A remediation strategy establishes what needs to be done. The design stage works out exactly how it will be done.
This means developing the technical details, materials, systems and interfaces required to deliver the proposed remediation works, while accounting for the existing building, regulatory requirements and practical constraints of construction.
The result is a coordinated design that provides a clear basis for specification, pricing and construction.
Specifying the full system — substrate, insulation, cavity, cladding material and fixings — so it performs as a whole, not just as individual products.
Compartment lines, junctions and penetrations designed to maintain fire performance across the entire façade, not just at the points a surveyor happened to open up.
Insulation values, vapour control and drainage detailing that keep the building performing correctly once it’s reclad.
Window reveals, balcony thresholds, roof abutments and other transition points — traditionally where façade defects originate, so they get particular attention in remediation design.
Design that accounts for how the building will actually be worked on — access, phasing, occupied floors below — not just how the finished product will look on a drawing.
Our façade remediation design is developed from the findings of the survey and investigation stage, following an agreed remediation strategy and scope. Our in-house survey team, Trident Facades Surveys, carries out condition surveys and opening-up investigations, giving the design team direct access to the evidence needed to develop the appropriate technical solution.
The completed design can then feed directly into specification, tender and construction, covering the technical details, materials, interfaces and buildability requirements needed to deliver the remediation works.
We provide design services for building owners, managing agents and their professional teams, either as a standalone service or as part of a complete survey-to-construction package.