Energy and technical audit for installations, proposals intended to enhance the site’s energy performance.
Safety and health coordination limited to the implementation phase. Construction of an Industrial building with administrative and operational sections. Creation of an area for cardboard washing.
Construction project for a low energy show room for cars, with offices and meeting rooms. The building is fully air-conditioned by low energy systems, with high and low voltage power, a partial green roof and rain water recovery for use in sanitary areas and outside cleaning.
Expert assessment of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installations with objective of carrying out multi-year work programme on head office located at Boulevard du Souverain in Brussels (120,000 sq.m.). Evaluation of maintenance and renovation contract for regulation of the Paepsem Business Park building complex. Quality check on maintenance.
Complete restructuring, including partial demolition of three contiguous buildings to form a whole of 19,000 sq.m. not including the grounds (and 6,000 sq.m. under ground) of offices used by European institutions.
Legal asbestos inventory and studies on asbestos removal over approximately 2,500,000 sq.m. of buildings occupied by the (Federal) Belgian Buildings Agency. Evaluation of standard maintenance specifications for the preparation for rental of the buildings. Assistance in preparation of tender offer for the North Galaxy Towers (160,000 sq.m.).
Construction of a new industrial purification system, at the Seveso site. Health & Safety coordination, both during the project and construction phases.
CSS Health & safety coordination for the construction of a new central water purification system for an industrial food factory/ Seveso site.
Study of special techniques for a sports hall construction project, study and electrical rehabilitation of a 1,000 m2 school building.
2006 / 2009 : Main contractor.
Complete engineering mission for the technical equipment of a complex of residential apartments and houses and Safety co-ordination on the construction site.
Construction of a building with 84 residential units.
Performance of the property reference condition audit of the technical equipment and implementation of the maintenance performance quality system K.M.I.S.®. Drawing up of technical tender specifications for the maintenance operation of technical installations.
10 000m² of public services space. The project consists of transforming this building for use as a demographic service centre, a public library, and a cultural centre with a theatre, a police station and a concierge facility.
Diverse tasks involving expert assessment of technical installations in a real estate investment. Assistance in monitoring of maintenance. Training of inspectors to monitor maintenance in accordance with procedures and operations modes. Evaluation of and integration of software package for technical asset management which aids in the development of multi-year budgetary planning for maintenance operations (repairs and replacements).
Auditing of the operation and maintenance of technical installations of the 70 buildings occupied by the Commission, representing 800,000 sq.m. of office space in Brussels. Creation of a database dealing with technical installations. Drafting of the specifications of the tender offer for operation and maintenance of the technical installations of the 70 buildings occupied in Brussels (3 building complexes) and assistance in analysing the bids (contracts worth €10 million). Delegated management of dispatching in response to calls for service (40,000 calls annually). Dispatching is staffed by seven individuals and operates 24/7 year-round. Technical assistance for coordination of office planning projects, management of technical libraries and supervision of elevator contracts.
4 600 m² of office space. The buildings, old AJJA production units, are listed and are situated within a block of buildings.
Study on renovation of heating and hydraulic facilities of a building of 25,000 sq.m.
Monitoring of the maintenance and operation of the new Justus Lipsius head office of the European Council in Brussels (250,000sq.m.). Quality monitoring is based on the objective KMIS method.
Coordination of Health and Security for a series of projects for the CPAS of Brussels. Restrictions related to asbestos pollution and the consequent demolitions.
Safety coordination during the renovation of apartment buildings.
Complete refurbishment of an old industrial building for use by the no-for-profit organisation ASBL BRAWOL. The building is on 3 levels used as parking areas and covered by a metal frame roof comprising sheds.
2010 : Project owner representative.
Study of special techniques for a low energy consumption show room construction project.
2007/2010 : Project management and main contracting for the buildings : Cortenberg street, Progrès street, Arts avenue.
Technical assistance assignment in safety coordination in the context of the construction of the tower. In charge of the elaboration of the bid specifications for operation – maintenance.
CSS Health & safety coordination for the construction of a new access way to the metro station on the Place Rogier.
2003/2007 : Project management and main contracting.
Assistance to contractor for the analysis of specifications for the operation and maintenance of the building's technical installations in the central head office of Brussels (10 buildings totalling 80,000 sq.m. – the concept of Service Level Agreement was selected. Building auditing ( KMIS method) following one year of operation. Drafting of specifications – Maintenance – Operation of elevators.
Technical auditing of climatisation installations in the building located at 151 Boulevard Emile Jacqmain during phase of definitive acceptance of the installations (30,000 sq.m.).
