Facade Engineering & Design Consultants
The concept and the history of building ventilated façades is not something novel. Actually the first examples of building facades are met in medieval Europe. Wood was the dominant material for the construction of facades since it was easily sourced from the vast forests that existed in Western Europe during this historical period. West Stow, …
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We are very proud for our Projects Director and Principal Anastasia Sakka, who has just received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Architecture from the University of Edinburg in Scotland. It was a beautiful journey that started 10 years ago and was officially completed yesterday in a traditional ceremony, so typical for UK universities. After …
Today we have the honour to host in our blog John L. Wheaton, CEO and Co-Founder of Wheaton & Sprague Engineering in Ohio. John is a legendary figure in facade industry, having engineered, consulted or directed on thousands of exterior cladding projects. Including custom and standard curtain-wall systems, panel systems, stone facades, architectural components and most …
Definition for Curtain Walls can be as non-structural aluminium framed walls, containing infills of glass, stone or metal panels that are connected on the building structure. They can be broadly categorized into Unitized Curtain Walls and Stick Built Systems. The question of whether to opt for the one or the other, is a very common …
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Petko Pachev is a leading figure in the aluminium market of Bulgaria and an expert in all kinds of extruded products. He has more than 17 years of experience in the fields of business and product development of aluminium systems. Today, we are seeking for his experience in Fire Rated Systems for Windows and Doors. …
Abhishek Chhabra is an Engineer and a Post Graduate Diploma holder in Finance. He advocates the need for compliance to standards for improved Fire Safety and Quality across industries for most of the last two decades. He has vast experience of promoting conformity assessment in several industries. He has worked on several Standards and Codes …
Fire Safety and Fire Strategies by Abhishek Chhabra Read More »
Khalid Shamlawi is the Specifications Manager for Jotun Powder Coatings and looks after UAE region as well as Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Egypt. Among his duties is to establish and maintain strong relationships with key upstream clients and project owners to influence specification decision-making at the project management cycle. He’s a keynote speaker for all …
We are proud to have been part of the 2nd Glass Forum Athens – “The Transparency Evolution”, the leading event in Greece dedicated to glass and architecture. Our team, represented by Petros Karatzas and Lydia Talioura, presented insights on the role of the Facade Engineer, the Importance of Early Collaboration through Design–Assist, and the Influence …
At Skyline Facades, we design all kinds of bespoke aluminium systems. We have recently completed the design for a Lift and Slide thermally broken system on behalf of a prestigious client of us, for the Middle East market. #skylinefacades #systemsdesign #aluminiumsystems #liftandslide #sliding #middleeast #doorsandwindows #consultants #design #aluminium #systems #slidingdoors #liftandslide #glazing Read More
We have recently submitted our engineering study for one of our latest projects, a Data Center in Greece, where Skyline Facades has been assigned with the Facade Engineering contract. Scope of works for our Facades team is Shop Drawings, Façade Structural Reports, Material Take-Off and Installation Drawings for the cladding works of the building, which …