1 Scope
This British Standard gives recommendations on design, manufacture and construction
for operability in relation to an asset(s) (e.g. buildings and infrastructure for energy, telecommunication, transport and
water), taking account of the expected performance of the asset in use over its planned operational life.
This British Standard is intended to strengthen practices and procedures by:
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a) promoting the early involvement of the operator or operations team, as appropriate;
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b) improving the focus of the project team on the performance of the asset in use;
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c) promoting programme and portfolio thinking by the assetowner and, where applicable, the project sponsor to ensure that the asset meets the wider requirements of the owner’s operations;
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d) providing feedback on the expected functional and operational performance of the asset at each stage of the delivery phase;
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e) extending the commitment of each delivery team to defined periods of aftercare post‑handover of the asset and its safe, secure, efficient and cost-effective operation in line with environmental, social and economic performance outcomes and targets;
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f) embedding post-implementation review or building performance evaluation (BPE), as appropriate, in the operational phase based upon agreement early in the delivery phase regarding requirements;
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g) embedding information management, using building information modelling, in the processes for the delivery and operation of assets;
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h) emphasizing the importance of information and data quality; and
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i) highlighting the need to maximize both the investment value and resource value of the asset (see BS EN 12973 and BS 8210).
It is applicable to the provision of information and data supporting a) to f) in a
manner that maximizes the value that the assetowner can subsequently derive from the information and data over the planned life of the
asset.
This British Standard outlines the primary activities, information, issues and deliverables
to be addressed by the project team and each delivery team to support their work and
to provide the assetowner and the operator or operations team, as appropriate, with as much certainty as possible in regard to the required functional
and operational performance of the asset.
The requirements of inclusive design, managing design in construction and managing assets and their environments inclusively when operational have been incorporated (see BS 8300‑2). A defined project‑managed approach to the delivery of the asset is adopted throughout (see BS 6079).
This British Standard is intended for use by individuals and organizations preparing
or contributing to design, manufacture, construction and operations, including organizations
procuring a new asset and ownersupgrading, repurposing or refurbishing an existing asset.
This British Standard does not provide recommendations for design or construction,
but is concerned with information and data that are needed to determine operability and performance requirements for the new, upgraded, repurposed or refurbished asset. It does not cover decommissioning or other end‑of‑life activities.
This British Standard does not give recommendations for:
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1) asset management or facilities management in general (see BS ISO 55000 series and BS EN ISO 41001 respectively);
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2) the procurement of design, construction, asset management or facilities management services (see BS 8534 and BS 8572); or
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3) the maintenance of assets (see BS 8210).