• REPORT • FIX • REMEDY

Overview of: Apartment Defects Remediation Scheme • Building Inspections & Surveys • Mould & Damp • Structural Defects • Fire Safety Remediation • Timber Decay

This one-day training course provides attendees with an overview into several different building defects, how they occur, what can be done to prevent them from occurring in the first place, and approaches to inspection and remediation.  It will also cover the good practice survey methods for inspections to identify building defects, and how to overcome common challenges.

Attendees will gain an opportunity to ask questions specific to their projects, will leave with a greater understanding of the unique aspects of various defects, the variables involved in the building process and their impact on building performance.

Course Content

Building Defects in Construction – Irish Context

• Definition of a building defect
• Legal and contractual definition (defects vs maintenance vs. design liability)
• Latent vs. patent defects
• Liability periods and professional responsibility
• Risk Hierarchy – safety, structural, moisture, compliance

Why Defects occur?

• What design failures you need to be mindful of?
• Material failure
• Regulatory non-compliance
• Occupancy and maintenance factors

Case Study: Irish defect case – identify defect type, cause and responsibility

Structural defects & cracking

• Structural Integrity – settlement of foundations
• Subsidence & heave
• Lintel failure
• Differential movement in extensions
• Masonry cracking pattern recognition
• Practical Identification – When is cracking structural
• Monitoring vs immediate intervention
• Drainage influence on foundations
• Remediation options – stitching, underpinning, drainage correction

Damp, Condensation & Mould

• Types of Moisture
• Ventilation & Health loss
• Investigation Approach
• Remediation Strategies

Fire Safety & Apartment Defects

• Apartment Defects Remediation scheme
• Common fire stopping failures
• Compartmentation defects
• Fire safety issues in multi-unit developments
• Managing remediation in occupied buildings

Timber, Environmental & Ground Defects – how to spot these before they become an issue

• Wet rot & dry rot
• Timber infestation
• Drainage failures & flood risk considerations
• Radon
• Pyrite & Mica

Building Control, Compliance & MMC

• Common Building Control compliance challenges
• Inspection plans and documentation pitfalls
• Modern methods of construction – common failure points
• Factory vs on-site quality gaps

Practical Remediation framework – what to do once defects are identified

• Defect & Causation
• Risk assessment – safety, structural, health considerations
• Determine responsibility
• Remedy options
• Planning works in occupied buildings
• Record, report and protect Liability

Group Exercise – Diagnose a real-life scenario & Remediation strategies

Who Should Attend?

This course will be of huge benefit to all in the built sector with responsibility for avoiding or repairing construction defects, including architects, engineers, surveyors, contractors, technical managers and those from local authorities and government department to name just a few.

Certification

On completion of this one-day training course, you will receive your Certificate of Attendance. Please note certificates are issued at the close of the training course to participants on completion of the course.

This course may qualify for CPD points. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

Cost

An ‘Early Bird’ discounted rate of €499 is currently available. This training course normal rate is €599. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY BIRD RATE CLOSES 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO COURSE DATE. The course cost includes all course documentation and Certificate of Attendance.