Assistance to contractor for analysis of special technical specifications for the purpose of optimising future operation-maintenance conditions at the head office of Eurocontrol (60,000 sq.m.). Evaluation of operational organisation, subcontracting contracts, maintenance methods, and computer systems for technical management (centralised building management / computer-assisted maintenance management ). Assistance to monitoring of worksite and receiving of technical equipment. Evaluation of various modes of technical building management. Assistance in recruitment and evaluation of maintenance engineers and technicians.
Evaluation of office planning project for two mezzanines of approximately 130 sq.m. and redesign of approximately 640 sq.m. of offices and conference rooms on Floors 2 and 2A.
Installation of a technical call centre managed by one of our teams of technicians specialised in maintenance and technical installations in buildings.
In charge of technical dispatching in response to service requests for all the buildings occupied by the CE in Brussels (70 buildings).
In charge of technical dispatching in response to service requests for all the buildings of the European Parliament (Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg). This assignment is discharged using the OMNITRACKER tool.
Climatisation of a computer room, renovation of the fire detection system and replacement of Halon fire extinction systems.
Safety coordination limited to the implementation phase. Adaptation of a building to house diplomatic staff.
Expertise in technical installations under conditions of total outage of electrical power in the computer room.
Performing a number of energy audits for different building types.
An overall energy audit consists of studying the building in question while taking into account the following aspects : the shell of the building :heating, hot water production, sanitary facilities, air-conditioning, electricity.
The study of the preceding points should lead to the establishment of the most cost-efficient guidelines for improvement from an energy point of view.
The carrying out of an energy audit is an integral part of a policy of rationalisation of use of energy and consequently a greater control of the costs it engenders.
Drafting of specifications for technical report on alarms for a centralised system (study on types of failures and ranking of alarms, definition of characteristics of sensors, comparative study of commercial supervision systems available on the Belgian market).
Complete rehabilitation of an old tank depot used by the Belgian army ; 3 000 m² of office and service space.
Construction project for 89 residential units. Full design for HVAC, electricity, sanitation facilities and exhaust extraction from the underground parking areas. Ventilation of apartments with individual double flow systems.
An overall energy audit consists of studying the building in question while taking into account the following aspects :
• Building shell, Heating :
Hot water production, sanitary facilities, air-conditioning, electricity.
The study of the preceding points should lead to the establishment of the most cost-efficient guidelines for improvement from an energy point of view. The carrying out of an energy audit is an integral part of a policy of rationalisation of use of energy and consequently a greater control of the costs it engenders.
Inventory of diagnostic methods for energy in Europe and study of optimised method applicable to the Region of Brussels. Evaluation of specifications for maintenance of technical installations of the Gulledelle building in Brussels (20,000sq.m.). Evaluation of the renovation of lighting installations.
Performance of several technical due diligence missions prior to real estate transactions.
These assignments include the technical architecture and the technical installations. SOPHIA inspects and crosschecks the coherence of the buildings with all documents such as building permit, environmental permit, building plans, risk analysis elevators, technical dossier, AS-BUILT documents relative to the design & construction, energy consumption invoices, guarantees, pending technical liability issues…).
Establishing working methods for optimising and standardising technical equipment for car parks.
Compiling of technical tender specifications for the maintenance operation of technical installations.
2009/2010 : EPB project for student multiresidential buildings, appartments ans prisons.
Study of special techniques for a 3000 m2 renovation and reconstruction project.
A project for the renovation and construction of buildings ; 3 000 m² of office and service space, Full design for HVAC, electricity and sanitary facilities.
2009/2010 : EPB project for student multiresidential buildings, appartments ans prisons.
Study of special techniques for a sports hall construction project, study and electrical rehabilitation of a 1,000 m2 school building.
Assistance to contractor for operation and maintenance on the plan to extend the Centre Communication Nord (Administration head office - 35,000 sq.m.) and the plan to extend the Minister's Office at the Place Royale of Brussels (10,000sq.m.). Analysis in study phases and for implementation of the conditions of operation and maintenance (ease of maintenance, costs of maintenance, reliability, etc.) and drafting of specifications for a tender offer for the maintenance of technical installations in the building complex (station - public lobby, businesses, offices, etc., for a total of 150,000 sq.m.). Technical expertise on various buildings occupied by the Offices of the Region Administration.
Creation of a new connecting passage between Rogier Square and the metro-station with access points to the car park under the square. Health & Safety Coordination during the project phase and the construction phase.
