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Facade inspection audit software is a scored-audit system that turns facade inspection from a building-discretionary activity into a measurable, weighted, evidence-led programme aligned to Building Safety Act 2022, BS 8414 large-scale fire test methodology, BS 9414 facade fire performance, EWS1 form requirements, Hackitt Review recommendations, and corporate insurance audit requirements.
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Before and After Inspectly360
What changes once facade inspection audit software runs on one mobile-first platform with photo proof and live dashboards.
Before Inspectly360
- Facade audit scores are flat percentages. A 95% score on a building with one ACM Category 3 cladding finding looks identical to a 95% score on a building with 50 minor sealant items.
- Audit findings recorded as text in Excel. Photo evidence is suggested but not enforced; Defective Premises Act claims later cannot reconstruct the photo.
- Audit findings get assigned in an email; nobody owns closure; the next audit re-discovers the same finding.
- Building Safety Regulator reviews ask for documented information; the FM team scrambles to compile audit workbooks, photo galleries, and CAPA trails.
- Corporate insurance premiums calculate from claim history. Post-Grenfell, facade insurance is increasingly difficult or expensive to place; underwriters need evidence-led leading indicators.
After Inspectly360
- Weighted scoring per item and per section; critical-failure rules force overall fail. ACM Category 3 cladding identification, missing fire barriers, compartmentation breaches, and corroded structural anchors carry critical weight.
- Photo evidence is mandatory per audit finding with minimum count, required angle, AI defect categorisation at capture, on-device watermark. Drone imagery integrates as audit evidence.
- Every audit finding routes to a named owner with deadline, severity-matched verification, and photo-verified closure. Critical fire-safety CAPA requires PII Ind facade engineer sign-off.
- Audit-grade event logs, versioned audit templates, scored audit history, and CAPA closure trails export in one click for Building Safety Regulator review.
- Insurance audits open with scored facade performance: EWS1 currency rate, Gateway compliance, CAPA closure rate, mandatory occurrence reporting completeness.
What Is Facade Inspection Audit Software, and How Do Accountable Persons Score Facade Performance?
Facade inspection audit software is a scored-audit system that turns facade inspection from a building-discretionary activity into a measurable, weighted, evidence-led programme aligned to Building Safety Act 2022, BS 8414 large-scale fire test methodology, BS 9414 facade fire performance, EWS1 form requirements, Hackitt Review recommendations, and corporate insurance audit requirements. Inspectly360 is built for Accountable Persons, corporate safety auditors, and ISO 41001 internal auditors who need scored facade programmes that survive Building Safety Regulator reviews, EWS1 lender audits, and Defective Premises Act 1972 claim defence.
For the audit team, the platform replaces Excel audit workbooks with weighted scoring per item and per section, critical-failure rules that force overall fail on ACM identification or compartmentation breach, mandatory photo evidence at capture, and a closed-loop CAPA workflow.
For the Accountable Person, scored audit results aggregate by building, by facade system, by cladding manufacturer, and by failure class. Repeat findings surface across the portfolio. CAPA closure rates per IRATA contractor become the leading indicator of contractor performance.
- Facade audit governance aligns with Building Safety Act 2022 documented-information and Accountable Person obligations: Building Safety Act 2022
- Facade audit programme follows ISO 19011 guidelines for audit evidence: ISO 19011 — Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems
- Facade audit templates reference the Hackitt Review recommendations: Hackitt Review — Building a Safer Future
How Does a Scored Facade Audit Programme Run from Audit Plan to Closure?
Scored facade audits follow Building Safety Act cadence; the five-step loop below is what Accountable Persons standardise.
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Build the Scored Facade Audit Template Library
Author weighted audit templates per facade type (rainscreen cladding, curtain wall, glazing, traditional brick/render, mixed-system) with item weights, section weights, and critical-failure rules aligned to BS 8414, BS 9414, and Building Safety Act 2022.
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Schedule Scored Audits Against Building Safety Act Cycles
Audits schedule against Higher-Risk Building Gateway cycles (Gateway One/Two/Three), EWS1 review cadence, mandatory occurrence reporting windows, and annual condition surveys.
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Run the Audit with Mandatory Evidence Capture
For facade inspection audit field teams, auditor runs the scored walk on the device. Every finding requires photo evidence with minimum count, required angle, and AI defect categorisation at capture. Drone imagery integrates as audit evidence.
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Route CAPA on Audit Findings with Verified Closure
Audit findings auto-route to named owners with deadline, severity-matched verification, and photo-verified closure. Critical fire-safety findings escalate to the Accountable Person and PII Ind facade engineer.
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Export Audit Packs and Roll Up Portfolio Trends
Where facade inspection audit evidence has to hold up, scored audit PDFs export with the evidence index, the CAPA trail, and the version of the audit template in force. Portfolio dashboards aggregate scored results.
How Should Accountable Persons Pilot Scored Facade Audits Across Buildings?
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How Should the First Scored Facade Audit Run Without Stalling Occupancy?
