COMMERCIAL SECURITY & SAFETY
PROJECT SPECIFICATION GROUP BACKS THIRD BUILDING SAFETY REPORT
» ASSA ABLOY PROJECT Specification Group has shown support for the third ‘ Building safety ’ report by The Industry Safety Steering Group ( ISSG ), calling for greater leadership within the industry with more transparent and collaborative ways of working .
The ISSG , chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt , recently produced its third annual report , evaluating the progress made by the built environment industry towards achieving positive changes in culture .
Brian Sofley , Managing Director of Project Specification Group , comments : “ Dame Hackitt and the ISSG are correct in their statement that meaningful , lasting change requires visible leadership and collaboration , with transparency and responsibility central to all decisionmaking .
“ The ‘ golden thread ’ of information is essential to understand the steps needed to keep buildings and people safe , now and in the future . We should be managing buildings as holistic systems and allowing people to use information to design , construct and operate their buildings safely and effectively .”
Project Specification Group believes that Building Information Modelling ( BIM ) could create greater transparency and produce the ‘ golden thread ’ of information , allowing building elements such as doorsets to be managed through a single platform - from specification to installation and ongoing inspection .
Brian explains : “ BIM applications can help to lock in positive behaviours from the very start of a project and support an increase in trust and confidence that safety is paramount throughout a building ’ s specification , construction and maintenance .
“ We agree with the ISSG that safety and culture change are everyone ’ s responsibility , and in order to combat the fragmented landscape we need to implement more collaborative ways of working , and BIM could hold the key to this .”
With this in mind , Project Specification Group recommends the use of ASSA ABLOY ’ s Openings Studio™ BIM application , which integrates with design software to create and visualise openings for complete door , frame and hardware schedules and specifications .
The platform enables seamless extraction of door design intent and all relevant interfaces to assist architects and specifiers to seamlessly develop complete door requirements that meet building regulations .
Product information , performance data and budget information are captured within the BIM design environment . Through real time , collaborative working , these designs can be validated for compliance , functional performance , and aesthetics , plus presented as 3D views that can be fully re-integrated into the overall project design .
With linked internal systems , ASSA ABLOY use this final schedule of information to manufacture the complete doorset solution , including the leaf , frame and all specified hardware .
This unique collaborative tool helps all project stakeholders to minimise costs and streamline the data sharing process throughout the entire project lifecycle – from the initial design , right through to construction , delivery , asset management and beyond .
Furthermore , an extension to Openings Studio™ has recently been developed , which offers a mobile app that directly accesses this data for use during the door installation process .
This ensures full product compliance prior to project completion and continued compliance of product in service through facilitating efficient and accurate after sales inspections .
The app offers an easy to use ‘ check box ’ system to carry out and capture detailed inspections based on the specific details of each door included in the schedule . This report validates if a door has remained compliant , or identifies what elements need to be corrected or replaced to return the product to the standard required , providing full traceability and ownership of all changes at all stages .
Brian Sofley
www . assaabloyopeningsolutions . co . uk / specification
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MAR / APR 2022
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