Co-ordination of Building Services - Avoidance of Pain

This paper addresses the co-ordination of building services during the design and construction phases to ensure proper and complete integration with the building fabric, structure, finishes and other services. The co-ordination process and common pit falls are discussed from both design and construction viewpoints to provide some background to presentation of organisational philosophy, management techniques and guidelines to foster interdisciplinary co-ordination throughout the complex building process. Comprehensive check lists are also included as a ready reference in assisting successful co-ordination of building services and thereby achieving over all project objectives.