Glass: single, double & bolted glazing, structural glass assemblies

Services routinely undertaken on new projects include:

technical vetting of specifications to check that the glass related requirements are deliverable without being unduly lenient
technical vetting of glass configurations proposed by curtain walling tenders
assisting with value engineering
assisting with preparation of a glass risk assessment for the proposed glass configurations
technical vetting of the proposed glass supplier(s)
vetting glass processing for project
ad-hoc support to project teams as and when required

Services on existing buildings include:

condition surveys as a part of planned maintenance
due diligence surveys when buildings are being purchased
glass related inspections
defect related investigations in connection with unexplained breakage; suspected nickel sulphide induced breakage; surface defects; interlayer defects; condensation in double glazed units etc.
expert witness services in the event of litigation

Above: Vetting glass processing

Above: an oven for heat soaking of toughened glass to reduce the risk of spontaneous fracture due to nickel sulphide inclusions

Above: epicentre of cracking induced by a nickel sulphide inclusion

Above: failure of a fire resistant glazed unit due to water ingress and ultraviolet attack