Pre-Planning Services
Airey Miller adds value at this stage of your projects. Unlike the often-passive role of an employer’s agent we bring construction management and client design advisor (CDA) skills, often optimising the architects’ proposals.... driving value. Our commercial director acts as a developer would, calling upon the services of our design and technical managers. Together with these skills we also collaborate with our supply chain contacts to inform our cost plans and benchmarking advice.
Services
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Project management;
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Cost consultancy;
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Principal designer;
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Design management;
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Fire safety advice;
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Construction management;
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Optimisation and MMC;
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BIM and information management;
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Procurement and strategic advice;
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Technical audits;
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Modelling and viability;
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Rights of light advice;
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Logistics and planning;
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Party wall matters;
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M&E and zero carbon advice;
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Client side project management services;
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Joint venture advice;
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Option appraisals; and
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Client design advisor.
Project Examples
Addiscombe Rd, Southwark, £43m | London & Quadrant (L&Q)
Instructed as cost consultant for a 137-dwelling scheme in Croydon, where land was purchased unconditionally with time pressures on delivery of homes to meet grant deadlines. This fast-track project involved rapid design development and ongoing budget reviews including collaborative cost workshops lead by Airey Miller to speed up design decisions and material choices.
Key issues and how they were managed
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Our role involved the in-depth research and costings relating to emerging GLA policy on renewable energy and TM59 overheating compliance. We successfully found the most cost-effective solution to avoid a redesign of the scheme, involving potentially doubling the size of plant rooms and comfort cooling to 75% of apartments.
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Design aspirations were managed by costed sign off gateways;
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Noise attenuation, Part L compliance and renewable energy options were successfully achieved