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Plain guidance on the Golden Thread, Awaab's Law, PAS 9980, drone thermography and turning condition data into a defensible CAPEX plan.
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Building Inspection Evidence: From Capture to Enterprise
Follow the evidence from capture through review to Enterprise, and understand what each stage contributes to a building decision.
Explore ↗Buying & planningBuilding Inspection Costs Across a Property Portfolio
Compare scope, access, review and deliverables before comparing prices. Understand which factors change the cost across an estate.
Explore ↗Inspection & diagnosisRoof Inspection Evidence for Property Portfolios
See where remote roof imagery helps, where access or further investigation is still needed, and how to keep a useful record across buildings.
Explore ↗Inspection & diagnosisCommercial Facade and Cladding Inspection Evidence
Understand the role of close visual evidence in reviewing external condition, and the boundaries between an observation and a specialist assessment.
Explore ↗Duties & evidenceThe Golden Thread for Higher-Risk Buildings, in Plain English
How building-condition evidence can contribute to golden-thread information in England, without replacing the responsible dutyholders or their wider obligations.
Explore ↗Duties & evidenceAwaab's Law: The Evidence Problem Housing Providers Face
Awaab’s Law in England: phase-specific duties, evidence hand-offs and the limits of external visual and thermal investigation.
Explore ↗Duties & evidencePAS 9980, FRAEW and EWS1 Explained: What Each Means for Your Building
A plain-English guide to PAS 9980 fire risk appraisal of external walls, FRAEW assessments, and EWS1 forms. What each is, how they connect, what evidence is required, and how drone-captured facade imagery supports the process.
Explore ↗Inspection & diagnosisBuilding Thermography: Capabilities and Limitations
What thermal patterns can tell you, what they cannot prove, and how to assess the evidence before deciding what to do next.
Explore ↗Inspection & diagnosisAvoiding Work at Height on Building Inspections: The Practical Guide
How property teams eliminate working at height from roof and facade inspections using drone-captured building intelligence, in line with the Work at Height Regulations 2005 hierarchy.
Explore ↗Portfolio decisionsCAPEX Planning from Building Condition Evidence
Connect observed condition to priorities and planning assumptions, so the basis for a proposed budget is clear and reviewable.
Explore ↗Duties & evidenceMEES, EPC and Building Condition for Commercial Landlords
Commercial MEES: separate current requirements from proposed changes, and use building evidence to inform a retrofit plan, alongside the assessments and certificates it requires.
Explore ↗Buying & planningComparing Building Inspection Methods and Deliverables
Compare access methods, evidence and outputs against the same brief. Choose the approach that answers the building question, not just the lowest headline price.
Explore ↗Buying & planningHow Often Should You Inspect a Building's Roof and Facade?
How to set an inspection cycle for the roof and facade across a property portfolio, and why a regular, comparable record beats a one-off snapshot.
Explore ↗Portfolio decisionsTurning Backlog Maintenance Into a Funded Plan
How current, graded building-condition data turns a backlog maintenance liability into a costed, prioritised case for funding across NHS estates, housing and public-sector portfolios.
Explore ↗Portfolio decisionsStock Condition Surveys: What They Cover, What They Miss, and What Fills the Gap
Stock condition surveys are predominantly internal. Roofs, facades and building envelopes are assessed from ground level at best. Here is what the RSH expects and what complements the survey.
Explore ↗Duties & evidenceThe New Decent Homes Standard: What It Means for Building Condition Evidence
The published future Decent Homes Standard for England, the distinction from current duties, and how external evidence can contribute to housing-condition decisions.
Explore ↗Inspection & diagnosisWater Ingress Investigation: Finding the Source Before You Spend
How drone-captured thermal imaging and high-resolution visual inspection help property teams locate the source of water ingress in flat roofs and building envelopes, before opening up the wrong area.
Explore ↗Buying & planningSpecifying Building Inspection Evidence: Procurement Guide
Specify the coverage, evidence, review and handover you need before requesting proposals. Make competing offers easier to assess on a like-for-like basis.
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