Integration and compliance factors in rank order based on questionnaire results
| Integration factor | Responses |
|---|---|
| BC(A)R ensures that all involved in the regulatory system work effectively achieving better building construction | 4.27 |
| There should only be one such means of electronic building control administration | 4.20 |
| The building control management system acts as the preferred means of electronic building control administration | 4.07 |
| BC(A)R's integration into organisations brought about significant changes to their existing building control regime | 4.07 |
| BC(A)R ensures that all involved in the construction process work effectively achieving better building construction | 3.97 |
| Integrating BC(A)R into an organisation gives rise to the provision of additional tasks | 3.97 |
| Integrating BC(A)R into an organisation gives rise to the provision of additional services | 3.93 |
| There was a culture of non-compliance to building regulations prior to BC(A)R | 3.63 |
| On large scale projects this joint role is deemed insufficient | 3.63 |
| As a result of the integration of BC(A)R, costs have increased at an organisational level | 3.63 |
| As a result of the integration of BC(A)R, costs have increased at a project level | 3.63 |
| An organisations execution of projects is affected by BC(A)R | 3.57 |
| An organisations management of projects is affected by BC(A)R | 3.53 |
| There is a lack of BC(A)R integration into large-scale fit-outs | 3.37 |
| Depending on the type of project, the assigned certifier should be the same person as the design certifier | 3.00 |
| All personal involved in the organisations building control regime have adequate BC(A)R training | 2.10 |
| Integration factor | Responses |
|---|---|
| BC(A)R ensures that all involved in the regulatory system work effectively achieving better building construction | 4.27 |
| There should only be one such means of electronic building control administration | 4.20 |
| The building control management system acts as the preferred means of electronic building control administration | 4.07 |
| BC(A)R's integration into organisations brought about significant changes to their existing building control regime | 4.07 |
| BC(A)R ensures that all involved in the construction process work effectively achieving better building construction | 3.97 |
| Integrating BC(A)R into an organisation gives rise to the provision of additional tasks | 3.97 |
| Integrating BC(A)R into an organisation gives rise to the provision of additional services | 3.93 |
| There was a culture of non-compliance to building regulations prior to BC(A)R | 3.63 |
| On large scale projects this joint role is deemed insufficient | 3.63 |
| As a result of the integration of BC(A)R, costs have increased at an organisational level | 3.63 |
| As a result of the integration of BC(A)R, costs have increased at a project level | 3.63 |
| An organisations execution of projects is affected by BC(A)R | 3.57 |
| An organisations management of projects is affected by BC(A)R | 3.53 |
| There is a lack of BC(A)R integration into large-scale fit-outs | 3.37 |
| Depending on the type of project, the assigned certifier should be the same person as the design certifier | 3.00 |
| All personal involved in the organisations building control regime have adequate BC(A)R training | 2.10 |
| Compliance factor | Responses |
|---|---|
| Certificate of compliance on completion is an imperative milestone while handing over a project through BC(A)R | 4.47 |
| The establishment of a lead authority for building control could provide a more consistent approach to BC(A)R compliance | 4.30 |
| BC(A)R provides a chain of responsibility throughout the design process | 4.13 |
| BC(A)R provides a chain of responsibility throughout the construction process | 4.13 |
| BC(A)R allows competent professionals greater control of inspections to ensure compliance | 4.07 |
| Technical assessment of compliance should be conducted by building control authority at commencement and completion stages | 4.00 |
| The building regulations themselves did not change but rather the process of compliance by which the regulations are controlled | 3.87 |
| Ireland is the only developed country where a designer/builder may certify their own works without independent oversight, this needs reform | 3.80 |
| A second level check by the building control authority would capture most non-compliances | 3.77 |
| There is a clear demand for active independent on-site inspections by local authority personnel | 3.77 |
| An organisations compliance with BC(A)R on projects has been assessed by building control authorities | 3.73 |
| The building owner, designer nor builder can be impartial in certifying compliance of their own works | 3.73 |
| Site managers and supervisors undertook training to provide them with an understanding of their role in achieving compliance | 3.27 |
| Compliance factor | Responses |
|---|---|
| Certificate of compliance on completion is an imperative milestone while handing over a project through BC(A)R | 4.47 |
| The establishment of a lead authority for building control could provide a more consistent approach to BC(A)R compliance | 4.30 |
| BC(A)R provides a chain of responsibility throughout the design process | 4.13 |
| BC(A)R provides a chain of responsibility throughout the construction process | 4.13 |
| BC(A)R allows competent professionals greater control of inspections to ensure compliance | 4.07 |
| Technical assessment of compliance should be conducted by building control authority at commencement and completion stages | 4.00 |
| The building regulations themselves did not change but rather the process of compliance by which the regulations are controlled | 3.87 |
| Ireland is the only developed country where a designer/builder may certify their own works without independent oversight, this needs reform | 3.80 |
| A second level check by the building control authority would capture most non-compliances | 3.77 |
| There is a clear demand for active independent on-site inspections by local authority personnel | 3.77 |
| An organisations compliance with BC(A)R on projects has been assessed by building control authorities | 3.73 |
| The building owner, designer nor builder can be impartial in certifying compliance of their own works | 3.73 |
| Site managers and supervisors undertook training to provide them with an understanding of their role in achieving compliance | 3.27 |
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