Summary
In short
- A building fabric inspection is an inspection used in KnowMaintain that checks roofs, walls, floors, doors and drainage for damage and deterioration. It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.2 and forms part of the Asset Inspection and Statutory Examination programme.
- Run twice a year. Carried out by facilities.
- The template holds 54 fields across 6 sections, with findings repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is condition rating, where high is good.
- ISO 55001 is asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Site.
What it is
What it is
What is a building fabric inspection?
A building fabric inspection is an inspection used in KnowMaintain that checks roofs, walls, floors, doors and drainage for damage and deterioration. It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.2 and forms part of the Asset Inspection and Statutory Examination programme.
When is a building fabric inspection completed?
A building fabric inspection is completed on the inspection frequency set in your programme, and again after any change to the asset or area. Run twice a year.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This inspection is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this inspection covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form INSP-2026-000
- You are running the Asset Inspection and Statutory Examination programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links site
Not for
- Asset Condition Inspection, which assesses the general condition of an asset against defined criteria.
- Vibration Analysis Record, which records vibration readings taken from rotating equipment.
- Thermographic Survey, which records infrared images of electrical panels, motors and bearings to find hot spots.
- Anything outside KnowMaintain, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 55001Asset management systems
The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the building fabric inspection template based on?+
It is built against ISO 55001 cl.8.2. ISO 55001 is asset management systems. The international standard for getting value from physical assets across their whole life. Underpins the maintenance templates. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the building fabric inspection contain?+
There are 6 sections: header, roof and envelope, internal fabric, drainage and services, findings, result. Together they hold 54 fields, 43 of which are required.
How often is a building fabric inspection raised?+
A new record is raised on the inspection frequency set in your programme, and again after any change to the asset or area. Each one is given an ID in the form INSP-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the building fabric inspection belong to?+
It is part of Asset Inspection and Statutory Examination. Statutory examinations in date, with defects classified and acted on rather than logged.
How is a building fabric inspection scored?+
Scoring is condition rating. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the building fabric inspection template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the building fabric inspection library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowMaintain — asset maintenance. Work orders, planned maintenance, calibration, reliability and shutdowns.
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Sources
- ISO 55001 — Asset management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization