Surveys and compliance
Building services surveys and compliance
Condition surveys, electrical periodic inspection reporting and statutory compliance audits for existing buildings.
- Discipline
- Surveys and compliance
WHAT IT IS
Survey and compliance work establishes what is actually installed in an existing building, what condition it is in, and where it does not meet current requirements.
It is the necessary first step on most refurbishment projects, and it is frequently the whole job — a landlord, a fund or an incoming tenant needing to know what they are taking on before they commit to it.
SERVICES
Services in this discipline
M&E dilapidations surveys
Mechanical and electrical input to schedules of dilapidations, for landlords and tenants — what the lease actually requires, costed, and defensible.
WHEN YOU NEED IT
Before acquiring or leasing a building, before committing to a refurbishment scope, when plant is approaching end of life and a replacement programme needs to be planned, or when a periodic inspection has returned unsatisfactory results and the remedial scope needs defining.
DELIVERABLES
What you receive
- Condition survey report with photographic record
- Asset register and remaining life assessment
- Compliance gap analysis
- Prioritised remedial schedule with budget costs
- Planned replacement programme
STANDARDS
Standards applied
The editions in force at the time of design. Where a standard is amended mid-project we confirm which edition the appointment is based on.
QUESTIONS
Common questions
What does a building services condition survey cover?
A condition survey records the installed mechanical, electrical and public health plant, assesses its condition and remaining life, identifies where it no longer meets current standards, and sets out a prioritised remedial and replacement schedule with budget costs.
How often does an electrical installation need periodic inspection?
IET Guidance Note 3 Table 3.2 gives recommended maximum intervals by premises type — commonly five years for commercial installations, three years for industrial, and three years or less for premises open to the public. BS 7671 requires periodic inspection but does not itself set the interval: it is determined by the person carrying out the previous inspection, on the condition and use found.