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Assurance inspections, as well as Part
L Photographic Evidence.
This will help Gleeson maintain
standards in quality and meet
regulatory compliance, while bringing
structure to process and providing
complete data visibility plot to plot, and
project to project, helping deliver more
on-site efficiencies.
Since June 2023, all housebuilders in
the UK with new developments now
have to provide mandatory
photographic evidence to the SAP
Assessor to prove that work and
materials used in new homes comply
with updated energy efficiency
requirements that reduce carbon
emissions - outlined in Part L, or
Approved Document L, Appendix B.
Implementing Zutec's Part L
Photographic Evidence solution across
82 sites earlier in the year was the first
step in digitising Gleeson's Quality
Control Plot Book, providing the ability
for teams to update and submit asbuilt
Buildings Regulations England
Part L (BREL) reports to assessors for
approval and faster plot completion.
As part of its Quality Management
Solution Suite, Zutec's Part L
Photographic Evidence solution allows
users to capture, store, share and
manage geolocated photographic
evidence and supporting documents
required for the as-built BREL report.
Spec'd to meet requirements of the
Part L Building Regulations framework,
the solution ensures users on site can
capture the right quality photos with
the right information.
Using Zutec's field app photos can be
captured and submitted to an assessor
for sign off, speeding up the process
and bringing building information
together in one place to remove the
complexity of gathering evidence and
submitting for approval.
Aligning its internal process and
working with Zutec, Gleeson has now
configured, digitised, and sequenced
multiple forms and checklists,
including its build stage and customer
care forms, as part of its Quality
Control Plot Book. Bringing everything
together in one place ensures that all
on and off-site teams are working to
the same process and have structure
to inspections by following
consistent practice and
workflows. By standardising
its quality process,
Gleeson can track
progress, analyse
reports, and have an
audit trail of work
done and inspections
completed by who,
and when.
Matt Ball, Solutions
Architect at Gleeson,
commented: "We want to
raise the bar in quality
housebuilding, and believe
innovation in this area is key.
We partnered with Zutec for
their Part L innovation to
help us meet regulatory
requirements, but quickly
realised that we could work
together to digitise our quality
control process and plot book to
give us more control and
consistency on what was happening
site by site and project to project.
"Zutec's Quality Management
solutions form the foundation of our
digitised Quality Control Plot Book,
which is used for inspections on site. It
gives us complete data visibility of
project progress and contractor
performance via a dashboard view,
where we can analyse information to
help us make more informed decisions
and implement best practice."
Using Zutec's field app, Gleeson
users will now be able to complete
checklists, take photos during site
inspections and add comments,
meaning that issues found can be
easily identified and resolved quickly.
On site teams can also add status
codes to inspections to track
inspection progress, which can be
marked up as draft, for review,
complete or rejected.
Additionally, an action register means
items can also be assigned to users
through notifications for faster
resolution, and with full audibility there
is a trail of information that can show if
an action has been completed or not.
With interactive reporting and
dashboards, specific reports can be
set up and easily exported for review
and analysis meaning continual
improvement of working practices.
"By configuring and rolling out our
quality management solutions at
Gleeson, we have been able to support
them in digitising their Quality Control
Plot Book, which sets new standards in
quality across their business. As part of
our solution onboarding, we are
providing super user training that
means our tools can be easily selfadministered
across sites. It is great to
see user adoption and to partner with
Gleeson on this project and be part of
their transformation journey, as we both
learn more about what the very best
quality practice looks like," said James
Cannon, Commercial Director at Zutec.
To find out more about Zutec and
how it can help achieve compliance
with the Part L Photographic Evidence
Requirement, click here:
https://www.zutec.com/product/qualitymanagement/part-l-compliance/
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