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With Building Assessment Certification now underway, it's more important than ever that you have your Resident Engagement Strategies nailed! And what's just as important is taht people actually READ these and have the chance to comment. Unsure how to do this... Well, Ark has your back. Keep an eye out for our upcoming series on how to MAXIMISE the efficacy of you RES 👀

On Friday November 8, 2024, I had the privilege of moderating the MOSHE panel on Construction Projects: Best Practices and Lessons Learned. I want to extend my gratitude to the panelists Katlyn Howard, Christopher Viviano, Phillip Lee, and Erica McAllister and to MU Healthcare for hosting this outstanding event. The discussions were insightful and provided several key takeaways: "90-Day Live-In Directive" Katlyn Howard from MU Healthcare introduced the concept of a "90-Day Live-In Directive." This approach encourages users to fully utilize their new spaces for 90 days before submitting change requests. While significant flaws or issues are addressed promptly, the directive minimizes premature changes driven by users' initial discomfort or desire to replicate previous workflows. Over time, users typically adapt to the new environment, reducing unnecessary modifications and controlling post-project costs. Identifying Shutdown Areas in Design Documents: During the Q&A, the importance of clearly identifying shutdown areas and systems in design documents for renovation projects was emphasized. This practice ensures that healthcare facilities teams and contractors are adequately informed about critical system shutdowns and notification requirements. Developing a roadmap or matrix for these shutdowns can streamline coordination and reduce risks during construction. Consistent Communication and Team Continuity: A recurring theme throughout the session was the necessity of clear communication and team continuity. Retaining the same key personnel from all teams across the project's lifecycle helps prevent breakdowns in communication and knowledge transfer. Frequent changes in points of contact often lead to miscommunication, rework, and project delays. Realistic Budgets and Schedules: The panel highlighted the need for organizational leadership to set realistic budgets and schedules. While aggressive timelines may seem advantageous initially, they can result in team fatigue and compromises in project quality. Similarly, setting an inadequate budget from the outset often leads to challenges in delivering critical project features, ultimately hindering the project’s success. This discussion was a valuable learning experience, providing practical strategies to improve project outcomes. Thank you again to all involved! #LawrenceGroup #Healthcare #Design

We are fully embracing our service design approach in designing services that are fit for future regulation

🚨🚨🚨 Don’t wait until the end of your project to catch mistakes! ✅ 🔥 One of the keys to a successful renovation is checking off your project at crucial stages. This ensures the quality of workmanship is up to standard and helps catch anything that might’ve been missed. 🔍 🔨🔨 By addressing these early on, you can avoid costly surprises and keep additional works efficient while your trades are still on-site. It’s all about being proactive, saving time, and maximizing your budget! ✅✅✅ Regular check-ins = less stress, more control, and a flawless finish. 🛠️👷♂️ Want to learn more? 🗣️ Join our free training or chat directly with me! 👇👇👇 Comment “FREE” or “WEBINAR” below for details and to book a free coaching call today! 🚀 #RenovationTips #ProjectManagement #QualityCheck

🚧 Event Roundup: Building Safety Act Presentation 🚧 Last week, Paul Young FCIOB led the latest CIBSE North East & YEN technical seminar. We delved into the crucial changes introduced by the Building Safety Act and their impact on the industry. The discussion covered: 🔹 Competence vs. Compliance – A critical look at the industry's ongoing struggle with competence gaps and the serious consequences of design team negligence. 🔹 Industry Reforms & Leadership – We explored how the Industry Competence Committee and the newly established Building a Safer Future body are driving cultural change, promoting leadership, and enhancing safety standards. 🔹 Building Act 1984 Amendments – A key takeaway: failure to comply with building regulations is now a criminal offence. This underscores the urgency for professionals to stay informed and accountable. 🔹 Change Control & Value Engineering – We discussed the challenges of change management in construction, particularly how value engineering can sometimes compromise safety if not handled correctly. The session sparked insightful discussions on how the industry must adapt to these reforms, prioritizing safety, responsibility, and professional development. 🚨 Mark your calendars for our next CPD! 🚨 Join us on Tuesday, 11 February at 18:00 for TM66: 2021 creating a circular economy in the lighting industry where David Jenner from Dextra Group plc will discuss the principles of circular product design and the methods by which the longevity of luminaries can be extended 📍 Venue: One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BX. 👥 Attend in person or ONLINE - sign up using the link below ➡ https://lnkd.in/eRnrfbtu.. #BuildingSafetyAct #ConstructionLeadership #CompetenceMatters #BuildingRegulations #CIBSE

