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Project Audits identify the risks and opportunities afforded by the application of mass timber to your project and incorporate recommendations for how cost, embodied carbon, and risk can be minimised to improve viability, sustainability, and long-term durability. 

Audits are typically conducted based on RIBA Stage 1 - 3 information.

Benefits 

  • Understand if mass timber is suitable for your project. 
  • Identify cost saving opportunities. 
  • Understand how embodied carbon can be reduced. 
  • Be aware of potential compliance and durability risks, and how to mitigate them. 
  • Receive further information to support cost planning. 
  • Access recommendations on system selection and procurement. 
  • Understand how timber systems meet your design brief and market context. 

Outputs 

  • Outputs are tailored to suit the level of information available and your budget.

  • Light touch: High-level written summary of observed key risks and opportunities. 

  • In-depth: Comprehensive review of all project documentation summarised in an illustrative report with clear recommendations on how to improve your scheme.