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Project Delivery, Construction & Operations
2 | Weather Services for Building and Project Managers
Contents
Introduction to the Met Office .........................................................................................................5How can we help? ..................................................................................................................................6
Project Delivery, Construction, & Operations ........................................7 VisualEyes™ - Location-specific Monitoring & Alerting ........................7 ‘Talk to a Forecaster’ Forecaster Consultancy Service ..................... 10
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Meteorological information for the Construction Industry
The Met Office is the National Meteorological Service for the UK and one of the world’s foremost weather and climate service providers.
There is a well-established acceptance that relevant weather and climate information is vital for health and safety and operational efficiency on the UK’s building projects. We have a breadth of experience in the building and construction sector and we work with the industry on a daily basis.
Weather can have a huge impact on construction projects from costly delays and risks to personnel. This guide suggests how we can support projects when the weather does not play ball. The Met Office has a range of weather and climate services to support building projects from the project planning stage, throughout project delivery, and even for project analysis.
Recent Met Office research demonstrates that we are seeing extreme weather events, more frequently. With Met Office weather services, we can improve your awareness help reduce the impact of such events. According to the Office of National Statistics the annual expenditure on construction is now over £99,266 million, so even a small proportional saving could represent huge value.
Introduction to the Met Office
How can we help?
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I am trying to....
...plan my project and understand... Page
...expected conditions on site throughout the year Planning Average Reports Weather Frequency Analysis Climate Means & Extremes
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…expected conditions of wind at height on site Virtual Met Mast Reports 12
…expected conditions of the ground on site Soil Moisture Data 15
…how often weather has passed a certain threshold in the past Weather Frequency Analysis 14
…climate information for suitable heating and cooling systems Degree Day Reports 16
…temperatures when planning for materials in road construction Mean Annual Frost Index 17
…deliver my project and…
…to be alerted when my project may be affected by bad weather VisualEyes™ 18
…make sure I have an expert at to speak to Talk to a Forecaster 21
…analyse the project to…
…make a contractual claim for project downtime Downtime Summary Reports 22
…make an insurance claim for an event/accident ClaimCheck 29
…make an insurance claim for an event/accident from a significant storm Storm Analysis Report 30
…obtain basic weather data…
…for our own records and analysis Observed Weather Data 28
VisualEyes™ – Location-specific Monitoring & AlertingVisualEyes™ is the Met Office’s 24/7, web-based, location specific weather monitoring and alerting system. It contains a broad range of weather types and a long range forecast out to fourteen days with probabilistic forecasting.
The main benefits to using VisualEyes™ are:
• Managing decision making around health and safety risks - protect personnel and customers during operations and maintenance to avoid litigation and other risks.
• Increase efficiency and preparedness–minimise asset downtime through effective planning of workforce, equipment hire and site access. VisualEyes™ planning charts quickly identify the optimum times for specific operations.
• Stay fully informed - wherever your team are on site, with device responsive mobile access to access critical site-specific weather conditions wherever you are with email and SMS alerts, so it is perfect to use while in the control room or while working on site.
Key features
VisualEyes™ enables you to access two distinct views to suit your needs. Control Room view, and Weather Chart view, which includes ‘Smart Windows’:
Control Room view monitors weather conditions across multiple sites. It includes a map viewer and collapsible alert panel.
Project Delivery, Construction, & Operations
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Weather Chart view allows for forward planning of specific operational activities and highlights times when weather conditions exceed a given threshold – that you define -which may affect planning, or the running of a build.
Smart Windows is a flexible tool for identifying both favourable and unfavourable weather combinations. Up to ten different weather types can be combined to identify operational windows in the weather – all in which adds operational context to the forthcoming weather conditions. The green line in the case below would indicate when it is safe to work on a particular task such as concrete laying or crane operations.
Potential uses and benefits of VisualEyes™
• Help assist organisers in making suitable arrangements for severe weather such as planning facilities for a reduction of accidents.
• Help Managers determine when it is and is not safe for staff to work at height due to wind, rain, or lightning risk.
Case Study - London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)
LLDC was involved in a £25million scheme to regenerate Hackney Wick Overground Station. VisualEyes™ was used from planning through to operational delivery of the project.
VisualEyes™ was critical due to the volatile nature of the weather during that time of year, compounded by the pressure of the works needing to be complete within a 99-hour rail blockade. There was no option to ‘wait for the storm to pass’. The graphical format of VisualEyes™ was also used in getting the messages across at board-level presentations.
VisualEyes™ was key to the project’s success and was used for key decisions by the project team. Making the wrong call at this point had the potential for LLDC to incur months of delay and many hundreds of thousands of pounds in postponement costs.
“ Installing the new subway at Hackney Wick Overground Station was an incredible feat of engineering, which was dependant on the right weather conditions being in place. By being given solid, up to the minute data, my team was able to make an informed decision on whether to go ahead with the work and, as a result of a successful period of construction, we are making excellent progress on delivering improved transport facilities for residents and workers in the Hackney Wick area.”
Janet Townsend Director of Development, LLDC
An example of lightning strike monitoring
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‘Talk to a Forecaster’ Forecaster Consultancy ServiceAt times when projects need additional details to the conditions on certain days, the Met Office can provide 24/7/365 meteorology consultancy.
The ‘Talk to a Forecaster’ service provides a direct line for you to ask any weather information or forecast for any location. Perhaps there is a time of uncertainty, or if you really need to get some expert advice.
Forecasters on the line are located within the Met Office’s Operations Centre at Met Office HQ, Exeter.
• Direct access to a weather forecaster, 24/7/365.
• Each call is approximately three-to-four minutes in duration.
• Access is issued via a PIN, which is given on the instigation of the service.
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