Value Engineering for facades

Value Engineering assesses an established or developing facade solution against clearly defined project objectives and constraints. Its purpose is not to identify the cheapest option, but to weigh requirements, function, technical feasibility, cost-efficiency and other commercial implications together. Depending on the brief, this can mean reviewing existing approaches, comparing alternatives, developing particular system or process aspects further, or considering whole-life implications. The aim is a transparent, technically and commercially informed basis for deciding whether to retain, refine or change the proposed direction.

• Value Engineering assesses facade solutions against the agreed requirements, functions, technical feasibility and commercial implications.
• Depending on the brief, Priedemann investigates alternative systems, materials or details and makes dependencies between quality, cost, programme and project risk explicit.

• Options are compared transparently and documented as a basis for project-specific decisions.
• The objective is not cost reduction alone, but an appropriate solution that continues to meet the prioritised project objectives.

Where Value Engineering can intervene

• Value Engineering can address different levels of a facade solution.
• Alongside facade systems, materials and details, the brief may also include production and installation processes such as assembly, logistics and site installation.
• The important point is to consider the consequences of a possible change in context rather than in isolation, including its relationship with function, project requirements, cost and the wider project objectives.