Technical note
What should a condition survey include?
Practical condition survey scope for occupied buildings and replacement planning.
Technical insights
Useful project notes
Focused guidance on building-services scope, information and decisions.
Technical note
When is an SBEM assessment required?
How SBEM supports Part L compliance for non-domestic projects and where early inputs make the biggest impact.
Technical note
What belongs in an asset register?
The minimum fields and checks to move from ad-hoc data to reliable operational information.
Technical note
Fire strategy and MEP design responsibilities
Where strategy ownership ends and MEP coordination responsibilities begin in multidisciplinary projects.
Technical note
When should a MEP consultant be appointed?
When building-services design decisions can affect architecture, cost and programme if delayed.
Technical note
MEP concept design vs technical design
How building-services information develops from system strategy and spatial allowances into coordinated construction information.
Technical note
What information is needed to start MEP design?
The project, building and performance information that makes an MEP design brief reliable and reduces avoidable assumptions.
Technical note
What is the difference between SAP and SBEM?
A practical distinction between residential SAP and non-domestic SBEM assessment routes and when design teams should confirm the method.
Technical note
How Part L affects MEP design
Why building energy compliance depends on coordinated fabric, HVAC, lighting, controls, commissioning and evidence decisions.