Value Engineering
At HSP Consulting we consider value engineering one of our strongest
assets and have over the years dealt with many projects where our
innovation and practical approach has ensured cost effective solutions
are delivered.
Whether we save money in the ground by balancing the cut & fill and
reduce the foundation costs or assess the structure to provide a
cheaper alternative such as load bearing masonry on multi-storey
buildings or more economical drainage designs, we always assess the
alternatives to provide the optimum solution.
The following are typical examples:
- Lower Loveday Street, Birmingham 650 Apartments – Client :
Derwent Housing; Contractor Bluestone; Contract sum of £20m reduced to
£18m by removing steel frame and adopting load bearing masonry.
- Calladine Park Industrial Estate (50 acres) – Removed need for Storm Water Attenuation saving some £0.75m
- Huthwaite Industrial Unit – The scheme was over budget due to the original engineer recommending piling the entire unit. We inspected the ground conditions and removed the piling/caps/ground beams/suspended slabs saving £0.5m.
- Marco Island at Nottingham a £25m retail/residential scheme.
We employed several techniques to reduce the steel costs (14 storeys
high) and foundation sizes and saved some £0.75m on the project.
- Chubb Security Warehouse at Bentley Bridge, Birmingham. We were appointed as the engineers on this scheme after we removed the need for piling the foundation and ground floor slab. Saving of £0.6m