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EPSRC Reference:	GR/L39179/01
Title:	STANDARDISATION OF WINDOW AND CLADDING INTERFACES
Principal Investigator:	Gibb, Professor A
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Project Partners:	Arup Group Ltd Building Performance Services Ltd Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd Kawneer U K Ltd Pre Nexus Migration Taylor Woodrow Trent Concrete Ltd University of Bath
Department:	Civil and Building Engineering
Organisation:	Loughborough University
Scheme:	LINK
Starts:	01 August 1997	Ends:	30 September 2000	Value (£):	122,471
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Construction Ops & Management
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Construction
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Interfaces between elements of buildings of the work of different trades, particularly complex aspects such as cladding, generate problems throughout the construction process. Effective interface management, including appropriate standardization of processes and details, will increase value for money for clients, reduce sots and shorten project directions.This research will facilitate cultural change in the cladding industry by better management of the design development process particularly regarding construction interfaces. This will be achieved through best practice guides covering both the process and technical aspects of window and cladding interfaces, particularly for off the shelf systems.+ Process - strengthening the links between scope and detailed design, fabrication and installation by standardizing the interface management process, by producing a strategy for improvement, benchmarking best practice for procurement routes, contractual arrangements, performance testing, design development, tolerances, warranties and interface responsibility.+ Technical - collating appropriate standardized, technical details for interfaces emphasizing buildability and life cycle maintenance; developing a strategy for standardization.
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