The demolition plan and the client’s MRK responsibilities

• A demolition plan belongs in the planning stage, before dismantling begins.
• The client appoints the required MRK for covered selective demolition.
• MRK coordination and the company’s resource-responsible role are distinct functions.
• Updating the plan should include communicating the change to affected people.

For covered demolition where at least 250 m² of floor area is completely removed, the client needs an environmental and resource coordinator. Confirm applicability and transition with the relevant specialist. The demolition plan must reflect the project assessed, rather than an assumed area or a description copied from a previous building.

MRK stands for miljø- og ressourcekoordinator. The role is advisory and coordinating on the client’s side. A demolition plan also relies on information and action from the demolition company, consultants and other project parties. An appointment works best when those interfaces are agreed, so the coordinator can obtain information and follow up on actual work.

Appoint the MRK before filling out the standardised demolition plan. The agency’s guidance also specifies appointment no later than three weeks before demolition begins. Check the coordinator’s required qualifications and allow enough time for the actual planning task. A name entered on a form is not the same as a functioning appointment.

Set out the agreed tasks, available information and communication arrangements. Identify who provides surveys, drawings and procurement details. Explain how the MRK raises an unresolved question about the demolition plan and who makes decisions requiring the client’s involvement. Keep these arrangements accessible to the project team rather than leaving them only in a consultant’s appointment letter.

Give the coordinator the current description of the work and relevant findings about the building. Distinguish verified information from assumptions and outstanding investigations. A demolition plan should not conceal uncertainty by using a confident description of material that has not yet been adequately assessed.

Use a clear information list. For each missing item, record who will obtain it and when the project needs it. An updated drawing, an environmental finding or a change of performing company can affect the demolition plan. Ask the coordinator to identify which changes need assessment and which documents should be revised before the relevant phase proceeds.

The MRK’s coordination function and the authorised company’s resource-responsible function are different. One appropriately qualified person can potentially perform both, but the appointments and responsibilities still need clarity. A demolition plan should make it possible to see which function a person is carrying out when making a decision or recording a follow-up.

Ask the performing company who handles its supervision and employee instructions. Ask the client’s coordinator how progress against the demolition plan will be followed. Agree how the two exchange information. This avoids a situation where each party believes the other has checked a change, while neither has documented an assessment.

Give every issued demolition plan a version, date and identifiable owner. Keep earlier versions as history according to the project procedure. Make the current working version easy to find, including for supervisors who join the project later. A filename containing “final” is not a sufficient explanation of the document’s status.

When a change is needed, record the reason and affected activity. Identify who reviewed the update and how it was communicated. The demolition plan should show the current arrangements without erasing the basis for earlier actions. Link relevant observations and correspondence so a reviewer can follow why the plan changed.

The MRK follows whether the plan’s elements are being implemented. Agree a practical way to record observations and actions. An action relating to the demolition plan should identify the location, condition, required clarification and owner. A general comment that “documentation is missing” rarely tells the team what to do next.

Discuss the upcoming sequence as well as completed work. Check whether planned material separation and information are ready for the next activity. Where the demolition plan relies on an unresolved assumption, make that dependency clear. Obtain the appropriate competent decision before using a general programme deadline as the reason to proceed.

Agree which records the client will receive and how they relate to the demolition plan. Relevant project records may include issued versions, submissions, assessments, follow-up actions and material information. Confirm the actual obligations and delivery scope rather than treating this suggested index as a complete legal checklist.

Review the records in stages. Check that the latest demolition plan corresponds to the final account of the work and that changes are explained. Keep open items visible with an owner and next step. Handover is easier when it brings together records maintained during the work instead of requiring the team to reconstruct decisions from emails afterward.

The selective demolition requirements discussed here were introduced from 1 July 2025, subject to the project’s transitional position. Sources were checked on 9 October 2026. Check the current requirements and guidance before issuing a demolition plan, especially where project scope or appointment arrangements have changed.