Implementation of safety measures on roofs of the three buildings of the BNB (Installation of life lines). Fact-finding mission and follow-up on implementation. Coordination on safety and health.
Major restoration of a listed building for banking use for the National Bank of Belgium.
Performance of the property reference condition audit of the technical equipment and building elements. Implementation of the maintenance performance quality system K.M.I.S.®.
2005 : Architectural design and main contractor.
Auditing and renegotiation of maintenance contracts for technical installations of Galilee building in Brussels (51,000 sq.m.) in order to reduce costs of operation and maintenance. Technical auditing of the electrical and climatisation installations. Fact-finding mission on modernisation of the elevators and comparative analysis of bids by builders.
Complete restructuring of a building and office tower dating from 1957 comprising 14,000 sq.m. not including land, while preserving original architecture. Complete engineering services.
2010 : Project main contractor.
Technical assistance for assessment of qualitative technical requirements during a new property search (20,000sq.m.).
Coordination of the facility management of the tower consisting of a team of 4 people comprising a facility manager, an engineer, a book keeper and a secretary with the back office assistance of a design and consultancy firm.
2006/2008 : Building strategy and main contractor.
Safety coordination during planning and implementation phases.
Due diligence of a former industrial site of 13 000m².
2009/2010 : Social Housing in Brussels ; EPB projects and passive housing.
Evaluation of specifications for operation and maintenance of 500 service stations distributed across the country.
Restoration of façades and awnings; redesign of the ticketing offices; renovation and reorganisation of the mezzanine, points of access and platforms, including canopy roof over network, creation of new accessway in the Mont des Arts area and rationalisation of signposting. Installation of artwork. General coordination of studies and follow-up at the work site, partial assessment of façade restoration, studies on stability and technical equipment.
2008/2010 : Project management and main contracting Belliard Street 14/18.
Quantity survey for the refurbishment works for the new STIB headquarters.
Safety coordination during planning and implementation phases (classified building with ongoing occupation during work).
Cost control for the refurbishing works of the new headquarters of the STIB. The building is located near to the Palace of the Nation and is partially preserved as an historical building. Quantity survey of the works. Monitoring and confirmation of contractors’ invoices.
2009 : Main contracting.
Assistance to contractor for analysis of operations and maintenance conditions, analysis of the organisation and operating budgets, and drafting of maintenance specifications for new head office in Anderlecht.
CSS Health & safety coordination for the construction of a new central water purification system for an industrial food factory.
2009/2010 : Public Private partnership : set up of a financing solution of refurbishment projects for offices and housing in the public sector.
Renovation of technical installations of the head office through integration of durable development concept.
Compiling of technical tender specifications for the maintenance operation of technical installations, including technical inventory.
In the context of the optimisation of the technical management of buildings, VIVIUM has chosen Sophia-audit to draw up a set of specifications for energy management-operation and for quality control of the maintenance and energy use services provided thereafter.
Technical audit of domestic water supply network.
Technical audit of the maintenance operations & condition rating of the technical facilities of a 800 units apartment building.
Technical Due Diligence of one of the buildings at DIFC district.
Technical & operation charges assessment of an irrigation network.
Workshops – FM optimisation and real estate asset protection - The aim of the mission was to advise the maintenance section of Saudi Oger to improve their quality of operations and implement the FM-requirements within their organisation.
Technical audit of the maintenance operations & condition rating of the technical facilities of various high rise buildings - Elaboration of FM specifications.
Technical audit of a district cooling network.
Technical assessment of design specifications of MEP-equipment with as objective to optimize the total cost of ownership.
Assistance to contractor for implementation of a base state of the technical installations and structures and deployment of the KMIS® auditing approach in the 25 buildings forming the Velizy seat (200,000 sq.m.).
Assignment of technical assistance to the building owner for the elaboration of service contracts (maintenance, cleaning, restoration ..) of the tower.Assignment of assistance with obtaining High Environmental Quality operating certification.
Assistance with the technical site management (60 000m²) ; Co-ordination of contractors and of the works ; Mission carried out in partnership with the firm CMS.
Assignment of technical assistance to the building owner for the elaboration of service contracts (maintenance, cleaning, caretaking ..) for the new head office.
Technical site audit assignment done according to the KMIS® method. Elaboration of a multiannual works plan. Renegotiation of all the facility management contracts (lead management, energy management, operation and maintenance, cleaning, reception caretaking, green spaces).
Assistance to the contractor for implementation of a base state for technical installations and structures and deployment of a framework approach for KMIS® auditing of the building at the periphery of Paris. (120,000 sq.m.).
