There are a lot of concerns in the construction industry around the high-risk nature of the facade cladding, such as design responsibility, fire performance and quality assurance.

At A2O Facades we share these concerns!

We are therefore obsessive about reducing risk and giving peace of mind to building owners.

There is an understandable level of caution around the specification and design of rainscreen systems.

Correct design and site quality assurance is vital to ensure that the building not only looks right but will perform correctly. Factors considered include thermal calculations; structural calculations (including movement); product fire ratings; fixing specifications; site pull-outs; airtightness, ventilation, drainage and other factors.

Many of the clients that regularly work with A2O will engage our services early in the design process to have a positive influence on the building structure and interfaces with other finishes. This enables our team to optimise the design and fulfil the architect’s design intent.