SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS IN FACADE AND BUILDING ENVELOPES

ABOUT US

History

Jonathan Wood formed JWA in 1999 providing fully tailored façade engineering consultancy and building surveying services, to meet commercial demands in the construction and property industry.

Degree qualified in Surveying and the Built Environment, Jonathan worked for over ten years in traditional building surveying, architectural practice and the associated contracting environment specialising in facades and building envelope.

Jonathan and his team have gone onto to work extensively within the UK construction industry, and have been actively responsible for leading the design, procurement, programming, testing, installation, repair and refurbishment process of façade systems, on many diverse and prestigious landmark projects.

Jonathan Wood Associates is an active member of The Centre for Window & Cladding Technology and keep abreast of industry technical legislation and standards progression, maintaining Continued Professional Development and frequently attending industry seminars and trade shows to stay informed of façade technology advancements.

Sectors

Working across a wide variety of industry sectors providing a wealth of technical knowledge to achieve compliance standards and meet constraints, alongside an understanding of the complexity of working with a range of stakeholders.

Sector experience includes:

  • Commercial
  • Retail
  • Industrial
  • Residential
  • Local authority
  • Education
  • Aviation
  • Medical.

Our Clients

Jonathan Wood Associates acts on behalf of many leading property owners, developers, main contractors, local authority, specialist façade contractors, architects, allied surveyors and engineers, for whom we undertake specialist façade consultancy services on numerous diverse projects nationwide and overseas throughout the construction and property sector.

Areas of Expertise

We provide ‘concept-to-completion’ support for our clients in all areas of façade and building envelope design development:

Build type

  • New build
  • Dilapidation and defects
  • Repair
  • Restoration and refurbishment.

Pre-construction

  • Pre and post tender advice
  • Analysis of build-ability
  • Façade design compliance coordination
  • Façade performance specification writing
  • Façade surveying and inspection report writing
  • Façade condition surveys
  • Scheme analysis and value engineering
  • Project management and scheduling
  • Contract administration.

Monitoring and quality auditing

  • Quality assurance and quality control
  • Troubleshooting
  • Off-site third party auditing
  • Façade compliance inspections
  • Site workmanship inspection
  • Site progress monitoring.

Post-construction

  • Maintenance scheduling
  • Site maintenance inspections
  • Defects inspection.

“JWA’s façade consultancy services have proved to be beneficial and valuable, at project tender stage, in the review of specialist sub-contractor packages and design proposals. While maintaining a professional, yet timely, common-sense approach to project design development, off-site manufacture and installation monitoring – throughout the project duration – to ensure strict compliant standards are met.”

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