Diagnostic, inspection and remediation services tailored to your needs
Facade Diagnostic, Inspection and Remediation (DIR)
Our facade engineering experts can offer a comprehensive range of Facade Diagnostic, Inspection and remediation services tailored to meet your needs.
Our scope may vary from targeted troubleshooting of particular faults through regular surveys and advice, to planning of remedial and refurbishment works.
As an integrated multi-disciplinary consultancy, we are able to call upon specialist technical expert advice to strengthen the project team and tailor the services to the needs and size of the particular project.
Our team also includes specialists in historic construction and materials, and has recognised experience in conservation, repair and alteration of heritage facades.
Our DIR services include:
- Advice to building owners on options for refurbishing or replacing existing building envelopes.
- Advice related to the condition of historic facades to be retained/repaired and technical support in the liaison with Historic England or local Conservation Officers including structural investigations.
- Peer review assessment of third party designs.
- Investigation of an unexpected fault, leakage or breakage.
- Technical Due Diligence including pre-purchase and end of lease surveys.
- Condition surveys as part of an estate’s planned schedule of inspections.
- Pre-contract work, integrated into the design team and supporting the facade repair/refurbishment design/specification up to RIBA stage 4.
- Pre-contract work, reviewing employer’s design intent documentation.
- Post-contract work, reviewing contractors’ technical submittals, witnessing testing, monitoring fabrication and inspecting works on site.
- Assistance to main contractors in reviewing progress and workmanship of facade sub-contractors.
- Technical Expert advice and Civil Procedure Rule Part 35 Expert Witness support in any cladding related legal disputes.
