The team at Archicomm focuses on the study of all issues to do with building failure, whether it is due to unforeseen site conditions or building components not performing as envisioned. This may result in a range of consequences for building owners and users.

Archicomm takes the lead house role to inform clients on their risk profile and the obligations that may arise pertaining to financial impact and personal injury. In most instances, forensic solutions lead to simple monitoring and reporting, with recommended actions taken to remediate the building and/or the surrounds.

The company works in all property arenas, specifically structural investigations for the following sectors:

• Residential
• Commercial
• Heritage (including façade retention works)
• Industrial

Work includes:

• Producing an existing condition appraisal which involves a site and preliminary report
• Investigating available reference material pertaining to the building failure
• Applying the team’s engineering expertise to problem-solve the issue/s at hand
• Producing a final report addressing the cause of the failure and remedial action to be taken to rectify the problem