THE FUTURE FOR EFFECTIVE QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ON BUILDING ENVELOPE

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT ON QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR

ALUMINIUM & GLAZING WORKS IN FACTORY AND ON SITE.

First testing experience in year

2000 at Wits University in

Johannesburg to become the first and

only AAAMSA member from

Mauritius.

WHAT IS AAAMSA? It’s the Association of Architectural Aluminium Manufacturers of South Africa. Presently it administers the Quality Assurance Certification for the following entities: AAAMSA, SABISA, SAGGA, SASA and TIASA.

• AAAMSA - The AAAMSA Performance Test Certificate • AAAMSA - The AAAMSA Architectural Product Certificate • SABISA – Partitioning Certificate • SABISA – Certificate for Suspended Ceilings • SAGGA – Certificate of Conformance • SAGGA – The AAAMSA Glass & Glazing Certificate • SAGGA - The AAAMSA Surface Finishing Certificate • SASA - The AAAMSA Glass & Glazing Certificate for Skylight Systems • TIASA – The AAAMSA Fire Certificate of Compliance for Insulation

SABISA – South African Building Interior Systems Association SAGGA – South African Glass & Glazing Association SASA – Skylight Association of Southern Africa TIASA – Thermal Insulation Association of Southern Africa

FIRST MAJOR PROJECT IN MAURITIUS WHERE INVOLVEMENT FROM CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TO SITE MANAGEMENT (2004-2006).

THE BANK OF MAURITIUS (BOM) ENVELOPE.

Unitized Curtainwall Systems designed by ARUP

Façade Engineering of South Africa.

The Logistic Involvement and Support to the Project (1) Setting up of a 20,000 sqft factory space for the local

fabrication of the Aluminium Curtain wall to benefit from 15% to 30% custom’s duty on imports.

(2) Implement a Procurement planning for all materials from South Africa suppliers.

(3) Establish a proper protocol for the implementation of a Quality Control Plan for the manufacturing of the Unitized Curtainwall panels with a target of 0% tolerance error.

(4) Organize a proper Site Management Team for the onsite installation of the Curtainwall and associated works following the PPE safety standards.

(5) Reinforce the Quality Assurance of the works on site by appointing a Portuguese site Agent expert on high-rise buildings.

(6) Coordination with Client, Engineer, Architect, Designer and Project Manager for the Mock-up panels testing in Al-Futtaim Bodycote open laboratory in Dubai.

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

EXAMPLE OF THE LOGISTIC INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT TO THE BOM PROJECT (1)

INSIDE FACTORY SET-UP

OUTSIDE FACTORY SET-UP By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

EXAMPLE OF THE LOGISTIC INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT TO THE BOM PROJECT (2)

ON SITE PROGRESS OF WORKS WITH THE COLLABORATION OF GROUP FIVE (South Africa) MAIN CONTRACTOR AND SITE VISITS DAY/NIGHT.

TESTING OF MOCK-UP PANEL IN DUBAI WITNESS BY ALL KEY PLAYERS OF THE BOM PROJECT. By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

SECOND MAJOR PROJECT IN MAURITIUS WHERE INVOLVEMENT IN PROJECT SITE MANAGEMENT (2012-2016).

THE NEW TERMINAL BUILDING AT SSR

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. Metal/Aluminium Curtainwall

and Roof light Systems designed & built by YUANDA -

China.

Synopsis on the Involvement and Support to the Building Envelope Project on the NTB. Due to substantiate problems arising in the technical follow-up on the Chinese sub-contractor for the proper implementation of a Quality Assurance of the work in relation with the Performance Testing done on Mock-up panels in Shanghai-China, LBG (Louis Berger Group) Florida-USA, has requested a professional consultant in the field of Glass and Aluminium structures. After some networking internationally and locally, AFEL (Aluminium Façade Engineering Ltd) a locally based company has been appointed to give a full technical support to the LBG’s team on site in the middle of the project. Thus AFEL representive Mr Michael Athow who already had 14yrs experience in the said sector embarked on this challenging technical project which was the first of the kind in the Indian Ocean.

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

EXAMPLE OF THE TECHNICAL INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT TO LBG ON THE NTB AT SSR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(2)

TECHNICAL INSPECTION

REPORTING ON THE WORKS

WEEKLY SITE INSPECTIONS By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

EXAMPLE OF THE TECHNICAL INVOLVEMENT AND ADVISORY SUPPORT TO LBG ON THE NTB AT SSR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(2)

TECHNICAL REVIEW AND ASSESMENT OF THE APPROVED SYSTEMS TO FIND THE PROPER REMEDIAL SOLUTIONS DURING THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD.

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

EXAMPLE OF THE LOGISTIC INVOLVEMENT DURING THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD ON THE NTB AT SSR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(1)

TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS ON CURTAIN WALL

ISSUES & PROPOSAL FOR

SOLUTIONS UPON REQUEST

OF ATOL (Airport Terminal

Operations Ltd).

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

EXAMPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS WHERE AFEL HAS GIVEN GENERAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES AT VARIOUS LEVEL

COLUMBIA RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

COMPLEX Site Management and

Procurement overview.

KROS BORDERS NEW HEAD OFFICE

Project Management and Quality Assurance .

EXCHANGE TOWER (HSBC- Ebene)

Project Management and Procurement follow-up.

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

Technical Advisory Services

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

(By Aluminium Façade Engineering Ltd)

AFEL TECHNICAL SERVICES

AVAILABLE

General

Specifications for

Glazed Architectural

Products Testing Procedures

for Glazed

Architectural

Products

Selection of Glazing

Materials

Design Skylights, Roof

lights, Sloped &

Horizontal

Glazing

Quality

Assurance and

Inspection

Guidelines

Energy

Efficiency

Fenestration

Installation of

Glazing Materials

and the Functional

Requirements. By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

Example of Technical Advisory Services breakdown

Tender Submission: Expecting approximately five professional tenderers on this type of works. After submission, need to make individual assessment and appraisal of each tenderer of the Glazed Façades. Time involvement: (10days x 8hrs/day = 80hrs)

Pre-Tender: Prepare Technical specifications requirement for Glazed Façades and associated works integrating parameters from Architect, Engineer and M&E. Time involvement: (6days x 8hrs/day= 48hrs)

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

Glazed Façade contract time schedule (Approx): Letter of intent to award – 1Mth - No involvement. Shop Drgs & Design calculations – 1.5Mths – Involve 6days. Procurement – 2Mths – No involvement. Manufacture & Installation – 5Mths – Involve 2days/ week over 5Mths. Snags & Maintenance – 12 Mths – Involve 5days. Total time involvement: (6+42+5)days x 8hrs/day= 424hrs

Technical Advisory Services Cost Estimate

Consultancy Services are charged in Hourly rate from 60USD to 90 USD net depending on complexity of Building Envelope and Location. Rate includes for professional technical assistance in office and on site locally, office logistic and consumables, local transportation, mobile phone & internet.

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016

INNOVATE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE & PROUDLY SERVICE THE

BUILDING ENVIRONMENT.

THANK YOU

By Michael Athow

Consultant

July 2016