Calling All Architects: Facade Access and Maintenance Strategy Support
Architects: We Feel Your Pain!
With new CDM regulations now set up, the risks placed on the building designer have changed. You will find a greater need to ensure that safe access to the building fa�ade can be acquired for future cleaning and maintenance, but this won't always fall within the remit of the architect.
Many structures built within days gone by 15 years now require specialist fa�ade cleaning, repair or protection, but due to changes in design or budget exercises by the contractor, access answers to the fa�ade have already been taken off the schemes. This leaves clients with little information or an expensive solution for future maintenance; this does not only connect with access, but also to cleaning methodologies. The effect is a client left with minimal information and a potentially sky high building cleaning bill.
Specialist Fa�ade Support for Architects & Building Designers
A service provider must support building designers and architects, working with them to ensure that fa�ade access solutions are practical for the fa�ade cleaning, repairs or maintenance in the foreseeable future.
More importantly they need to use the architects to help them create far better maintenance methodologies and programmes, in order that the building user can then implement them and the building's fa�ade condition is retained for the future.
A fa�ade management framework will ensure that the commercial property fa�ade is fully managed and protected inside a planned maintenance programme.
CPD Training
You may need clarity and support as a commercial property specialist searching for proven strategies, solutions and answers on how best to tackle issues surrounding fa�ade cleaning and restoration projects.
With so many different building designs, materials, access issues and limitations how will you establish which is the most efficient cleaning method? Be it working round the access strategy or ensuring your client receives the best value, there are lots of queries you might have.
A Top Tip for anybody Seeking to Procure Building/Facade Cleaning
After speaking to several fa�ade cleaning companies, you may well be finding it difficult to gauge which service provider is going to provide you with the best results. Go to this site has suggested sandblasting, whilst another has suggested jet washing... where can you go from here and how do you know whose suggestion is the most suitable for the building?
We all need some assurance from time to time, and sometimes independent verification can be the only way to do it.
AAMA and BRE have published many different industry whitepapers on fa�ade management that may be invaluable when establishing which company is providing you with the correct solution.
It's about equipping yourself with the correct information to help you make the best decision about your have to preserve or even ENHANCE your building's asset value.