Façade Engineering Services

Facades: Facades are determinant elements because they are responsible not only for aesthetic, for overall performance of building too. Facades have paramount importance in building construction as 20-30% of total cost goes to it. Façade services should be incorporated into design at initial stages in order to address aesthetic, environmental, structural and financial issues.


Importance of Façade Engineering


Design Point of View: Performance led designs with selection of appropriate materials & systems depending upon project conditions is crucial in order to make building look & work in decided way.

Construction point of view: Overall coordination among all trades, preparation of Typical Details & Elevation Drawings for Fixation, detection of Engineering Issues, production of solutions, before construction phase reduces onsite installation times and saves us from expensive mistakes at site.

Structural point of view: A properly designed and engineered façade enhances structural stability of the building. It allows you to take full strength decisions out of available range beforehand and helps prevent compromising decisions as the last resort.

Financial point of view: Well-coordinated façades can save a lot of time and uncertainties to occur at site. In short integrated approach from very start can save us bunch of money.

Why Façade Engineering Services are required?


Façade Engineering Consultant are required from very initial stage of the design project because structural engineers and architects are too busy to devote the time to get into crucial details required by facades. Tasks related to facades are wide ranged as explained below and it is preferable to have all of them done by one firm, by doing so the liability can’t be passed off to other companies.

Importance of Façade Engineering:


We prepare aesthetic, fully functional and sustainable facades by exploring innovative technologies e.g. advanced glass types and coatings, mullions material and coating, innovative facade shading, active facade elements, and selecting cladding, fixation system, appropriate Insulation & coating, Joint design, as well as other smart ways keeping in view the performance of materials & systems e.g. Thermal Performance, Weather tightness, Natural light admittance, Fire behavior, and Acoustic Compliance

Design Phase

1. Study overall situation of the facades in light of requirements set by client/project and identify the services to be incorporated into façade and manage overall Architectural Cladding Fixation works.

2. Assist in selection of cladding and appropriate fixation system.

3. Assist in writing specification by selecting appropriate material supplier.

4. Prepare Shop Drawings for Architectural Cladding as well as the Fixation Drawings (Typical details & Elevation Drawings) as per complex geometry of the façade

5. Overall coordination of Architectural Elevations with structural elevations, architectural schedules architectural cladding drawings and cladding fixation system drawings.
Construction Phase

1. Work on any above mentioned if we join during construction phase and find that those responsibilities were not carried out during design phase.

2. Schedule cladding fixation works, prepare logs and progress reports to control the cladding work within specified time line.

3. Through thorough coordination and proactive approach Identify engineering issues & prepare proposals to solve the issues in an effective way.

4. Get approval from consultant through approved engineer on any modification required in drawings/proposals as per site condition.

5. Manage cladding fixers, provide them approved details & solutions for all issues arising at site.

6. Coordinate with material suppliers and control all material deliveries as per the takeoff quantities.

7. Supervise fixation work at site to assure that the work is as per contract/approved drawings.