🌍💖 World Heart Day 💖🌍 Just as the heart is the most vital organ in our body, quality is the heartbeat of every construction and interior project. 🏗️ At SSACT Project Management LLP, quality isn't just the end goal—it's ingrained in every phase. 🔧 How do we ensure this? Through our ISO-approved standards and lean practices, we uniquely optimize efficiency, minimize waste, and maximize value. This means that every project is executed with the highest standards, delivering strength, longevity, and sustainability—just like a healthy heart does for us. 💪 On this World Heart Day, let's pledge to build with care, precision, and excellence. Whether it’s health or construction, quality is always at the heart of everything that matters. ❤️🏢 🔑 SSACT: Where Quality Meets Excellence. #WorldHeartDay #QualityFirst 🛠️ #ISOStandards ✅ #LeanPractices #SSACT #ProjectManagement #ConstructionExcellence #InteriorDesign #Sustainability 🌱 #HeartOfConstruction

🚨🚨🚨 Don’t wait until the end of your project to catch mistakes! ✅ 🔥 One of the keys to a successful renovation is checking off your project at crucial stages. This ensures the quality of workmanship is up to standard and helps catch anything that might’ve been missed. 🔍 🔨🔨 By addressing these early on, you can avoid costly surprises and keep additional works efficient while your trades are still on-site. It’s all about being proactive, saving time, and maximizing your budget! ✅✅✅ Regular check-ins = less stress, more control, and a flawless finish. 🛠️👷♂️ Want to learn more? 🗣️ Join our free training or chat directly with me! 👇👇👇 Comment “FREE” or “WEBINAR” below for details and to book a free coaching call today! 🚀 #RenovationTips #ProjectManagement #QualityCheck

If a reputation crisis hits your construction firm, whether it is an unfavorable news story, poor client review, disgruntled ex-employee, or something else, do you have the tools and processes in place to respond and recover quickly? If you own or manage a commercial or residential construction firm, join Silver Tiger Consulting CEO Cori Di Donato for this free webinar: Reputation Management for Construction Entities at 9AM on June 11th. Having a solid communications platform, and the processes for which to handle communications to mitigate crises from erupting and responding when they do- especially online- is critical for successful construction firms today. This class will review how to maximize the core set of tools, most of which are freely available, that construction firms need as part of their communications platform: updated social media channels, google business pages, industry specific sites, email outreach, and ongoing content delivery. There will be a hands-on interactive portion of the class at the end, where attendees will have the option to claim, create, or update their google business listing and perform a search results audit on their own online presence. Attendees will also learn how to respond to negative reviews, report fake reviews, and recover their online reputation from a negative review or news story and learn how and why certain items are prominent in search results and how to influence these results. Register here:  https://lnkd.in/ePKxBmZ

🌟 MEET OUR TUTORS! Meet Majid Iqbal, tutor of the SERVICE DESIGN COLLEGE training on auditing service designs to discover potential fault lines and fail points. Featuring live sessions complemented by readings and discussions, this new training is timely because of the nature of the challenges organisations face today. You will learn how to analyse and audit the designs of services with the intent of advising key stakeholders on any emergent gaps. The designer as an auditor plays an important role in helping organisations align their services to new realities, including those imposed by climate change, so that delivery and support remain consistent with customer expectations.  Majid is an expert on finding structural problems in systems and services that cause operational failure or economic stress. He will be teaching from a breadth of experience, helping organisations in industry and government make timely changes to their strategies and designs. This training will therefore be based on cases and examples to make the new knowledge more relatable to your own contexts.  Majid is the author of ‘Thinking in Services’, a book that shows service design from the perspective of implementing strategy through design. Each participant will get a free copy of the book that will also serve as reference material for the training. Are you interested in learning how to become a service auditor and introduce standardisation of the design audit process in your organisation? On March 24, 2025 we start the very first edition of the 'Service design auditing to uncover fault lines and fail points' training. Majid Iqbal will guide you beyond the ‘good or bad services’ paradigm towards a more profound understanding of service design and delivery. Enroll now as a team or individually to join our community of designers committed to sustainable service design practices—and receive a free e-copy of Majid's book! https://lnkd.in/d9pJvJxW #serviceaudit #servicedesign #servicedelivery #servicemanagement #innovation #sustainability #serviceoperations #servicequality

Another thing I've realized about people who seek bespoke project planning: They often struggle to find services that truly cater to their unique needs and budgets. By customizing plans, we not only address these challenges but also ensure quality and efficiency. This approach fosters successful project outcomes. Contact us to see how we can tailor a plan for you! 📞💼 #ProjectPlanning #Customization