At Priedemann any project starts with the determination of the planning basis, with the facts, requirements and possibilities – no matter when we start and always together with everyone involved in the project

• What is the design concept?
• Which local standards apply?
• Urban planning requirements?

Priedemann develops the facade concept for planning ready for approval – taking into account all planning principles and requirements determined up to that point, e.g. the climate plan, building technology and building statics.

• Detailed hand-drawn sketches
• CAD-based layout plans and CAD-guided details
• 3-dimensional analysis of the shell of the building for complex facades
• Selection of the materials and type of facade
• Drafting of the facade plan on the basis of the building physics and acoustic specifications

Priedemann sees the implementation planning as a precise simulation of the construction process and the building – in detail, digitally and, depending on the complexity, as a 3-dimensional model.

• Guide-detail planning as CAD drawing on a scale of 1:1 with all connections to adjacent components
• Detailed representation of the layers, components and individual components of the facade solution supplemented by material descriptions and dimensioning

For tendering and awarding contracts Priedemann defines and specifies the planned facades and details as well as the connections to adjacent components.

• Summary of technical requirements as well as client and user specifications for construction and materials as “Technical Preliminary Remarks”.

Priedemann provides clients with comprehensive advice independent of individual manufacturers and systems when selecting the best award procedure and the most suitable manufacturer.

• Comparison and evaluation of the tenders that have been submitted
• Creation of price comparison lists
• Evaluation of alternative providers

The first phase after the award of the contract is of particular importance. Often some time has passed since planning and a number of changes may have occurred, the planning team has changed, user requests have been added or additional requirements are putting pressure on the budget. Priedemann checks and assesses whether all of the documents are up to date, complete, feasible and if any improvements can be made, coordinates change management and is the contact for all questions of the planning team concerning the facade.

• Checking that the documents provided are complete
• Comparison with possible project changes and updates
• Determining the status quo for the start of construction
• Checking the system components to be implemented
• Clarification of unresolved questions, communication with the planning team

• Priedemann checks and comments on the contractor’s structural assumptions as well as the performance in terms of energy and acoustics
• Checking and evaluating the contractor’s work schedule

Scale does not just changes the perspective and the proportions, only in the 1:1 model can the loads a component is exposed to be tested realistically.

Usually, mock-ups are only created after being awarded to the manufacturer of a facade. We support the planning and implementation already during the planning phase in order to ensure greater reliability of planning, design and implementation at an earlier point in time.

The supervision of assembly and installation is particularly important for us, to ensure the agreed quality. Our principle is that deviations from the agreed planning must be identified at an early stage, documented and the implementation corrected. This controlling refers both to production and manufacturing as well as to the assembly on the building site:

• Verification of compliance with the approved design, ensuring compliance with the agreed qualities, standards and test series
• Regular reporting on production progress; the reports contain recommendations for possible improvements as well as a list of unfulfilled services, performance arrears, defects identified

The aim of Priedemann’s thermal-structural planning is to minimise heat losses and undesirable heat input through the exterior of the building and to avoid damage caused by weather conditions. The range of services includes identifying all influences and values relevant for the facade structure as well as the exact dimensioning and determination of the materials for the layer structure of the facade.

• Thermal insulation: On the basis of local and specific project requirements and after evaluation of the technical building plan, we determine the necessary values for thermal insulation in the summer and winter.
• Energy standards: We take into account which energy standards and objectives must be met – such as KfW requirements, low and passive house standards or requirements of green building labels such as LEED, BREAM or DGNB.
• Materiality: We calculate the necessary U-values and resulting insulation thicknesses, make specific material suggestions, give advice on the correct wall structure and determine the g-values taking into account the measures selected to provide protection from the sun.

Priedemann produces energy saving certificates based on the existing building data, which represent the most important energy consumption data and characteristic values in accordance with local legal requirements. For Germany we are also authorized to assess such evidence.