Scope. Whether the building needs full recladding, targeted repair to specific elevations or defects, or a phased approach across multiple years.
Sequencing. Which parts of the building are tackled first — often driven by fire risk severity rather than convenience.
Resident and occupant impact. How works are phased to minimise disruption, and what temporary measures (like waking watch) may be needed while remediation is underway.
Funding route. Strategy has to align with how the project will actually be paid for — self-funded, leaseholder-funded, or via a scheme such as the Building Safety Fund or Cladding Safety Scheme. See building safety and façade remediation.
Interim risk management. What needs to happen on the building before construction starts, so it remains safe to occupy in the meantime.
Jumping straight from a survey to a detailed design without an agreed strategy is one of the most common causes of delay and rework on remediation projects — a design produced against the wrong scope or funding assumption has to be revisited. Strategy is where those assumptions get tested and agreed before anyone starts drawing junction details
Strategy follows survey and investigation, and feeds directly into façade remediation design and, eventually, tender. See the full façade remediation process for how it all connects.
We work with building owners, managing agents and their professional teams to turn survey findings into a workable, fundable strategy — then carry it through into design and construction if you’d like one team to see it through.