Installation (EPIC)
- Insurer requirements for business and property protection LPCB and FM Fire Certification
- The LPC Design Guide for the Fire Protection of Buildings
- Roofs LPCB - LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-B
- Walls LPCB - LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-A, EXT-B & LPS 1208
- Factory Mutual (FM) - roofs and walls - FMRC 4880 Class 1 unlimited height
- Temperature Controlled Environment Systems
LPS 1208 FR30 & FR60
LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-B
LPS 1181: 2003: Part 2 INT-2 & INT-3
- Fire Precaution (Workplace) Regulations 1999
- Construction and Management Regulations
- Single Storey Steel Framed Buildings in Boundary Conditions (Steel Construction Institute)
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Structural
- Building Regulations (England & Wales) Part A
- Building Standards (Scotland) Part A
- Insulated panel design methods ECCS Document No.115 2001
- Steel cladding BS 5950: Part 6
- Roof loading BS 6399: Part 1
- Wind loading BS 6399: Part 3
- Snow loading BS 6399: Part 2
- Fixings - pull out and pull over values
- Cold formed structural steelwork BS 5950: Part 5
- Steelwork Tolerances - National Steelwork specification for Building Construction
- Steelwork tolerances - British Structural Steelwork Association (BCSA) National Steelwork Specification (Black Book)
- Internal Temperature Controlled Environment Systems
- Ceiling and wall loadings
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Acoustics
- Building Regulations Part E (England & Wales) & Building Standards Part H (Scotland)
- Requirement E1: Protection against sound from other parts of the building and adjoining buildings
- Requirement E2: Protection against sound within a dwelling-house, etc.
- Requirement E3: Control of reverberation in the common internal parts of buildings containing flats or rooms for residential purposes
- Requirement E4: Acoustic conditions in schools
- DfES Building Bulletin 93 (Education Buildings)
- NHS Estates Hospital Technical Memorandum HTM 2045
- British Standard BS 2750
- Sound insulation in buildings
- Airborne sound (flanking and direct transmission)
- Impact sound (flanking and direct transmission)
- External and internal noise levels
- Indoor ambient noise levels
- Room acoustics
- Assessment of building acoustic requirements
- Selection of roof and wall external envelope and internal lining/ceiling solutions
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Weatherproofing
- Building location and exposure classification
- Roof type(s) and slope(s)
- pitched - 4 degrees and over
- low pitched - 1.5 to 4 degrees
- curved - radius
- Panels
- Side laps
- End laps
- Rooflights
- Weather seals and closures
- Primary and secondary fasteners and locations
- Interface details for windows, doors and openings
- Interface details for joints, junctions, internal gutters, penetrations and abutments
- Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
Lifetime Durability
- Client’s first maintenance and overall life requirements
- Durability of buildings and building elements BS 7543
- Roof and wall colour selection
- External steel/aluminium substrate and coatings
- HPS200 plastisol
- 200 micron plastisol
- PVDF - 27 micron
- Celestia
- Polyester
- External - plain or stucco aluminium
- Internal steel substrate coating systems
- Bright White Polyester
- 200 micron plastisol
- Stelvetite foodsafe
- Textured or smooth polyester foodsafe
- Rooflights - GRP and Polycarbonate
- Primary and secondary fasteners
- Austenitic stainless steel
- Carbon steel
- Sealant and filler systems
- Assess material incompatibility and bi-metallic corrosion risk
- Project warranty requirements
- Period to first maintenance (years)
- Overall life expectancy (years)
- Lifetime performance
- Thermal - U-values and insulation continuity
- Airtightness
- Structural robustness
- Coating systems
- Ancillary components
Environmental Sustainability
- Project environmental sustainability brief and objectives
- International (Montreal and Kyoto Protocols), EU Directives and National Legislation
- Zero ODP materials and specifications
- Non-deleterious materials
- EcoProfile - whole lifetime - products and systems
- Whole Life Costs (WLC) - capital and operating
- BREEAM rating - whole building
- Energy efficiency
- Minimising energy usage
- Downsizing M&E plant
- Minimising Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions
- Rainwater recycling reduces mains water requirements
- Assessment of embodied energy - whole life sustainability and end of life disposal
Robustness & Buildability
- Building Regulations 2000 Part A
- Construction interfaces identification and Robust solutions
- Develop regulatory compliant Robust Standard Details (RSD’s)
- Assess on-site construction buildability of selected solutionsand RSD’s.
- ‘As built’ construction quality assessment
- Project pre-tender and post-contact award specification and RSD package
Food & Hygiene Safety
- Food Hygiene General Regulations 1970
- EU Food Directives
- UK Law - Food Safety (SI 1763 General Food Hygiene Regulations: 1995)
- Regulations enforced by Local Authority Environmental Health Departments
- Microban® Antibacterial Protection coatings for prevention of toxic mould and bacterial growth
Accreditation & Certification
- BBA and BRE Certification Board Approvals
- Fire Safety - Insurer Approved Fire Certification
- External envelopes
- LPCB LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-A, EXT-B
- LPCB Certification 1208
- Factory Mutual (FM) - FR30, FR60 Class 1 unlimited height
Temperature Controlled Environments
- LPS 1208 FR30 & FR60
- LPS 1181: 2003: Part 1 EXT-A, EXT-B
- LPS 1181: 2003: Part 2 INT-2 & INT-3
Regulatory BS 476: Part 22
- Environmental Sustainability
- EcoProfile - BRE Certification Board
- Lo-Energy, Lo-Carbon (CO2) emissions design, construction and in-use specification
- Quality Management Assurance
- BS EN ISO 9001: 2000
- EN 29002
- BS EN ISO 14000