From: Peter Mueller

To: Radu Axinte

Subject: Fwd: 1908-9.0-210106 Wardian - Building Clean / abseiling from tower roofs?
Date: 06 January 2021 19:45:36
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Peter Mueller ​

Associate

​Glenn Howells Architects Limited

Middlesex House | 34‑42 Cleveland Street | London | W1T 4JE
0207 407 9915
[email protected]
glennhowells.co.uk

From: Colman Billings <[email protected]>

Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 7:42 pm
To: Peter Mueller; Colm O’Connor
Cc: Howard Amon; Clark Stirling; Peterka, Tomáš; Božoň, Břetislav; Murphy, Sean; 'Alves, Bruno'; Diego D’Addio; Gerardo Zunica; Afsar Mirza; Jiří Vondra
Subject: RE: 1908-9.0-210106 Wardian - Building Clean / abseiling from tower roofs?

All,
Happy New Year!
We would agree with Peter’s concerns. If a rope access solution is being explored, we recommend the specialist façade access and maintenance consultants WSP are engaged to do a full review. There are
critical items to consider such as below which WSP would be able to give more detailed advice on:
1. The 15kN lateral point load that the fixing point (not 150kg) would need to accommodate in line with IRATA guidance for safety loads
2. Not less than 6kN point load on the parapet for safety-load condition (parapet can deform permanently but cannot fall off)
3. Not less than 1kN vertical point point load on the parapet at each rope. Under this load the parapet must not be deformed or damaged
4. Impact loads on the elevations from rope access operatives. These will exceed those applied by the BMU as the operatives do not wear ‘buffers’.
See notes below which were provided by the access consultant on another project:

  

If the BMU is not operating to the speeds predicted there may be some work WSP could carry out with the BMU contractor to review the operational parameters.

Regards,
Colman

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From: Peter Mueller <[email protected]>

Sent: Wednesday 6 January 2021 14:27
To: Colm O’Connor <[email protected]>
Cc: Howard Amon <[email protected]>; Clark Stirling <[email protected]>; Peterka, Tomáš <[email protected]>; Božoň, Břetislav <[email protected]>; Murphy, Sean
<[email protected]>; 'Alves, Bruno' <[email protected]>; Diego D’Addio <[email protected]>; Gerardo Zunica <[email protected]>; Afsar Mirza
<[email protected]>; Colman Billings <[email protected]>; Jiří Vondra <[email protected]>
Subject: 1908-9.0-210106 Wardian - Building Clean / abseiling from tower roofs?

Happy New Year everyone,

Colm, I'm afraid GHA must raise the below concerns - we don't think this is a viable approach. Abseiling has never been envisaged in the building's maintenance strategy andas such the roof design
and especially the cantilevering edge was not considered / checked for adequate robustness for abseiling operations.

Our concerns are:

From a PD point of view we must advise that the BMU has been designed as the safest way to access the tower facades and should be used for the various maintenance tasks including
cleaning. If windspeeds don't allow the BMU to operate is it then safe for an abseiler to clean the building?

Bruno is correct the plinths in question are wrapped with the waterproofing and insulation - see screen shot below
The upstand board where the waterproofing (green hatched line) is applied to is I recall a PIR type insulation board with 10mm cemetitious topping - and would appear to GHA too brittle to
withstand a robe slung around it and would be likely to be damaged including the waterproofing.

Re the roof parameter including the parapet edge - the area beyond the balustrade was not intended for regular maintenance access, it's a lightweight bolt on cassette system with far less
load capacity compared to the main concrete slab. See screen shot below we don't think a mobile frame / 'roof jockey system' / davit arm could be brought safely into position beyond the
safety balustrade hence robe and abseiler's feet would then impact on the parapet edge coping which is made of 3mm aluminium sheet only and from our point of view highly likely to get
damaged. If you attempted to protect - then how would the protection be secured from been blown off the roof?

Apologies if these are not favourable comments - but please consider before proceeding with this.

Kind regards
Peter

Peter Mueller ​

Associate

​Glenn Howells Architects Limited

Middlesex House | 34‑42 Cleveland Street | London | W1T 4JE
0207 407 9915
[email protected]
glennhowells.co.uk

From: Colm O’Connor <[email protected]>

Sent: 06 January 2021 13:24
To: 'Alves, Bruno' <[email protected]>; Peter Mueller <[email protected]>
Cc: Howard Amon <[email protected]>; Clark Stirling <[email protected]>; Peterka, Tomáš <[email protected]>; Božoň, Břetislav <[email protected]>; Murphy, Sean
<[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Wardian Building Clean

Thank you Bruno.

We are struggling to use the BMU in certain locations and it was taking far too long due to the max allowable wind speed the BMU can operate in.

The ropes will fit above the insulation so it shouldn’t effect the waterproofing.

If you are happy that the plinths can support the 150kg load we will proceed on this basis.

KR,

Colm O’ Connor
S&C Project Manager

07736274402

Ballymore Group
Wardian
163 Marsh Wall
London E14 9TJ

+44 (0)20 3006 2060

www.ballymoregroup.com

From: Alves, Bruno <[email protected]>

Sent: 06 January 2021 11:57
To: Colm O’Connor <[email protected]>; Peter Mueller <[email protected]>
Cc: Howard Amon <[email protected]>; Clark Stirling <[email protected]>; Peterka, Tomáš <[email protected]>; Božoň, Břetislav <[email protected]>; Murphy, Sean
<[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Wardian Building Clean

Happy new year,

The upstands should be able to take the 150kg load.

I’ve cc’d Peter as this is likely to damage the insulation/waterproofing, @Peter Mueller would you be able to comment?

Could this be done with the BMU?

Regards
Bruno

From: Colm O’Connor <[email protected]>

Sent: 06 January 2021 11:40
To: Alves, Bruno <[email protected]>
Cc: Howard Amon <[email protected]>; Clark Stirling <[email protected]>; Peterka, Tomáš <[email protected]>; Božoň, Břetislav <[email protected]>
Subject: Wardian Building Clean

Happy New Year Bruno,

We want to clean sections of the external façade by means of abseiling.

As we don’t have any fall protection anchor points on the roof we are reviewing the option of strapping the ropes around the RC plinths on the roof.

Could you please help us and check if these can safely take a maximum imposed lateral load of 150kgs.

KR,

Colm O’ Connor
S&C Project Manager

07736274402

Ballymore Group
Wardian
163 Marsh Wall
London E14 9TJ

+44 (0)20 3006 2060

www.ballymoregroup.com

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