Start with one scored audit template on one facade system at one Higher-Risk Building. Run two cycles in parallel with the existing Excel audit; measure auditor cycle time, finding-evidence completeness, and CAPA closure rate. Roll the validated audit template to similar buildings in waves.
What Should Accountable Persons and IT Validate During Audit Procurement?
Validate seven enterprise audit requirements: SSO via SAML or OIDC; RBAC scoped to building, audit template, and auditor role; offline mobile capture verified during IRATA descent; configurable retention aligned to Defective Premises Act 1972 (30 years under Building Safety Act 2022); regional data residency; audit-grade event logs that survive litigation hold; and integration to Building Safety Regulator submissions.
Security, Audit Data Residency, and Building Safety Audit Posture
Production scored audit programmes carry resident PII, Accountable Person personal data, facade engineer PII Ind certifications, contractor data, audit findings, and CAPA trails. Inspectly360 supports configurable retention, audit-grade event logs, encrypted at-rest evidence, and regional data residency.
Migration from Excel Audit Workbooks Without Losing Historical Evidence
Existing Excel audit workbooks, paper facade audit files, and ad-hoc drone galleries batch-import as searchable evidence against the same building and facade system. Historical audit findings carry forward as closed CAPA items.
Which Capabilities Help Auditors Score, Evidence, and Close Facade Audit Findings?
The platform capabilities that power facade inspection audit software across every site.
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Accountable Persons comparing Inspectly360 to Excel facade audit workbooks, paper audit files, and generic forms apps care about five things specific to scored facade auditing: whether weighted scoring reflects real fire-safety risk, whether photo evidence is enforced at the source, whether CAPA actually closes verified, whether audit findings survive Building Safety Regulator review, and whether scored programmes feed insurance premium decisions.
| Topic | Typical Gaps | With Inspectly360 |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted facade audit scoring with critical-failure rules | Facade audit scores are flat percentages. A 95% score on a building with one ACM Category 3 cladding finding looks identical to a 95% score on a building with 50 minor sealant items. | Weighted scoring per item and per section; critical-failure rules force overall fail. ACM Category 3 cladding identification, missing fire barriers, compartmentation breaches, and corroded structural anchors carry critical weight. |
| Photo evidence enforcement on facade audit findings | Audit findings recorded as text in Excel. Photo evidence is suggested but not enforced; Defective Premises Act claims later cannot reconstruct the photo. | Photo evidence is mandatory per audit finding with minimum count, required angle, AI defect categorisation at capture, on-device watermark. Drone imagery integrates as audit evidence. |
| Closed-loop CAPA on facade audit findings | Audit findings get assigned in an email; nobody owns closure; the next audit re-discovers the same finding. | Every audit finding routes to a named owner with deadline, severity-matched verification, and photo-verified closure. Critical fire-safety CAPA requires PII Ind facade engineer sign-off. |
| Building Safety Regulator audit defensibility | Building Safety Regulator reviews ask for documented information; the FM team scrambles to compile audit workbooks, photo galleries, and CAPA trails. | Audit-grade event logs, versioned audit templates, scored audit history, and CAPA closure trails export in one click for Building Safety Regulator review. |
| Scored audit rollup driving insurance premium calculation | Corporate insurance premiums calculate from claim history. Post-Grenfell, facade insurance is increasingly difficult or expensive to place; underwriters need evidence-led leading indicators. | Insurance audits open with scored facade performance: EWS1 currency rate, Gateway compliance, CAPA closure rate, mandatory occurrence reporting completeness. |
What Changes for Accountable Persons, Facade Engineers, Building Safety Regulators, and Insurers?
What changes once facade inspection audit software is standardised on Inspectly360.
- Accountable Persons: One scored facade audit programme across the portfolio with Building Safety Regulator-ready event logs, versioned audit templates, and CAPA closure trails.
- Corporate Safety Auditors: Scored audit walks on the device with AI defect categorisation, mandatory photo evidence, and CAPA routing on submission.
- Facade Engineers (PII Ind): Audit findings route to PII Ind engineers for critical fire-safety sign-off. PII Ind certification details attach to the audit record.
- Building Safety Regulator: Reviews open with scored audit history, evidence indexes, and CAPA closure trails.
- Mortgage Lenders: EWS1 audit history feeds lender review with complete documentation.
- Insurance Auditors: Scored facade performance feeds premium calculation post-Grenfell. Audits open with scored leading indicators.
- Defective Premises Act Claimants and Defendants: Scored audit history and CAPA closure trails preserve for the full 30-year retention window.
Which Facade Audit Templates Should Auditors Start With?
Get started with inspection and audit checklist templates.
Inspections
Site Inspection Checklist
Standard site-level inspections for construction, safety, and compliance. Capture conditions, photos, and follow-ups in one place.
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Asset Management
Asset Inspection Checklist
Inspect assets and equipment: condition, location, photos, and maintenance history. Track condition over time.
28,900+GET
Work Orders
Work Order Checklist
Complete work orders with checklist items, photos, and sign-off. Track completion and proof of work.
