Building Technical Control

Objectives

 

The objective of the control is to verify that what has been planned is actually carried out, in relation to an established risk margin, with reference to the regulations and laws in force and the possible consequences that may occur in the event of errors. Therefore, the technical control service is aimed at guaranteeing and ensuring that:

• The materials supplied (identified, qualified, accepted) are suitable for their intended use and comply with both sector regulations and design requirements.
• Each product, component or system is correctly handled, used and stored
• The correct planning and optimal organisation of the construction phases are in place
• The technical standards and rules of art are applied in all construction, laying, assembly, mounting, installation of materials, components and systems, with all their documentary traceability

 

In order to achieve this objective, Apave Certification in Italy carries out a series of on-site inspections, the minimum number of which is defined by the Technical Regulation n.07 issued by Accredia and depends on the amount of works subject to control.

Advantages

 

Experience in the field and the results currently available to technicians show that the most critical elements in a generic building are the structural works, waterproofing inside and outside the ground, thermal and acoustic insulation, external plastering, curtain walls and doors and windows.

 

These elements are the main focus of the inspection activity, although it is also possible to inspect the construction of installations, internal finishes, and all those works defined by the Civil Code as "intended to last over time".

During the inspection activity on the execution of the works, the inspectors of the Apave Certification team in Italy carry out on-site inspections, following the schedule established in the inspection plan shared with the client.

 

If a check reveals "non-compliance", the contractor is required to remedy it. He is also required to promptly notify the Apave Certification team in Italy when he believes he has successfully resolved the problem and in any case before the "non-conformity" becomes unresolvable, resulting in significant additional costs for demolition and reconstruction work.

Advantages

 

The excellence of the services provided by Apave Certification in Italy is guaranteed by the high level of expertise and professionalism of the staff, technical experts and specialist consultants who collaborate with the company on an ongoing basis. This staff constitutes a dynamic and at the same time consolidated network, capable of covering all the specialisations required in the fields of engineering and architecture and in the management of public contracts.

 

The construction and fine-tuning of the tools and operational practices applicable to the audit service are the result of in-depth analyses of the subject of the service, the contextual conditions, the objectives and expectations of the administrations/clients/end users.

 

The poor or incorrect definition of the characteristics, including technological characteristics, of the work in the design phase has a direct and negative consequence: the impossibility of fully defining the performance characteristics that make up the work and therefore of calculating them correctly.

 

Suspensions of work, variations during construction and contractor's reservations are frequently caused by the need to solve problems that could, and therefore should, have been foreseen and solved during the design phase.

 

Project verification is usually carried out in progress (during the design phases) or in ending (after the project has been fully drafted), and can be extended to the entire control chain.

 

The verification activity described above allows the public administration/purchaser to be protected also from the risk of financial damage, in relation to circumstances for which the administration cannot materially guarantee the integrity, consistency and quality of the project.

 

The above-mentioned guarantee is also applicable to all interventions to be carried out under the construction and project financing regime.

Monitoring infrastructures and buildings means monitoring buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels, historical works, schools, hospitals but also railways, gas pipelines, dams or hydroelectric networks. Tecno Piemonte assesses the state of the structure through monitoring systems, visual and laboratory controls according to the guidelines issued by the Ministry and proposes a plan of maintenance activities. In this way, disasters and service interruptions can be avoided and management costs reduced, to the benefit of everyone's health and safety.