The decision to use lightweight frame engineering in a building project should be made as early as possible in the design process.  CCBe is able to provide early advice on structural framing, form and layout of structures to make them suitable for lightweight frame solutions. This can be provided by undertaking:

a feasibility study resulting in a report for the Clients design team to develop a design to the planning stage identifying:

• fire constraints
• acoustic arrangements
• cladding support
• thermal arrangements
• services locations
• shrinkage & movement

a feasibility study resulting in a report prior to the detailed design stage to identify:

• foundation loadings
• racking & loadbearing walls
• preliminary member sizes
• progressive collapse strategy

The progressive Client will combine these two stages!!