This one-day training course provides attendees with an insight into several different building defects, how they occur, what can be done to prevent them from occurring in the first place, and different remediation techniques. It will also demonstrate the best practice methods surveyors use during their inspections in order to identify building defects, and how to overcome common compliance challenges.
Attendees will gain an opportunity to ask questions specific to them and their projects, will leave with a greater understanding of the unique aspects of various defects, the variables involved in the building process & their impact on building performance.
How to assess & remedy
Joe Behan BE, CENG, FIEI, DLS, FCIARB
-Asbestos, radon, pyrite and mica
-Condensation, mould growth and indoor air pollution
-Rising and penetrating damp
-Timber defects including wet rot, dry rot and beetle infestation
-Structural integrity including cracking and movement in foundations
-Drainage defects
-Fire safety and remediation measures
-Flood risk
Brief update on the current issues Building Control Officers are encountering on sites and the main compliance challenges
Mairéad Phelan, Head of National Building Control Office
-Building Control Common Compliance Challenges
-Part L & F Compliance Challenges
-Challenge with Compliance and Requirements of Part D Agrément Certificates
-Modern Methods of Construction -the Gap between Off Site Factory Production Control & Onsite Construction
This course will be of huge benefit to all in the construction sector with responsibility for avoiding or repairing construction defects, including engineers, contractors, architects, technical managers and those from local authorities and government department to name just a few.
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