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- 15:50, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Cost consultant (Created page with "Typically cost consultants are quantity surveyors by profession, but accountants and other professionals may also be effective cost consultants. The cost consultant provides esti...")
- 15:48, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Contract sum (Created page with "The contract sum is the price that the client has agreed to pay for the works described in the contract documents. The contract sum may be subject to adjustment under the terms...")
- 15:46, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) Construction contract
- 15:35, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Category:Procurement (Created page with "Category:Procedures") (top)
- 15:34, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Contractor's proposals for building design and construction (Created page with "Contractors proposals are prepared by tenderers for design and build projects (or on a traditional contract where the contractor is to design discrete parts of the works) as a re...")
- 15:25, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Contractor's master programme (Created page with "Contracts such as the the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Standard form of building contract require that the contractor produces for the contract administrator a contractor’s m...")
- 15:24, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Construction contractor (Created page with "A contractor is appointed by the client to construct all or part of the project. Continuity of construction activity after the post war era of reconstruction in combination with ...")
- 15:20, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Contract documents for construction (Created page with "On a traditional, fully-designed project, the contract documents may include: *Articles of agreement and conditions of contract for completing as a simple contract (or as a deed...")
- 15:13, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Construction contract conditions (Created page with "Disputes procedure<br>Phased handover requirements<br>Information schedule (dates by which the Contractor needs certain sets of information)<br>Liquidated and ascertained damages...")
- 15:10, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Contract administrator for construction contracts (Created page with "The contract administrator is the individual responsible for administering the construction contracts. The contract administrator is likely to be the architect, and indeed the JC...")
- 07:04, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: business justification
- 07:00, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: business justification
- 05:54, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) Construction contract
- 05:38, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Contingency plan (Created page with "Contingency plans are plans than could be enacted to mitigate project risks identified during risk assessment if those risks increase or actualise. Predictable risks that could...")
- 05:36, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Contingencies in construction (Created page with "Contingencies are downside risk estimates generally applied to cost planning and timescales. Percentages applied are at their greatest in the concept stages of a project and are ...")
- 05:34, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Consultation process (Created page with "This article refers to external consultation processes. For internal consultations see user panels and stakeholders. On large or sensitive projects it may be desirable to carry ...")
- 05:23, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Consultant's proposals for design and construction (Created page with "A document requesting consultant's proposals sometimes called a 'request for proposals' should be collated and sent out to each prospective consultant listing the assumptions upo...")
- 05:20, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Consultant team start-up meeting (Created page with "A consultant team start-up meeting should be chaired by the client and attended by the consultant team. It is an opportunity to agree working methods, along with means for report...")
- 05:17, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Types of consultant in the construction industry (Created page with "Consultants may be appointed by the client to provide advise on the development of the project, to develop and co-ordinate the design, prepare production information and tender d...")
- 05:14, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Construction stage report (Created page with "The construction stage report is prepared by the contract administrator at the end of the construction stage. It is the final construction progress report and as such may include...")
- 05:12, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) Construction progress report
- 05:11, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Construction progress report (Created page with "Construction progress reports are prepared regularly (often monthly) during the construction phase by the contract administrator and issued to the client. They will generally be ...")
- 05:08, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Construction progress meeting (Created page with "During the construction stage the Contract Administrator holds regular (often monthly) construction progress meetings attended by the contractor and members of the Consultant Tea...")
- 05:04, 27 October 2011 (diff | hist) N CDM 2007 Construction phase plan (Created page with "Under the CDM regulations, the principal contractor is required to develop a construction phase plan setting out how health and safety will be managed during the construction pha...")
- 19:02, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Construction manager (Created page with "See also Construction management / management contracting: outline work plan, available from the designing buildings wiki home page. Construction management is a procuremen...")
- 18:54, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Concept architectural design checklist
- 18:53, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Concept services design
- 18:52, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Concept structural design of buildings
- 18:51, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Concept structural design of buildings (Created page with "Concept design proposals from the structural engineer might include: *Preferred foundation design. *Frame system. *Structural grid with column sizes. *Primary and secondary beam...")
- 18:48, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Concept services design (Created page with "Concept design proposals from the services engineer might include: *Weights and location of all major plant and equipment. *Position of vertical service risers. *Routes for dist...")
- 18:46, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Concept design report
- 18:39, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Concept design report (Created page with "The final output of the concept design stage is to produce a report which record the basic design concepts that might be options worth further investigation focusing on the major...")
- 18:34, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Concept design (Created page with "NB for detailed tasks undertaken during the concept design stage see the free work plans available from the home page. Concept design is the first design stage. Feasibility stud...")
- 17:49, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: business justification
- 15:00, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Category:Design (Created page with "Category:Design")
- 14:59, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Concept architectural design checklist (Created page with "Concept architectural (as opposed to concept structural design or concept services design) design should take the development of the design to a level where it is suffi...")
- 14:50, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Category:Planning permission (Created page with "Category:Regulations") (top)
- 14:49, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Community infrastructure levy CIL (Created page with "In 2010 measures within the [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111492390/contents community infrastructure levy regulations ]came into force clarifying the relationshi...")
- 14:40, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Commissioning building systems (Created page with "Commissioning refers to the process of bringing an item into operation and ensuring that it is in good working order. On building projects, this usually refers to building servic...")