Performance of the property reference condition audit of the technical equipment and building elements. Implementation of the maintenance performance quality system K.M.I.S.®.
Audit of technical installations in the tower and recommendations for modernisation in the context of a rehabilitation project. Energy audit and recommendations for improvement. Maintenance audit using KMIS® as the reference.
Assistance in parameterisation of a computer-assisted maintenance management system for building management.
Project Owner Advisor for global cost assessment of a Public Private Partnership to build five new schools.
Assistance to contractor in the auditing of operational conditions and maintenance of technical installations in new head office.
Evaluation of specifications of the tender offer for maintenance operations of the Centre. Deployment of KMIS® method for implementation of technical auditing. Synchronisation of data structure with the computer-assisted maintenance management for site operation.
In charge of technical dispatching in response to service requests for all the buildings of the European Parliament ( Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg). This assignment is discharged using the OMNITRACKER tool.
Expertise in heating installations, climatisation and air conditioning of the IPE III building occupied by the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The quality control assignment will be carried out according to the KMIS® method (Key Maintenance Indicators System) developed by SOPHIA-AUDIT and which has been accredited to European standard EN 45004.
Expertise in heating installations, climatisation and air conditioning of the IPE III building occupied by the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Advisor to organize a call for services in technical and administrative management.
Assistance in the auditing and maintenance of national real estate property (400 buildings), analysis of pathologies and implementation of multi-year works plan. Comprehensive organisational and technical auditing for the Centre de Recherche de la Plaine St Denis.
Advisor to organize a call for services in technical management and operation of Le Carat in Lyon.
Property condition assessment (technical equipments and building elements) ; Implementation of the maintenance performance quality system K.M.I.S.®.
Evaluation of specifications of computer-assisted maintenance management for head office, located in Pantin.
Management audit assignment for the owners and tenants association Icade Property Management. In charge of the elaboration of the bid specifications for operation – multi-technical maintenance of the tower.
Evaluation of framework contracts for operation and maintenance of entire real estate portfolio.
Performance of the property reference condition audit of the technical equipment and building elements. Implementation of the maintenance performance quality system K.M.I.S.®.
Assistance to contractor as part of the procedure for awarding of PPP (public-private partnership) contract dealing with renovation and modernisation of the buildings.
Property condition assessment (technical equipments and building elements) ; Implementation of the maintenance performance quality system K.M.I.S.®.
Development of a methodology for a consistent audit covering architecture, energy, maintenance and sustainability. The MGEN (Mutuelle Générale de l'Education National) mandated Sophia France to setup an unified approach to assess the overall performances of Healthcare Buildings. The sustainability has been evaluated through HQE (Haute Qualité Environnementale) Exploitation an equivalent tool to Breeam In Use. The conclusions of this project present a ranking of priority actions according to each aspect. But it also provides a rational sustainable plan of actions to achieve sustainable goals as required by HQE or Breeam In Use.
Assistance to the contractor for the implementation of a base state of the technical installations of the building at 120 rue de Bercy.
Consultation in study on total cost of four different scenarios for establishment of head office of the OECD in Paris. Evaluation and modeling of the current specifications to simulate different scenarios. Auditing of organisation of General Services.
Training in diagnostic methods for the technical installations at Paris Orly Airport (South) involving renovation and extension. (Rating of criteria including obsolescence, performance, maintainability, reliability, etc.).
Assistance to the contractor for implementation of a base state for the technical installations and structures and deployment of a framework approach for KMIS® auditing of the building, which is the seat of Levallois-Perret. (10,000 sq.m.).
Property condition assessment (technical equipments and building elements) ; Implementation of the maintenance performance quality system K.M.I.S.®.
Assistance to the contractor for implementation of a base state of the technical installations and structures and deployment of a framework approach for KMIS® auditing of its head office, the Maison de la RATP. (50,000 sq.m.).
Assistance to the contractor for implementation of a base state of the technical installations and structures and deployment of a framework approach for KMIS® feasibility study on the supply of additional types of energy. (120,000 sq.m.).
Evaluation of operational organisation (multi-service management) and specifications in tender offer for cleaning, operation, and maintenance of technical installations at the TGV Station in Chessy-Marne-la-Vallee (Eurodisneyland Park). Assistance to the contractor for exploitation and maintenance in regard to construction of a new TGV station. Evaluation of the reliability of technical installations using 'ADEC' methodology (analysis of failure modes, their effects and their criticality). Evaluation of and distribution of charges between landlord and tenants according the standard, AFNOR X60010. Feasibility study for introduction of an information system in technical management of real estate property.
