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Why Aluminium Window Systems Are A Great Option for NHS Projects

An aluminium window systems schedule can appear relatively straightforward at the tender stage. Frame, glass, hardware and finish may be the obvious components, but other considerations can influence the cost, programme and long-term performance of a healthcare window package. …

Façades & Cladding

Aluminium Window Systems featuring a modern glazed frame, durable aluminium profiles and an opening mechanism for healthcare buildings.

The QS Guide To Comparing Fire-Rated Glazing Tenders

It’s common practice when sourcing fire-rated glazing to request tenders from two or more suppliers. However, multiple fire-rated glazing tenders can appear comparable while actually being based on different assumptions about performance, tested evidence, installation responsibility and approval risk. For…

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Fire-rated glazing being used on a commercial project after the QS compared which tender provided the best value to the company.

How Façade Solutions Affect Programme Certainty On High-Rise Residential Buildings

Your choice of façade solutions will inevitably affect programme certainty on high-rise residential buildings because the envelope becomes part of the building’s vertical production rhythm. Once the main structure is ready for follow-on works, unresolved façade details can affect floor…

Façades & Cladding

A high-rise residential building where specific façade solutions are used to ensure the residence matches the requirements.

How Façade Specification Impacts Whole-Life Cost In Healthcare Projects

The façade decision that saves money today is not necessarily the one that saves money over the life of a healthcare building. A hospital façade forms an integral part of the estate’s energy profile, internal comfort strategy, cleaning regime and…

Façades & Cladding

Façade specification for a healthcare project featuring brickwork, modern glazing and external finishes on a newly constructed healthcare building.

Façades For Healthcare Buildings: What Quantity Surveyors Need To Budget For

Façades for healthcare buildings need a budget that reflects the full package being bought. This includes external glazing or cladding, design evidence, installation conditions and handover requirements. Your cost plan also has to capture the work needed to design, prove,…

Façades & Cladding

Facades For Healthcare Buildings featuring brickwork, modern windows and external finishes on a newly constructed healthcare facility.

Why Acoustic Performance Increases Costs In Student Accommodation Developments

The cost of meeting acoustic requirements in student accommodation is largely determined by what each completed room must achieve in use. Bedrooms may need protection from road, rail or late-night activity while still providing sufficient ventilation and an effective overheating…

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Acoustic performance considerations in modern student accommodation buildings, where effective sound insulation helps reduce noise between rooms.

Why Single-Source Façade Solutions Improve Cost Certainty

Cost certainty in façade procurement is – more often than not – won or lost at the points where design responsibility, supply assumptions and installation interfaces meet. On paper, a façade cost plan may separate glazing, SFS (Steel Framing System),…

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A façade solution which has been developed and installed by a single contractor, which helped reduce costs and made the whole project extremely straightforward.

How To Choose The Right Type Of Cladding For Your Project

Cladding selection can change the cost, evidence requirements and installation sequence behind the external finish of a building. Quantity surveyors comparing different types of cladding systems therefore need to review the complete façade build-up, including the outer panel, the cavity…

How Early Engagement With Façade Contractors Reduces Programme Risk On Hospital Projects

Programme risk in a hospital facade package often starts during design coordination and procurement, before any curtain walling, cladding or fire stopping reaches your site. For instance, clinical layouts can restrict working routes and protection methods; plant requirements can set…