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FAADE TECHNOLOGY

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Faade Engineering Consultancy

The built faade is the main expression of an architects creativity

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P RO J E C T S F E AT URED
FC Civil Justice Centre, Manchester 02 Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpa 03 Burj Al Arab, Dubai 123 Old Broad Street, London 04 Gresham Street, London 06 Cardinal Place, London 08 Fenchurch Street, London 10 Civil Justice Centre, Manchester 12 Empress State Tower, London 14 Bullring, Birmingham
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Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Hardman Boulevard, Manchester New Street Square, London Beethams Hilton Hotel, Manchester Paddington Central Station Rotunda, Birmingham The Edge, Manchester Grosvenor Waterside, London Dock 9, Salford Quays, Manchester

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The faade of a building is the primary environmental modifier

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Project: Gresham Street, London Architect: Sidell Gibson Partnership Client: Land Securities

With the ever increasing complication and performance demands on buildings there is a need to accurately communicate the client and designers intentions to those who have a responsibility for executing the facades of modern buildings.
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The environmental performance of a building is a matter of balance between the building services and the performance of the building envelope. A holistic approach to design is essential

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Project: Cardinal Place, London Architect: EPR Architects Client: Land Securities

Wintech recognise the need for the design of appropriate performance specifications that guard the original design intent and ensure the technical underpinning of any contract.

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The faade of a building is one of the most expensive elements of building construction and can represent up to 35% of a construction budget

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Project: Fenchurch Street, London Architect: John McAslan & Partners Client: Frogmore Properties

Our Engineers are proactive members of the design team and are able to help deliver best value to projects by being fully involved in the early iterative strategic stages of the development of major projects. This is not an ideal environment in which to achieve high quality.
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Most construction sites are window and cladding assembly factories

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Project: Civil Justice Centre, Manchester Architect: Denton Corker Marshall Client: Second London Wall

Our specifications are explicit and bespoke in the context of the use of a building, its internal and external environmental conditions, budget and form of construction and provide an assurance based research, experience, professionalism and knowledge from a hands-on involvement from within the facade industry.
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The faade is that element of building that deserves the most monitoring but often receives the least

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Project: Empress State Tower, London Architect: WilkinsonEyre Architects Client: Land Securities

Wintech are sympathetic to the needs of the Client whilst fully appreciating the architectural aspirations of a project; are keen to have a pragmatic hands-on approach, being fully involved with the problem solving and design process.
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The finest designed faade can be rendered useless by inappropriate installation

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Project: Mall of the Emirates, Dubai Architect: F&A Architects and Halfords Client: Mace

The facade of a modern building is one of the most expensive and important elements of building construction and can represent up to 35% of construction costs. Facades represent the manifestation of the architects expectation of the external appearance of a building, are the primary environmental modifier and are the element that has the greatest level of historic failure.
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Project: The Bullring, Birmingham Architect: Benoy Client: Land Securities/Hammerson JV

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A constant danger is is that the lowest cost faade bid is made by the sub-contractor that has made the biggest mistake

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Project: Hardman Boulevard, Manchester Architect: RHWL Client: Sir Robert McAlpine

Until recently, the technical design and execution of building facades has largely been a process established from the application of emperical techniques. With the implementation of new and more onerous regulations, the design of facades must be part of the holistic strategy. In particular science needs to be carefully considered to deal with, aspects such as, facade performance and energy conservation. There now needs to be consideration of issues such as predictive thermal modelling, fluid modelling techniques. testing, lighting and acoustic engineering, added to existing issues of durability, sustainability and structural engineering to drive best value for clients. This blurring of the boundaries is recognised in the fact that energy conservation and statutory compliances are now, a matter of balance
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There is no substitute for practical and design based experience supported by proper academic qualifications to underpin faade execution

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Project: New Street Square, London Architect: Bennett Associates Client: Deloitte Touche

Wintechs Facade Engineers are uniquely experienced and qualified within the industry; the majority being Masters Degree qualified specialists in Facade Engineering underpinning their years of practical experience. These skills recognise the need for a holistic approach from an engineering and performance perspective, the need for independent expertise to drive best value and the need to eradicate premature failure or deterioration of the most expensive element of the building construction. This demonstrates the clear need for specialised facade engineering expertise on major construction projects.
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Any project is incomplete without appropriate faade engineering advice to support the specification, design and installation of a building envelope

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Project: Beethams Hilton Hotel, Manchester Architect: Ian Simpson Client: Canillion

Wintech is unique in that, across the Group, it provides consultancy, project-specific systems design services together with facade testing and building testing services. This broad level of pragmatic experience and technical expertise adds relevance and value to faade consultancy services aimed at reducing cost and improving quality of the as built faade.
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The lowest cost faade is most frequently not the most economic

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Project: Paddington Central, London Architect: Sheppard Robson Client: Development Securities

As the nature of building facades takes on ever greater importance, so proportionally does the level of technology involved. the pressure for change is probably greater than for any other element of a building. Change not only for higher performance but also in aesthetic and in legislation demands. These are difficult to keep up with - even for an expert. A potential minefield for the unwary.
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Wintech Faade Engineers are qualified in the discipline and accredited by the Society of Faade Engineers

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Project: Rotunda, Birmingham Architect: Glen Howells Client: Urban Splash

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Recognising the difference between cost and value is a primary skill

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Project: Grosvenor Waterside, London Architect: Make Client: St James

Wintech have experience on a world wide basis having completed major projects in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. This requires a thorough understanding of the constraints and opportunities afforded in each locale.
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Project: The Edge, Manchester Architect: Broadway Malyan Client: Canillion

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