{"id":385,"date":"2026-01-24T08:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bim4housing.com\/operations\/?page_id=385"},"modified":"2026-01-24T10:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:16:23","slug":"bim4housing-operations-working-group-meeting-22-01-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bim4housing.com\/operations\/bim4housing-operations-working-group-meeting-22-01-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BIM4Housing Operations Working Group Meeting 22-01-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pg-385-0\"  class=\"panel-grid\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-core\"><div id=\"pgc-385-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell \" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" style=\"background: url(&quot;false&quot;) !important; background-position: left top !important; background-repeat: repeat !important; background-size: auto !important; background-attachment: scroll !important;\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong>BIM4HOUSING OPERATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING 22-01-2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>One-Page Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Purpose of the Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc;\">\n<li>Operations Working Group session focused on:\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Awaab\u2019s Law \/ damp &amp; mould<\/strong> response and best-practice process development<\/li>\n<li><strong>Golden Thread \/ Building Safety Act (BSA)<\/strong> operational assurance and senior leadership engagement<\/li>\n<li>Practical <strong>AI + data engineering<\/strong> use cases to improve handover quality, validation, and auditability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Awaab\u2019s Law \u2013 Main Issues and Risks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc;\">\n<li>Strong concern about rising <strong>claims activity<\/strong> (\u201cambulance chasers\u201d) targeting tenants and landlords\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li>Risk of vulnerable tenants being misled and exposed to financial liabilities<\/li>\n<li>Need for a <strong>single defensible approach<\/strong> landlords can point to as \u201creasonable best practice\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Landlord process reality highlighted:\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li>Most housing providers operate a <strong>two-stage complaints process<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ombudsman escalation generally requires completion of internal complaint stages first<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Damp &amp; Mould \u2013 Technology and Root Cause Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc;\">\n<li>Discussion of \u201cmould-killing\u201d cleaning technology (used in food production supply chains)<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Young presented a proposed solution focused on:\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li>Eliminating <strong>root causes<\/strong> (not only treating symptoms)<\/li>\n<li>Continuous monitoring\/adjustment of humidity conditions<\/li>\n<li>Suitability for <strong>energy poverty<\/strong> contexts (no extra heating\/ventilation reliance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Golden Thread \u2013 Operational Confidence and Board-Level Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc;\">\n<li>Community feedback\/polling referenced showing low confidence in:\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Regulation 38<\/strong> information being complete\/reliable<\/li>\n<li><strong>O&amp;M information<\/strong> accuracy<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing accuracy of the <strong>Fire &amp; Emergency File<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Concern that senior directors may not fully understand <strong>BSA duties<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Direction of travel:\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li>Make Golden Thread a <strong>practical operating model<\/strong> (Plan \u2192 Create \u2192 Operate)<\/li>\n<li>Clarify what information is needed, why, who gathers it, and the <strong>cost\/risk reduction benefits<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Emphasis: AI will only work if <strong>data foundations and standardisation<\/strong> are correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>AI + Data Engineering \u2013 Practical Use Cases Discussed<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc;\">\n<li>Standardised method to audit large volumes of O&M content (e.g., thousands of files)\n<ul style=\"list-style:circle\">\n<li>Identify missing asset schedules and incomplete deliverables<\/li>\n<li>Produce dashboards\/reports to quickly highlight gaps and reduce manual checking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Common handover problems noted:\n<ul style=\"list-style:circle\">\n<li>Multiple suppliers providing inconsistent formats (e.g., door schedules)<\/li>\n<li>Mismatches between model references, schedules, and drawings<\/li>\n<li>Frequent reliance on PDFs and non-machine-readable information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>360 Photography, Validation, and \u201cAs-Built\u201d Reality Capture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc;\">\n<li>360 photography positioned as a scalable \u201cas-built\u201d evidence layer that can:\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li>Support asset verification, condition assessment, and procurement clarity<\/li>\n<li>Improve fire safety navigation and retrospective strategy development<\/li>\n<li>Link together models, documents, O&Ms, product data, and compliance evidence<\/li>\n<li>Floorplan generation from scans remains challenging at scale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Point cloud + modelling still seen as the reliable route for complex buildings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connor\u2019s Proposed Workflow Model (Awaab\u2019s Law)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc;\">\n<li>\nTwo-track approach presented:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Reactive<\/strong>: tenant raises issue \u2192 structured triage \u2192 detailed survey (360\/LIDAR\/thermography\/IoT) \u2192 competent diagnosis \u2192 standard remediation pathways aligned to timescales \u2192 <strong>12-month monitoring<\/strong> \u2192 lessons learned loop<\/li>\n<li>Proactive: use triggers (archetypes, condition sampling, fuel poverty indicators, Cat 1 trends, analytics, industry feedback) to identify and intervene earlier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Operational Pain Points Raised by Landlords<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: disc;\">\n<li>Tenant decants may be required in severe cases<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cat 1 hazards<\/strong> can impact <strong>Decent Homes<\/strong> reporting\/compliance<\/li>\n<li>Data governance gap:\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle;\">\n<li>Specialist teams sometimes use spreadsheets instead of the asset management system, reducing auditability<\/li>\n<li>Suggestion for stronger information governance (\u201cclerk of information\u201d role)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Outcomes \/ Next Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage members to join relevant workstreams (Awaab\u2019s Law, benefits\/business case, AI\/O&M automation)<\/li>\n<li>Improve visibility of taskforces\/working groups and share podcast links\/resources<\/li>\n<li>Warranty reform noted as an agenda item but not explored in depth due to time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIM4HOUSING OPERATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING 22-01-2026 One-Page Summary Purpose of the Meeting Operations Working Group session focused on: Awaab\u2019s Law \/ damp &amp; 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