Façade engineers

Roof and façade structural design; wind load design to Eurocode and FM Global requirements across multiple European jurisdictions; and finite element analysis for bespoke details and complex geometry. On the Arklow louvre façade this meant designing a fixing system for an exposed coastal location that held the architectural intent while resisting the environmental loading.

Fire engineering review of façade, roof and cavity barrier systems; condensation risk analysis and hygrothermal modelling; U-value, thermal bridge and energy performance assessments; and architectural engineering specification advice. For data centres and pharmaceutical buildings the envelope is part of the facility's resilience, so these checks are done before the system is procured, not after it leaks.

Design audits, peer reviews and compliance checks; BIM coordination and technical detailing support; and third-party site inspections and envelope audits. On a 52 MW data centre campus in Dublin AOCA was appointed by the main contractor as quality auditor, on site every two weeks for the duration of the project to inspect the roofing and cladding against design and specification. On a 16 MW data centre in Wales we acted as third-party design auditor and construction inspector for the envelope contractor.

Main contractors who need an independent auditor on the envelope package, specialist façade and roofing contractors who need design and certification support, design teams who need a peer review, and owners and developers who want assurance that what was specified is what was built.