Facade Engineering Consultants

What Facade Engineering Consultants do?

Facade Engineering Consultants are responsible for a building’s external ‘envelope’. With expertise in structural and building mechanics, mymedic.es they focus on resolving aesthetic, environmental and structural issues to create a habitable space. Together with a project’s architect, they turn an aesthetic design into a safe and functional reality.

New Structures

Before starting a new project, it is essential to ensure that the structural elements are in line with the strict technical requirements set out by the National Construction Code. It’s important to engage Engineering Consultants in the preliminary stages of a project to ensure the building’s facade upholds the performance standards around issues such as:

  • Weatherproofing
  • Fire resistance
  • Light and ventilation
  • Sound insulation
  • Thermal efficiency

A good facade increases the building’s aesthetic value whilst optimising airflow, capitalising on natural lighting and reducing energy consumption. It is the role of a Facade Engineering Consultant to find environmentally sustainable and innovative solutions that withhold the limitations of physics, without jeopardising the aesthetic value.

Existing Buildings

It is essential to have maintenance plans in place to uphold the functionality and habitability of a building. Consultants may be employed to analyse a facade and diagnose any structural weaknesses that may affect it’s durability, before offering remedial advice and action. Facade Engineering Consultants could be called for issues such as:

  • Cracked glass panes
  • Worn seals
  • Movement with structural elements

At EAE, our Facade Engineering Consultants are experts at finding innovative solutions to creating functional and sustainable structures, without compromising on aesthetics. We work closely with architects to ensure every project functions in a safe and efficient manner to meet your priorities.

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What is Facade Engineering?

What is Facade Engineering?

Facade Engineering is a key element in the design and functionality of a structure. Largely responsible for a building’s performance in energy efficiency, airtightness, and water resistance, facades are undeniably complex systems. With the ever-increasing complexity and performance demands on buildings, there is a need to accurately validate the design and communicate the client and designers’ intentions to those who have a responsibility for executing the facades of modern buildings.

The facade of a modern building is one of the most costly and imperative elements of building construction and can represent up to 30% of construction costs. Facades represent the manifestation of the architect’s expectation of the external appearance of a building. With the execution of new and more complex energy requirements, the design of building facades must be part of a comprehensive strategy. A number of factors must be taken in consideration including:

  • Predictive thermal modeling techniques
  • Lighting engineering
  • Thermal and acoustic insulation
  • The building’s existing durability
  • Sustainability
  • Structural engineering
  • Preventing spread of fire from or to neighbouring structures

Monitoring everything from the design phase through to the installation is essential as building facades are notoriously difficult to accurately predict. Making sure that the facade behaves in the way it is supposed to, can mean the difference between a successful and unsuccessful project. One more factor to be taken into consideration is the building’s use and occupancy status. It is down to the facade engineer to provide the future occupants with a livable space in which to operate. Therefore, all factors from the amount of natural and artificial lighting requirements through to the noise levels from the external environment must be taken into account.

Elite Australian Engineering provides project-specific consultancy and systems design services for facade engineering. Our facade engineers collaborate with all parties involved in the design and construction process to develop high-performance yet practical solutions. Contact us today to learn more about our facade engineering services.