Phase 1 · Brief
- Prioritise uses and spaces
- Set an internal budget range
- Clarify location and plot status
- Identify decision-makers and professionals
Phase 2 · Feasibility
- Ownership or secured option
- Planning feasibility professionally checked
- Survey and boundaries available
- Ground and contamination information
- Topography and levels documented
- Utilities and connection routes clarified
- Access, turning and crane position checked
- Setbacks, easements and constraints checked
- Flood, wind, snow and climate reviewed
- Local design/protection rules reviewed
Phase 3 · Contract and build
- Responsibility matrix ready
- Drawings/specification versioned
- Project evidence reviewed
- Change process in writing
- Inspection and defects process defined
- Documentation and training agreed
Next steps
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INFORMATIONSDIENST HOLZ — Holzbauplanung (2026)
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