SECTION C – CONCLUDING COMMENTS

MCCM welcomes the draft Document F as noted in our introduction. Whilst the document is highly specialised i.e., technical and is more relevant to developers and design professionals, it considers the matter as a very important improvement considering the local building fabric and infrastructure within the context of both the quality leap, and moreover the Nation’s commitment to the climate change targets within the building stock.

As per feedback provided, technical documents are there to be followed, however MCCM’s concern is more related to its use and application and therefore believes that the process of the cycle of a property should take into consideration the various stages (design / development application stage, execution to commission / certification stage and use). Therefore, the relevance of Doc F, its relation to the EPC certification and maintaining of same along the building’s expected cycle would be crucial to be spelt out at an early stage, otherwise as happened with the current Document F, its application would be subject to fail in terms of its intended effectiveness on the industry.