- 14:35, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Collateral warranties for building design and construction
- 14:26, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: business justification
- 14:22, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Collateral warranties for building design and construction (Created page with "#Collateral warranties are agreements associated with another 'primary' contract. They came into being as a result of the courts deciding that defects in buildings were not recov...")
- 14:18, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: business justification
- 14:16, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Traditional contract: business justification (Created page with "NB there is no equivalent RIBA stage as business justification takes place before the appointment of an architect. The business justification stage is the first stage to take pl...")
- 13:59, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Arbitration in the construction industry
- 13:58, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Arbitration in the construction industry
- 13:57, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Adjudication in construction contracts
- 13:55, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: outline work plan
- 13:52, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Traditional contract: outline work plan
- 13:42, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Get started - top tips and help
- 13:41, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Get started - top tips and help (Created page with "= = = How to create an article. = <br>formatting might change on import<br>Locked out<br>How to edit an article.<br>Locked out = <br>Creating links. = <br>Wiki sites work be...")
- 13:34, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Collaborative practices for building design and construction (Created page with "The establishment of collaborative practices is of particular importance on building design and construction projects as they are likely to involve the bringing together of a lar...")
- 13:22, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Base date in construction contracts
- 13:17, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Building user's guide
- 13:13, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Change control procedure for building design and construction
- 13:08, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Appointing consultants for building design and construction
- 13:04, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Category:Other legislation (Created page with "Category:Regulations") (top)
- 13:03, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Alternative dispute resolution for construction ADR
- 12:58, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Change control procedure for building design and construction (Created page with "Changes to a design may have impacts on time, cost or quality. Broadly, the later in the development of the project that changes occur, the greater those impacts are likely to be...")
- 12:51, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Appointing consultants for building design and construction
- 12:45, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Champions for construction clients
- 12:39, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Champions for construction clients
- 12:37, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Champions for construction clients
- 12:36, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Champions for construction clients
- 12:36, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Champions for construction clients
- 12:35, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Champions for construction clients (Created page with "It is important on all projects that there are designated client 'champions' On public sector projects, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) recommend early appointment of a ...")
- 12:27, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Certificate of making good defects (Created page with "Once practical completion has been certified, the defects liability period begins (now called the 'rectification period' in JCT contracts). Typically, the defects liability perio...")
- 12:21, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N CDM co-ordinator (Created page with "Under the CDM Regulations (The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007), A CDM co-ordinator must be appointed on projects that last more than 30 days or involve 500...")
- 12:14, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N 2007 CDM Regulations (Created page with "The Construction (design and management) regulations (2007) (CDM Regulations) are intended to ensure that healt...")
- 12:04, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Client's representative (Created page with "Some procurement systems such as the British Property Federation (BPF) system define the role of client’s representative. This is the person responsible for managing the pro...")
- 11:07, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Client for building design and construction
- 11:06, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Client for building design and construction
- 11:05, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Client for building design and construction
- 11:02, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Client for building design and construction
- 10:56, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Client for building design and construction
- 10:50, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Client for building design and construction
- 10:44, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Client for building design and construction (Created page with "The client here refers to the organisation that is procuring the building development. This client is sometimes referred to as the employer as they are the organisation that empl...")
- 10:32, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N File:Client1.jpg (OGC illustration of project organisation) (top)
- 10:19, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Cash flow in construction (Created page with "The cash flow sets out when costs will be incurred and how much they will be during the life of the project. <br>Predicting the cash flow that will be required is important in ...")
- 10:16, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Capital allowances for construction
- 10:16, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Capital allowances for construction
- 10:14, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Capital allowances for construction
- 10:10, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Capital allowances for construction
- 10:10, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Capital allowances for construction (Created page with "Capital allowances can play a big part in the business plan and setting budgets The client is allowed to deduct capital allowances from taxable profits. These relate to the cost...")
- 10:07, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Computer aided design CAD
- 10:06, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Computer aided design CAD (Created page with "Computer Aided Design (CAD) can be used to improve the speed of production and quality of drawn information. Uses range from the creation of Computer Generated Images (CGI) for p...")
- 10:01, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Category:Cost / business planning (Created page with "Category:Procedures") (top)
- 10:00, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Business case for construction projects (Created page with "In the esrly stages of the project, an outline business case should be prepared. This is then developed into a detailed business case for preferred option. This detaile...")
- 09:51, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Building log book
- 07:39, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Building regulations
- 07:37, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Building regulations (Created page with "The Department for Communities and Local Government is responsible for building regulations in England and Wales, which exist to ensure the health and safety of people in and aro...")
- 07:15, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Building owner's manual - O and M manual
- 07:10, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Building owner's manual - O and M manual
- 07:08, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Building owner's manual - O and M manual (Created page with "The building owner's manual (or operation and maintenance manual (O&M manual)) contains the information required for the operation, maintenance, decommissioning and demolitio...")
- 05:57, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Building log book
- 05:55, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Building log book (Created page with "Part L of the building regulations requires that the building owner is issued with information about the building services to help them to operate the building properly and effic...")
- 05:36, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Appointing consultants for building design and construction
- 05:26, 26 October 2011 (diff | hist) Appointing consultants for building design and construction
- 12:05, 25 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Category:Regulations (Created page with "Category:Regulations") (top)
- 12:02, 25 October 2011 (diff | hist) N Target emission rate TER (Created page with "Emission rates (TER, DER, BER) It is now a requirement of the building regulations to submit target CO2 emission rates (TER) and dwelling / building CO2 emission rates (DER / BE...")
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