Facade Engineering

A well-designed facade is critical to safety, comfort and whole-building performance. Our team supports you at every stage, developing integrated facade solutions that respond to regulations, environmental targets and the unique demands of your project.

Condition Surveys & Lifecycle

Condition Surveys & Lifecycle

  • Facade Design Support – RIBA Stage7
  • Building envelope condition surveys & reporting (Intrusive and Non-intrusive visual inspections and diagnostic testing)
  • Inputting into Fire Engineer’s FRAEW reports
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Construction Support

Construction Support

  • Facade Design Support – RIBA Stages 5-6
  • Cladding contractors shop drawings and calculation documents review
  • Gateway 3 facade engineering support
  • Site inspections & reporting
  • Compliance monitoring & reporting
  • Novated services for main contractor
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Design Support

Design Support

  • Facade Design Support – RIBA Stages 2-4
  • Concept and Detailed design drawings
  • Technical performance specification
  • Cladding performance assessments & reporting
  • Gateway 2 facade engineering support
  • PCSA support for cladding design and tendering assistance
  • Visual mock ups, benchmarking and Performance mock ups support
  • Cladding contractor factory inspections & reporting
  • Material supplier’s factory inspections & reporting
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Planning Support

Planning Support

  • Feasibility, materiality and technical risk review
  • RIBA Stages 0-1 support
  • Gateway 1 support
  • Setting facade objectives and sustainability goals for building envelopes
  • Outline facade systems specification
  • Building Regulations and planning compliance review
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Technical excellence in Facade Design and Delivery

We provide comprehensive facade engineering services across all RIBA stages, ensuring designs that meet aesthetic, structural, thermal and regulatory requirements. Our expertise spans concept development, performance analysis, detailed engineering, procurement support and construction oversight. Through advanced modelling tools, rigorous compliance checks and a collaborative approach, we deliver facades that combine durability, efficiency and architectural intent.

Our team brings technical excellence to facade design and delivery, supporting architects, developers and contractors in achieving robust, buildable and future-proof enclosure solutions.

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Delivering Robust, Buildable Facade Solutions

We take a proactive, solutions-led approach to facade engineering, helping project teams navigate the technical challenges that come with complex envelopes. By integrating early with architects, structural engineers and fire specialists, we resolve critical interfaces and identify risks before they affect cost or programme.

Our team draws on expertise in areas such as material durability, environmental performance, facade movement, fire spread pathways and acoustic control to guide decisions at the right time. As projects progress, we provide the technical assurance needed for procurement, testing and installation, ensuring the final facade performs as intended.

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CDC have been working with the University on a number of difficult schemes, schemes where SKA Gold has been achieved or is being targeted. At all times CDC provided professional and considered advice, fully appreciating project timescales and collaboratively working with the wider project team

David Norman – University of Worcester

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