Realistic concepts to improve the seismic performance or structural integrity of a building, together with costings that can be used to determine feasibility.
Structural feasibility reports are often sought because of seismic assessment outcomes or redevelopment projects. The high standard of our structural reporting can directly add value to a property with no construction work being carried out.
A common scenario is a property owner who wishes to sell a building with a low %NBS. Our reporting can propose a realistic concept to improve the property to an acceptable level. Coupled with costings, this provides an avenue for valuation and sale of the property.
Examples of our structural reporting and peer review in action
Redevelopment of a commercial building with low %NBS
Our client was delighted to discover that seismic strengthening of the lower level of the building housing retail tenancies enabled residential units to be developed on upper level. The cost was considerably less than demolishing the building and constructing new.
Several of our clients have been able to successfully on sell their property as a result of our high-quality feasibility reporting on the structural integrity of the building, with concepts and costings to meet desirable seismic performance.
Remediation of flood damaged terraced houses
We provided structural reporting and concepts, along with costings from our in-house quantity surveyors, and project management by our building surveyors who communicated with the insurers. We assisted the client with temporary structural bracing that enabled the building to largely remain occupied throughout the remedial works, and remained engaged providing construction monitoring for Code Compliance Certification.
Strategic overview report for a large retail centre
Our structural engineers provided a peer review of the seismic strengthening design for a significantly large retail centre. The objective was to look for any improvements to the structural design that could reduce impact on the centre to maintain operation. Our reporting cited several potential improvements, particularly excluding the requirement for the installation of a large portal frame structure, which was a well-received outcome for the client.
