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Building Maintenance and Restoration & Conservation

Introduction

Jacobs provides a unique consultancy service in Hong Kong - the Building and Structural Consultancy group combines the expertise of Chartered Building Surveyors, Project Managers, Structural Engineers and Materials Engineers to provide a one-stop service to our clients.

This provides real advantages in terms of efficiency of services, giving cost and time saving benefits. Every time we are appointed our clients have access to the full range of Jacobs services including civil, geotechnical, building services and environmental disciplines. We offer a wide range of consultancy services and a highly professional service including surveys, project management, refurbishment, structural diagnosis and repair, interior design, development, monitoring and litigation advice on all types of buildings and structures.

Our Services in this field include:

Building and Structural Surveys
- Defects Consultancy
- Pre Acquisition Surveys
- Planned Maintenance Surveys
- Condition Surveys
- Measured Surveys
Building Safety Inspection Scheme
Building Maintenance and Refurbishment
Design and Refurbishment
Project Management
Development Monitoring
Litigation
Materials Testing

Projects

Moon Lok Dai Ha, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong

Client: Hong Kong Housing Society

Jacobs undertook a visual survey to assess the concrete condition including testing to determine likely causes of deterioration and to check insitu strength. Jacobs was also responsible for the design supervision and administration of the repair and redecoration contract.

Strengthening of Public Housing Blocks, Hong Kong

Client: Hong Kong Housing Authority

Jacobs was responsible for the condition surveys and structural appraisals of over 100 public housing blocks in Hong Kong and design and supervision of the implementation of the structural strengthening of over 50 buildings.

HKHA: Maintenance and Improvement Work (Enhanced Care), Hong Kong

Client: Hong Kong Housing Authority

The CARE programme involved the condition survey of Five Public Rental Estates for the Hong Kong Housing Authority, followed by a critical appraisal of the survey findings leading to the development of a repair strategy and the subsequent letting and supervision of four repair contracts.

The Lee Jacobs joint venture have a contract for a 42 month period which includes the supervision of a multi-disciplinary design team comprising building surveyors, architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors, building services engineers.

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Parkland Drive, Hong Kong

Client: Discovery Bay Services Management Ltd

Jacobs was appointed to carry out a condition survey, submit a report with renovation proposals and supervise the works for seven 5-storey buildings with 70 apartments at Parkland Drive, Discovery Bay.

The buildings were found to be suffering from mosaic tile detachment. We suggested in our survey report a number of options ranging from patch repair, to over-cladding, to re-cladding. We compiled a comprehensive analysis on the cost, time and quality implications as well as disturbance to residents for the various options. Accordingly, tile filler system was recommended for the remedial works. The characteristics of various tile filler systems have been compared and analysed.