Waste – Segregation

No Segregation Materials segregated in

containers

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Waste –Containers
Containers

Small container provided for ALL Container large enough to store

construction waste. If full will not defined material
encourage segregation

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Waste – Signage

Signage not clear and only in Signage in various languages

English with images

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Site Walk Around – Clean Materials

Segregated concreted contaminated Clean Materials

with other materials e.g. timber

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Site Audit – Envelope
• Envelope related Awareness
Questions are in Stage 1 and Stage 2
of the audit process
• Responses to all questions link to
minimum and improved energy
performance or building envelope
verification
• Team must demonstrate purchase of
materials with appropriate U-Value
• Contractor must demonstrate that
envelope elements have been installed
appropriately
• All gaps should be appropriate sealed Gap in Insulation

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 Envelope – Insulation

Incorrectly
y laid blocks / p
poor detailing
g Insulation full length
g of wall

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Envelope – Gaps
All gaps
need to be
appropriately
sealed

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Envelope – U
U-Values
Values

• Third-party test certificate

demonstrating thermal
properties of insulation
and other wall make-up
elements
Envelope – U
U-Values
Values
• Shop drawings highlighting envelope elements with different U-Values
 Envelope – U
U-Values
Values
• Elemental U-Value
calculations
• PVRS U-Value calculator
 Envelope – U
U-Values
Values
• Area weighted average U-Value calculations

U-Value = (A1 x U1 + A2 x U2 + An x Un) / (A1 + A2 + An)

Envelope – Insulation
Lessons Learned
• Where material intent has been supplied it is imperative that:
• The design team checks the contractors submission for compliance
• The contractor only purchases approved materials
• Any alternative offered must be approved
• Accuracy of material submittals against as installed

• Testing and Commissioing:

• Adequate time to be included
• Procedures to be approved and recorded by ICA
• Documentation of results to be accurate and approved
• UPC will spot inspect projects for accuracy

• Effective
Eff ti andd accurate
t as b
built
ilt information
i f ti is
i collated
ll t d and
d issued
i d
• Draft to be issued for comment six weeks prior to handover
• Final documentation to be issued before handover
• This to include an owners handover pack (where applicable)
• All of the above to be approved in writing by the design team

Failure to comply will add significant risk to villa handover/ acceptance

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