31,800+GET
Maintenance
Maintenance Checklist
Preventive and corrective maintenance inspections. Log repairs, parts, and condition with photos and follow-ups.
27,400+GET
Which Mobile Apps Run Scored Facade Audits on iOS and Android?
Use these apps to run inspections and audits.
Facade Inspection Audit App
by Inspectly360
facadeauditfacilities
Audit facade inspection programmes with weighted scoring, photo evidence, and corrective action tracking.
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Facade Inspection App
by Inspectly360
facadeinspectionfacilities
Inspect facade with structured checks, photo evidence, and corrective action tracking.
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Construction Audit App
by Inspectly360
constructionauditfindings
Execute construction audits with structured findings, assignment tracking, and verified closure.
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Construction Audit App
by Inspectly360
constructionauditchecklist
Run programme and package audits with weighted apps, findings, actions, and client-ready summaries.
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Facade Inspection Mobile App
by Inspectly360
facadeinspectionfacilities
Run facade inspections on phones and tablets with offline forms, photo evidence, and instant reports.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Facade Inspection Audit Software
How does weighted scoring work for facade audits?
Each audit item carries a configurable weight, and section weights aggregate the item scores into a section result. Critical-failure rules sit on top of the arithmetic: any critical-item fail forces an overall fail regardless of the total, so a facade cannot score well on cosmetic items while a life-safety defect stays open. ACM Category 3 cladding identification, missing fire barriers, a compartmentation breach, and corroded structural anchors all carry critical weight, because post-Grenfell these are the warranty-voiding and life-safety patterns that matter most. The weighting model is configured once to the corporate standard and applied uniformly across buildings and facade systems, so a passing score means the same thing on a curtain-wall tower as it does on a clad residential block.
How is photo evidence enforced during a facade audit?
Each audit item supports its own photo-evidence rules: a minimum and maximum count, a required angle (full-panel context, a close-up of the defect, and the adjacent-panel context), mandatory AI defect categorisation, and an on-device watermark carrying time, GPS, and the surveyor's name. The submission flow rejects any finding that lacks the required evidence, so an item cannot be marked complete without the proof attached. Drone imagery integrates as audit evidence on the same terms, so a defect captured from the air is held to the same evidence standard as one captured on a rope-access descent. The result is that the facade evidence pack is built as the audit runs rather than reconstructed afterwards, and every scored item is backed by an image an engineer or regulator can open.
How does CAPA routing work on a facade audit finding?
Audit findings auto-route to a named owner based on the failure class, so nothing waits unassigned. Critical fire-safety findings, such as ACM identification, missing fire barriers, or a compartmentation breach, route to the Accountable Person and a PII Ind facade engineer; structural findings route to the structural engineer; and weather-tightness findings route to the qualified facade contractor. Verified closure requires photo evidence reviewed by the appropriate approver, so a fire-safety defect cannot be closed at the wrong level. Because the routing matches the severity to the right expertise, a life-safety finding gets engineer-level scrutiny the first time, and the Accountable Person keeps a live view of which findings are open, overdue, and verified closed across the whole portfolio rather than chasing contractors for a status update.
How does the platform support Building Safety Regulator reviews?
Building Safety Regulator reviews expect documented information: versioned audit templates, approval workflows, change audit trails, internal-audit evidence, and CAPA closure trails. Inspectly360 produces all of these as audit-grade event logs that export in one click, scoped to the building and the period under review. Because that evidence is captured during normal facade audits rather than assembled for the visit, a regulator reviews a record that already exists instead of waiting for the team to reconstruct it. The export draws on the same Golden Thread the building maintains day to day, so the audit trail an assessor sees is the live record, not a separate version prepared for the occasion. That turns a regulator review from a document-gathering scramble into a walkthrough of a trail that is already complete.
Can scored audit results compare across buildings and cladding manufacturers?
Yes. Portfolio dashboards aggregate scored audit results by building type, by facade system, by named cladding manufacturer, by IRATA contractor, and by audit cycle, so leadership compares like with like across the estate. Trend analysis surfaces repeat findings that recur across the portfolio, which is the systemic pattern a single-building view can never see, such as the same defect appearing on every building using one cladding system. That lets an owner identify a manufacturer or contractor problem at portfolio level and act on it once rather than building by building. Because the scoring is normalised across facade systems, a given score means the same thing on a rainscreen as on a curtain wall, so the comparison stays fair even on a mixed portfolio.
How does the platform handle Defective Premises Act litigation hold?
Defective Premises Act 1972 claims, now extended to 30 years for new claims under the Building Safety Act 2022, require evidence to be preserved for the full retention window. Audit-grade event logs survive any litigation hold placed during that window, so a record cannot be altered or purged while a claim is live. Legal-hold flags pause retention purges during active claims, even if the routine retention clock would otherwise expire, which matters because a cladding dispute can run for years and arrive long after the original survey. Because the audit evidence was captured as the work happened and cannot be silently edited, counsel works from contemporaneous facade records that stand up far better than statements reconstructed once the claim is underway.
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