Empowering British Architects to design High Performance Building Envelopes
The construction industry in the UK is in a troubled state.
In particular, the design and construction of building envelopes were thrown into the spotlight due to the tragic events of Grenfell Tower.
Since 2017 surveyors have inspected thousands of UK residential buildings over 18 meters high. It has appeared that most façades do not follow the current codes and regulations.
Due to the recent tightening of regulations by warranty providers, there are three areas of major concern to any professional dealing with building envelopes: Fire Safety, Thermal Performance, and Condensation Risk.
Façade engineering is a risk management method, a scientific discipline that balances three inseparable aspects of the design and construction process: Buildability, Cost, and Performance.
Fassaden + Architektur + Technik is an engineering firm responsible for some of the most successful projects build in London over the past decade.
Typically hidden behind an NDA, FAT delivered more than 100 successful projects across the UK. Until now, our consulting services were available to top architectural practices and selected European specialist contractors only.
For years, our social media channels were inundated with questions related to all aspects of façade design and engineering. We tried to assist wherever we were not restricted by limitations of proprietary know-how.
This year, however, for the first time, FAT have made all their intellectual property available to design professionals on all levels of expertise, and in a method affordable to all architectural practices regardless of turnover.
We believe that the technical art of designing visually striking buildings should not be available only to the elite architect or a façade builder. It should be available for all and result in pristine building projects that follow the most up to date thermal and fire requirements without compromising buildability or exceeding the financial budget.
Façade Intelligence is a collaborative platform designed to provide façade professionals with all resources necessary to achieve their design aspirations.
This includes case studies of dozens of constructed buildings, downloadable CAD drawings and BIM models, video tutorials with a guidance on all aspects of façade engineering, an interactive online forum for members to ask questions, receive support, and facilitate discussion on their past and current design challenges.
We are currently onboarding new members.
The aim is to keep the quality of the platform extremely high, therefore the new member applications are interview-based.
We invite Architects, Design Managers, Façade Consultants, Structural Engineers, Specialist sub-contractors, System Manufactures.