1. THE FUTURE FOR EFFECTIVE QUALITY CONTROL AND
QUALITY ASSURANCE ON BUILDING ENVELOPE
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

2. TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT ON QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR
ALUMINIUM & GLAZING WORKS IN FACTORY AND ON SITE.
First testing
experience in year
2000 at Wits
University in
Johannesburg to
become the first and
only AAAMSA
member from
Mauritius.
WHAT IS AAAMSA?
It’s the Association of Architectural
Aluminium Manufacturers of South
Africa.
Presently it administers the Quality
Assurance Certification for the following
entities: AAAMSA, SABISA, SAGGA, SASA
and TIASA.
• AAAMSA - The AAAMSA Performance Test Certificate
• AAAMSA - The AAAMSA Architectural Product Certificate
• SABISA – Partitioning Certificate
• SABISA – Certificate for Suspended Ceilings
• SAGGA – Certificate of Conformance
• SAGGA – The AAAMSA Glass & Glazing Certificate
• SAGGA - The AAAMSA Surface Finishing Certificate
• SASA - The AAAMSA Glass & Glazing Certificate for Skylight
Systems
• TIASA – The AAAMSA Fire Certificate of Compliance for
Insulation
SABISA – South African Building Interior Systems Association
SAGGA – South African Glass & Glazing Association
SASA – Skylight Association of Southern Africa
TIASA – Thermal Insulation Association of Southern Africa

3. FIRST MAJOR PROJECT IN MAURITIUS WHERE INVOLVEMENT FROM
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TO SITE MANAGEMENT (2004-2006).
THE BANK OF MAURITIUS
(BOM) ENVELOPE.
Unitized Curtainwall
Systems designed by ARUP
Façade Engineering of
South Africa.
The Logistic Involvement and Support to the Project
(1) Setting up of a 20,000 sqft factory space for the local
fabrication of the Aluminium Curtain wall to benefit from
15% to 30% custom’s duty on imports.
(2) Implement a Procurement planning for all materials from
South Africa suppliers.
(3) Establish a proper protocol for the implementation of a
Quality Control Plan for the manufacturing of the Unitized
Curtainwall panels with a target of 0% tolerance error.
(4) Organize a proper Site Management Team for the onsite
installation of the Curtainwall and associated works
following the PPE safety standards.
(5) Reinforce the Quality Assurance of the works on site by
appointing a Portuguese site Agent expert on high-rise
buildings.
(6) Coordination with Client, Engineer, Architect, Designer
and Project Manager for the Mock-up panels testing in Al-
Futtaim Bodycote open laboratory in Dubai.
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

4. EXAMPLE OF THE LOGISTIC INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT TO
THE BOM PROJECT (1)
INSIDE FACTORY SET-UP
OUTSIDE FACTORY SET-UP By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

5. EXAMPLE OF THE LOGISTIC INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT TO
THE BOM PROJECT (2)
ON SITE PROGRESS OF
WORKS WITH THE
COLLABORATION OF
GROUP FIVE (South
Africa) MAIN
CONTRACTOR AND
SITE VISITS DAY/NIGHT.
TESTING OF MOCK-UP PANEL IN DUBAI WITNESS BY ALL KEY
PLAYERS OF THE BOM PROJECT. By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

6. SECOND MAJOR PROJECT IN MAURITIUS WHERE INVOLVEMENT
IN PROJECT SITE MANAGEMENT (2012-2016).
THE NEW TERMINAL
BUILDING AT SSR
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Metal/Aluminium Curtainwall
and Roof light Systems
designed & built by YUANDA -
China.
Synopsis on the Involvement and Support to the
Building Envelope Project on the NTB.
Due to substantiate problems arising in the technical follow-up
on the Chinese sub-contractor for the proper implementation
of a Quality Assurance of the work in relation with the
Performance Testing done on Mock-up panels in Shanghai-
China, LBG (Louis Berger Group) Florida-USA, has requested a
professional consultant in the field of Glass and Aluminium
structures.
After some networking internationally and locally, AFEL
(Aluminium Façade Engineering Ltd) a locally based company
has been appointed to give a full technical support to the
LBG’s team on site in the middle of the project.
Thus AFEL representive Mr Michael Athow who already had
14yrs experience in the said sector embarked on this
challenging technical project which was the first of the kind in
the Indian Ocean.
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

7. EXAMPLE OF THE TECHNICAL INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT TO
LBG ON THE NTB AT SSR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(2)
TECHNICAL
INSPECTION
REPORTING ON
THE WORKS
WEEKLY SITE INSPECTIONS By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

8. EXAMPLE OF THE TECHNICAL INVOLVEMENT AND ADVISORY
SUPPORT TO LBG ON THE NTB AT SSR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(2)
TECHNICAL REVIEW AND ASSESMENT OF THE APPROVED SYSTEMS TO FIND
THE PROPER REMEDIAL SOLUTIONS DURING THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD.
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

9. EXAMPLE OF THE LOGISTIC INVOLVEMENT DURING THE MAINTENANCE
PERIOD ON THE NTB AT SSR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(1)
TECHNICAL
INSPECTIONS ON
CURTAIN WALL
ISSUES &
PROPOSAL FOR
SOLUTIONS
UPON REQUEST
OF ATOL (Airport
Terminal
Operations Ltd).
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

10. EXAMPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS WHERE AFEL HAS GIVEN
GENERAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES AT VARIOUS LEVEL
COLUMBIA RESIDENTIAL
& COMMERCIAL
COMPLEX
Site Management and
Procurement overview.
KROS BORDERS NEW
HEAD OFFICE
Project Management and
Quality Assurance .
EXCHANGE TOWER
(HSBC- Ebene)
Project Management and
Procurement follow-up.
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

11. Technical Advisory Services
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016
(By Aluminium Façade Engineering Ltd)

12. AFEL
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
AVAILABLE
General
Specifications for
Glazed Architectural
Products
Testing Procedures
for Glazed
Architectural
Products
Selection of Glazing
Materials
Design
Skylights, Roof
lights, Sloped &
Horizontal
Glazing
Quality
Assurance and
Inspection
Guidelines
Energy
Efficiency
Fenestration
Installation of
Glazing Materials
and the Functional
Requirements. By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

13. Example of Technical Advisory Services breakdown
Tender Submission:
Expecting approximately five
professional tenderers on this
type of works. After submission,
need to make individual
assessment and appraisal of
each tenderer of the Glazed
Façades.
Time involvement:
(10days x 8hrs/day = 80hrs)
Pre-Tender:
Prepare Technical
specifications
requirement for Glazed
Façades and associated
works integrating
parameters from
Architect, Engineer and
M&E.
Time involvement:
(6days x 8hrs/day= 48hrs)
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016
Glazed Façade contract time
schedule (Approx):
Letter of intent to award – 1Mth - No
involvement.
Shop Drgs & Design calculations –
1.5Mths – Involve 6days.
Procurement – 2Mths – No
involvement.
Manufacture & Installation – 5Mths –
Involve 2days/ week over 5Mths.
Snags & Maintenance – 12 Mths –
Involve 5days.
Total time involvement:
(6+42+5)days x 8hrs/day= 424hrs

14. Technical Advisory Services Cost Estimate
Consultancy Services are charged in Hourly rate from 60USD to 90 USD net depending on
complexity of Building Envelope and Location.
Rate includes for professional technical assistance in office and on site locally, office logistic
and consumables, local transportation, mobile phone & internet.
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016

15. INNOVATE FOR A SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE & PROUDLY SERVICE THE
BUILDING ENVIRONMENT.
THANK YOU
By Michael Athow
Consultant
July 2016