Topics
All topics covered by Freeda — plan verification, accessibility, fire safety, building permits and more.
Accessibility
Accessibility rules for buildings open to the public and shared housing — from ramps to circulation widths.
3 articlesAI in Construction
How artificial intelligence is reshaping design review, compliance, and project delivery in construction.
0 articlesBuilding Permits
What it takes to secure a building permit — documents, timelines, and the most common reasons applications stall.
1 articleConstruction Delays
Why construction projects slip — and how earlier document checks compress the timeline back into control.
0 articlesConstruction Risk
Identifying, quantifying, and de-risking construction projects before they reach site.
0 articlesDocument Coherence
Catching contradictions across plans, specs, and reports before they become costly rework on site.
2 articlesEnvironmental Certification
HQE, BREEAM, LEED and beyond — what environmental certifications actually require from project documentation.
0 articlesFire Safety
Fire safety requirements across building types — compartmentation, evacuation, and material classification.
4 articlesMulti-Jurisdiction Compliance
Working across countries and regional codes without losing track of which rule applies where.
4 articlesPlan Verification
Reading plans against the rules — what verification actually covers and where human judgement still matters.
6 articlesRegulation Watch
Tracking changes to construction regulations — what shifted, when it applies, and who needs to know.
4 articlesSpecialized Infrastructure
Hospitals, data centres, schools, transport hubs — the projects where regulation gets denser and stakes get higher.
2 articlesStructural Compliance
Eurocodes and structural rules — what compliance looks like across loads, materials, and seismic zones.
0 articlesThe TIC Industry
Inside Testing, Inspection and Certification — the industry quietly underwriting the built environment.
3 articlesThermal & Energy Compliance
RE2020, thermal regulations, and the energy performance rules shaping how buildings get designed today.
0 articlesSuggested
ExplainersPlan Verification, Technical Audit, Contrôle Technique: What Each One Actually Does in 2026
Three terms that get used interchangeably on French construction projects describe three different services. Here is what each one does, when each one is required, and where they overlap.
Augustin Perraud
ExplainersFrench Residential Accessibility Regulation Explained (2026)
How three texts — the arrêté of 24 December 2015, Loi ELAN of 2018, and décret 2019-305 — govern accessibility in French residential construction, what the 20% accessible / 80% evolutive split actually requires, and where projects most often go wrong.
Augustin Perraud
ExplainersERP Fire Safety Verification in France: How It Actually Works (2026)
A practical guide to how fire safety verification works for ERP-classified buildings in France: the five categories, the types of risk, what gets checked on the plan versus on site, and the role of the commission de sécurité.
Augustin Perraud