1 Making buildings better

Soft Landings Conference 2016

Making Buildings Better

In association with

Birley Fields Project John Ward

Soft Landings Case study

“This was a very different project as it was a Soft Landings project. In other words Sir Robert McAlpine did absolutely everything. They relocated our staff, installed the equipment, they did the AV, they managed everything. That meant there was nowhere to hide because everything was their responsibility, but it meant for us it was a turnkey solution and we just walked in to a perfect building” Professor John Brooks, University Vice Chancellor

• Meeting with Client and their advisors

• Appointment of Soft Landings champions

• Develop Soft Landings proposal

• MMU selected shopping list from proposal

• Key Personnel were identified from

o Capital Projects

o Property services (Maintenance team)

o Facilities

o Security

o IT

o Catering

• Regular design reviews with MMU Property Services

• Design sign off sessions o Plant Rooms/Risers/Energy Centre

• Off site inspections with MMU and compliance team

• Inspections and agreement of site mock ups

• Rigorous inspection process with MMU appointed staff

• MMU involved in the commissioning process

• Commissioning witnessing with MMU maintenance teams

• Training programme agreed in conjunction with MMU.

• Rigorous inspection process with MMU

• Familiarisation sessions with MMU staff

• Soft landings meetings which increased in frequency toward completion

• SRM located within completed MMU building

• Day to day assistance

• Resolving services related issues

• Education to MMU staff and maintenance teams

• Assisting in technical changes with MMU making direct orders

• Transfer of construction knowledge to the building users

• Quarterly visits for year 1

• Bi annual for remaining 2 years

• Assist MMU in energy monitoring

• MMU to undertaken occupancy evaluation survey

• Soft Landings Champions are still involved in the process