1

Façade design with lead consultants, architects and clients

Hiring a façade consultant is guaranteed to add a major improvement in a building’s overall performance. The substantial experience of FEABS personnel accomplishes high-standard output by:

Façade Engineering Services

  • Advising architects about performance strategies, buildability issues, material selections, and cost distribution decisions
  • Concept and design development, including proposal of material options and specifications for performance targets, as per client requirements and design aspects
  • Tender document packs, including layout drawings, system definition drawings, and finalized performance specifications

Façade Engineering Services

2

 Design review and technical control

To eliminate substandard material selections and incorrect design solutions, FEABS’ intervention proves to be a vital step by:

  • Issuing general guidelines for the submittals of façade contractors after reviewing the architectural specifications, drawings and BOQ for the façade elements.
  • Technical supervision to make sure that the submittals of façade contractors are technically following project requirements
  • Replying to technical RFI’s of façade contractors in coordination with the project architect
  • Reviewing structural studies related to the façade
  • Checking and approving the technical drawings issued by façade contractors
  • Reviewing façade execution method statements
  • Commenting on material submittals
  • Approving the cleaning and maintenance strategies (BMU systems)

Façade Engineering Services

3

Supervision of façade production and construction

We ensure that the process of construction is executed in line with international norms by:

  • Checking the procurement stage of materials
  • Inspecting raw materials upon arrival to production facilities
  • Technical inspections of the fabrication of façade elements
  • Checking materials delivered to site
  • Monitoring site progress, manpower histograms, and programme planning
  • Examining the façade works site access and maintenance equipment
  • Technical inspection of the site installation
  • Preparing snag lists and de-snagging

Façade Engineering Services

4

 Third-party façade inspections and evaluation

One of our services is to act as an independent third party for façade related issues including:

  • Independent inspections of raw materials
  • Technical checks of fabricated items
  • Issuance of unbiased reports for executed or under-execution façade elements
  • Using international standards to inspect and report defective façade materials
  • Guidance to proper testing schemes in according to international standards
  • Supervising façade testing and monitoring test reports
  • Technical mediation between client and supplier for disputed façade elements

Façade Engineering Services

5

Façade engineering with contractors and façade subcontractors

A major role of FEABS is to help contractors and façade subcontractors in delivering complex and high-quality projects by:

  • Assisting façade contractors to prepare bids
  • Preparing the following:
    • Concept and shop drawings
    • Façade structural studies
    • Material lists
    • Fabrication and installation drawings
    • As-built documentation
  • Guidance in procurement and preparation of material submittals

Façade Engineering Services

6

Façade Building Information Modeling (BIM)

At FEABS, we perform all kinds of façade modeling:

  • Parametric façade families preparation, editing, and implementation
  • Clash detection and coordination
  • Preparation and following BEP (BIM execution plans)
  • Using different software including (Revit, Tekla, Rhino, Grasshopper and Inventor)
  • Preparing up to LOD 500 models
  • Issuance of façade shop drawings, detailed material lists, fabrication drawings, and as-built drawings from the models
  • Use of BIM 360 to coordinate central models online with the clients
  • Rendering

7

System design and enhancement with system
suppliers and manufacturers

FEABS allows system designers and manufacturers to enhance their systems by providing the following services:

  • Checking weather tightness of the system prior testing
  • Attending testing sessions
  • Providing technical advice about general system performance
  • Checking and reporting thermal performance of systems and providing U-value calculation
  • Checking the structural capabilities of the system as well as proposing solutions and value engineering