Element 1: External Elements and Other Physical Elements

This element is covered by the MBIS.

The scope of inspection under this element include

• External finishes such as tiling, rendering and cladding;

• Aluminum or metal louvers;

• Protective barriers, railings, parapets and balustrades at external walls or at the edges of roofs;

• Fencing and the associated fixings;

• Curtain wall and the associated openable windows;

• Appendages including metal supporting frames, awnings, planters, supporting structures for building services installations (such as air-conditioning units, cooling towers and chimneys etc.) and the associated pipes and ducts, eaves, mouldings, projections, architectural features, drying racks, signboards, television-screen type signboards, window canopies and similar features fixed or attached to and projected from the external façade of the building; and

• Any other similar external structures which are building on building works other than slope, earth-retaining structure or UBW.

It aims to inspect the conditions of these elements to ensure that they are properly maintained.

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