Post-Occupancy Report Definitive Version – Addendum
 
University of Wolverhampton Progress on Report Recommendations
 
Recommendation/situations
 
1. Initial and continued consultancy between the clients and the project team. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
2. A well managed user group. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
3. Close interdepartmental working; especially between IT and facilities departments. Paper written outlining good practice - adopted by all current university projects.
 
4. Internal specialists to be co-ordinated by the facilities department during building projects. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
5. A well-considered and significant lead-in time. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
6. Property services and appropriate building specialists to become involved in the project at an early stage. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
7. Budgets to remain solely under the management of the facilities department. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
8. Building projects to have a clearly defined but separate budget for decant. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
9. Substantial Building Projects to be supported by appropriately resourced architecture firms. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
10. Separate mechanical and engineering contracts. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
11. An on-site communications plan during the construction period. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
12. Robust measures to prevent unauthorised access to building sites. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
13. The forums suggested that building management and security throughout projects required a greater level of uniformity. Adopted by all current university projects.
 
14. Clear signage in dual-use teaching and learning facilities. Schools advised appropriately.
 
15. A comprehensive university policy on security and security equipment. University security strategy group convened.
 
16. The security systems used in the facility to be considered for other projects. Adopted by all current university projects where appropriate.