Assistance to contractor for auditing of operational conditions and maintenance of 40 elevators in locations across Paris.
In charge of the elaboration of the bid specifications for the operation – maintenance of the tower for the owner, TISHMAN SPEYER. The tower was subsequently sold to DEXIA.
Implementation of a new organisation for maintenance and operation of the buildings. Assignment of technical assistance to the building owner for the elaboration of maintenance contracts for the Coupole Tower and Michelet Tower.
Assistance to the contractor for training of 300 regional administrators of buildings maintenance contracts. This training program was delivered to groups of 30 persons.
Advisor to organize a call for services in technical management and operation.
Assistance to contractor in the auditing of operational conditions - maintenance of elevators in a high-rise building in Montreuil.
Technical audit of various buildings in the preparation for PPP-projects.
Sophia Management guides you through to entire outsourcing process: - In or outsourcing analysis of your FM-services (maintenance, cleaning, ...) - Elaboration of FM-tender specifications (Service Level Agreement) - Tender evaluations - Assistance during the entire negotiation process.
1999/2003 : Project owner representative.
Monitoring of the maintenance and operation of the technical installations in the Kirchberg and Monterey banking centres.
Assignment for an audit of the maintenance management of the building.
Assignment to provide assistance to the building owner in the implementation of the new operating and maintenance organisation. Elaboration of organisational structure , operating budgets, bid-pack specifications for multi technical contractors. Maintenance quality control.
2000/2006 : Project owner representative and interior design.
Assignment to provide assistance to the building owner in the implementation of the new operating and maintenance organisation. Elaboration of organisational structure, operating budgets, bid-pack documentation for multi technical contractors.
Training in building techniques.
Evaluation of specifications for maintenance of the head office (200,000 sq.m.). Monitoring of maintenance using KMIS method. Evaluation and contracting for the layout design of the computer room.
Assistance to the contractor to establish new operational and maintenance organisation. Evaluation of the organisational and operating budgets, drafting of tender documents for technical services and cleaners (head office 77,000sq.m.), site inventory and periodic follow-up on maintenance services.
Assignment for assisting the building owner with the implementation of the new operating and maintenance organisation. Elaboration of organisational structure , operating budgets, bid-pack documentation for multi technical contractors. Maintenance quality control.
In charge of the elaboration of the bid specifications for the operation – maintenance of the site.
In charge of technical dispatching in response to service requests for all the buildings of the European Parliament ( Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg). This assignment is discharged using the OMNITRACKER tool.
Planning for the organisation of operation-maintenance of the real estate complex « Espace Léopold » occupied by the European Parliament in Brussels (370.000 m2). Assistance with the final reception of installations. Delegated technical management of the building (Contract won in joint venture with BELGESTEC for a period of 5 years 1999-2004). The technical management team comprises 15 people on site. Elaboration of bid packs for the operating-maintenance contracts for the technical installations Electricity, air-conditioning, sanitation, fire, lifts, CTM, parlophony, low voltage networks ) Maintenance quality control. Elaboration of a points system for maintenance quality.
2006/2007 : Project management and main contracting, architectural design.
Assignment to provide assistance to the building owner in the implementation of the new operating and maintenance organisation. Elaboration of organisational structure , operating budgets, bid-pack specifications for multi technical contractors. Study of choice of GMAO software.
Assignment to provide assistance to the building owner in the implementation of the new operating and maintenance organisation. Elaboration of organisational structure , operating budgets, bid-pack documentation for multi technical contractors. Maintenance quality control.
Assistance with the elaboration of a data base for real estate asset management. Assistance with the configuration of the management tool VIZELIA.
Assignment for technical assistance with the renovation and refurbishment of the Prince Henri Building.
Evaluation of procedures manual for operation and maintenance of the technical environment in the computer room used by the Unicible company and maintained by the bank's maintenance service. Evaluation of user and maintenance manuals for the equipment in the new agency. Evaluation of procedures for intervention by safety team.
Technical audit using the K.M.I.S.® method.
Technical audit of the maintenance operations & condition rating of the technical facilities at the European Research Centre in GENEVA (64 buildings). Contract date: 2008.
The quality control assignment will be carried out according to the KMIS® method (Key Maintenance Indicators System) developed by SOPHIA-AUDIT and which has been accredited to European standard EN 45004.
Project Management for 3 buildings in France (Melun sénart & Aix en Provence).