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...
Non-compliant cladding systems can be a source of expense and frustration long before replacement panels are ordered. Once a facade is questioned on a safety, quality or...
The upcoming Building Safety Levy 2026 start date gives quantity surveyors a new cost variable to test on residential schemes before building control and completion-stage...
Recent UK construction industry forecasts for 2026 (e.g. UK Government Commentary Jan 2026, Arcadis UK Construction Market View Spring 2026, Natwest/RBS Construction Outlook 2026)...
The advantages of steel framing systems (SFS) are often summarised in broad terms such as ‘speed’ or ‘strength’. This is true, but in practice, their value is more specific and...
Curtain glazing refers to the glazed element of a curtain wall system, where glass is supported within a non-load-bearing frame fixed back to the building structure. For those...
In specialist glazing projects, the timing of façade input has a direct effect on how decisions are made and how much flexibility remains in the design. Façade systems sit across...
At a system level, the distinction between curtain walling and structural glazing is often overstated. Structural glazing is not a separate façade category so much as a method of...
Structural glazing is often described in visual terms; a way of achieving uninterrupted glass façades with minimal framing. That description is accurate, but incomplete. More...
Top 3 Strategies For Protecting High-Rise Buildings From Storm Damage With winter weather patterns becoming more predictable year-on-year, the need for robust protective measures...