X1 Aire Leeds has gone through a major fire remediation process over the last 12 months. All 230,000 bricks, the combustible insulation and poorly installed cavity barriers have been removed and replaced with new fire compliant insulation and cavity barrier products installed. As part of the cost assessment, the cost to refurbish and reuse the existing bricks was carefully considered, but the labour costs and potential knock on effect to the fi...read more »

Working with our client, we have finally concluded all the contract paperwork, including Homes England funding, and the initial phase of works has now commenced on site.  We have been working with a specialist scaffolding design company to complete the design of the complicated tiered scaffolding and mast climber access design to give safe access to the high level stepped façade.  We have also been negotiating with specialist pa...read more »

Our on-site intrusive surveys and Fire Engineer reports have identified additional areas requiring fire remediation work. The client has negotiated the funding of these with Homes England and has received confirmation of funding. We are now managing an extension to the current PCSA period to complete a detailed survey of the additional areas, including the design development, and on site logistics, to allow our client to complete the final contr...read more »

Integral Management is delighted to be able to continue its role as Project Manager for another fire remediation project in Leeds Whitehall Waterfront is a purpose-built residential apartment building, built circa 2004. The current use of the building is mixed use premises with commercial and residential accommodation, primary use being residential apartments Through vigorous inspection and a reporting system, it has been determined that t...read more »

Integral Management has been successful once again in securing the Project Management role for another Fire Remediation project this time in Birmingham Larch House is a five story residential accommodation converted from an office building in 2017. It consists of 64 units with communal corridors and entrance foyer FR Consultants prepared a detailed FRAEW, determining the initial works that will require fire remediation. We have organised a...read more »

The project is now fully complete and the building occupied. All unitised frames up to level 11 are now installed and complete. The prefabricated balconies to the south elevation have now been installed and associated rainwater system incorporated into the unitised perimeter pressings has been connected and tested. The bespoke unitised rain screen vertical fin system to level 12 and 13 roof level, despite a number of installation challenges, has...read more »

Integral Management are delighted to confirm that they have been engaged to deliver the project management services for a fire remediation project in Leeds.  Built in 2017, X1 Aire consists of 3 linked buildings rising to over 40m, which have been previously investigated by the building owner and deemed to have potential hazardous flammable materials in the wall cavities.  The first stage of our project management responsibilitie...read more »

Unitised frames will be completed in the next few weeks, the circular window frames to the front elevation are glazed and complete. The ground floor curtain walling and rain screen plus rain screen elements to Level 12 and 13 roof are all now underway. Completion of the project is now not far off. ...read more »

The project has moved on well. Unitised frames are now installed up to Level 9 to the east and west elevations, the circular window frames to the front elevation are glazed and complete. The ground floor curtain walling, and ground floor and roof level rain screen will soon commence installation on site. Completion of the project is now not far off. ...read more »

The front elevation main feature entrance screen and adjacent café and restaurant entrance screen and glazed roof are now completed. The rear elevation balcony screens and glass balustrades are also completed. The Aparthotel will very soon be completed and occupied.     ...read more »