d+b facades, a specialist in the design and build of overcladding systems, with particular expertise in aluminium rainscreen systems, claims that overcladding is a highly effective solution for hospital estates teams “addressing the issue of decaying external walls that are expensive to maintain and heat”.
The company says its aluminium rainscreen overcladding system is “innovative in its design and method of installation, and market-leading in performance and cost-effectiveness”. The whole system, including windows, is installed rapidly while buildings remain occupied, “with minimal disruption to occupants”. Among reported benefits are: “greatly reduced annual heating costs and minimal maintenance, achieving rapid capital payback”; extension of building service life “by 50-60 years”; lower carbon emissions; utilisation of predominantly recycled materials; “transformation” of both the external and internal building appearance, and “enhanced patient accommodation”. d+b’s turnkey package includes:
• Independent architects experienced in overcladding systems.
• A geometric survey team.
• Independent structural engineers.
• Health & safety and CDM-C (Construction Design Management Co-ordinator) expertise.
