Our Services
We offer our clients advice, guidance and solutions for glass and facades that can be tailored to suite your requirements throughout the various stages of construction.
See below what services we have to offer, or alternatively contact us with your enquiry to discuss how we could meet your requirements
Glass Consulting
Providing expertise in commercial and residential facades for architectural glass:
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Glass design & coating selection
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Structural calculations
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Specification writing or review
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Supplier selection & assessment
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Failure investigation
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Thermal stress calculations
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Glass residual stress measurement
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Value engineering
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Acoustic requirements
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Glass Risk Assessment
Facade Consulting
Providing expertise in facades for commercial and residential projects:
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Design and review of external facades and cladding
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Specification writing or review
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Commissioning or witnessing the testing of materials or facades
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Tender cost analysis and supplier selection
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Facade condition surveys (Technical due diligence and planned preventative maintenance)
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Failure investigation & remediation
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Refurbishment of facades
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Cladding remediation due to combustible materials
Facade Solutions
Providing value in commercial and residential facades for:
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Challenging design
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Optimised engineering
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Interface detailing and co-ordination
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Material selection
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Material Risk Assessments
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System Development
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Supplier evaluation
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Quality assurance
Facade Design
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Bespoke design of facades and systems using various materials
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Isometric models to explain a façade build-up and materials used
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Model interfaces to ensure buildability and the design considers complex scenarios
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CAD design & detailing
Facade Structural Calculations
Calculations:
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Wind load calculations and CFD analysis
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Structural calculations & Finite element modelling (FEM) for materials and systems​
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Peer review of calculations provided by others
Wind Load Calculation
& CFD
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Facade wind load calculations to BS EN 1991-1-4 and the National Annex
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Compliant with CWCT standard
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Wind study around a building using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) to assess wind flow patterns around buildings
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CFD analysis of duct plenum flow rates to determine velocity and pressure drop
Facade Thermal Calculations
Calculations: ​​
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1D Build-Desk through wall u-value calculations and interstitial condensation risk analysis
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Bisco 2D condensation risk analysis
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Trisco 3D condensation risk analysis and point thermal bridge loss assessment
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Trisco condensation for 2D surface condensation and interstitial condensation analysis
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Solido 3D steady state analysis
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Facade u-value calculations to design wall build up
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Overall / average facade u-value calculation to meet the design u-value for vision and opaque areas
Facade Survey
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Site inspection and reports of façade installation during construction
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Invasive inspection of facades to determine combustible materials within the cladding and remedial inspections
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Façade surveys to assess the condition for planned preventative maintenance, technical due diligence or dilapidation reports
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Failure investigation and analysis
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Remedial solutions to ensure the façade is safe and can accommodate the project design loads