In multi-residential apartment projects, walls and ceilings can account for a substantial part of a building’s development, utilising a sizeable amount of construction material, complex design requirements, and significant installation time.

It’s great that when it comes to walls and ceilings, plenty can be done to maximise project efficiencies, which is becoming increasingly critical for developers when carrying out successful construction projects with a significant competitive advantage.

Rondo have spent over 60 years refining product and service offerings ensuring, in simple terms, that project results meet quality and compliance standards in the most efficient way possible. Project efficiencies are driven by optimising project timeliness, quality, waste reduction, and budget.

The reason why Rondo has been able to sustain its success in improving project efficiencies is largely due to the unique combination of the exceptional range of services and high-quality, compliant products.

The advantage of early involvement

Rondo’s early involvement in the design stages can greatly influence the overall success of the project. By engaging early with Rondo, Design Engineers can review, identify and address potential issues before they become problematic, and costly setbacks.

This is possible due to Rondo’s customised design approach, where pressure calculations and wall and ceiling designs are customised for every single project and are used from beginning concepts through to construction to ensure code compliance and efficiencies from the start. A customised design may take a little extra time, but it can be years of rework costs, liquidation damages and rebuilding of reputations if a failure occurs.

Rondo General Manager of Engineering Design Services, Dane Griffin, believes that each and every project is different.

"Even if they are small, the differences are there,” he said. “There is a skill in defining and leveraging efficiencies out of the beneficial project idiosyncrasies and this is what Rondo engineers do well.”

At this stage, practical assessment reveals opportunities for design improvements that, for example, help to eliminate the need for unnecessary products and materials, and proactive planning, to ensure fewer project delays, that help to minimise costs whilst increasing project timeliness and creating a smoother, more streamlined project workflow.

Recently, Rondo have been involved in the design process of multi-residential towers where early involvement presented the opportunity to swap out internal and external areas of structural steel and replace with cost-effective, lightweight steel, streamlining wall and ceiling design and construction.

Early involvement is part of an integral groundwork that helps to ensure that the final product meets the desired level of quality and functionality, which is crucial for customer satisfaction, prevention of post-construction failures and long-term project success.

Maintaining efficiencies with ongoing technical support

Rondo’s value engineering is followed through the construction phase by their Technical Sales Team who continue to support the carefully curated plan set by engineers in the early design stage, by ensuring a continued line of support for builders and contractors along the full duration of the installation process, helping to mitigate on-site issues as they arise to keep installation moving.

Members of the Rondo Technical Sales Team provide a personalised level of support for each individual project and its unique requirements, contributing a wealth of knowledge and advice to builders and contractors that are interpreting complex wall and ceiling designs. Their broad understanding of compliance codes and standards, and correct product installation provide peace of mind for stakeholders that value the importance of compliance alongside project efficiencies.

Unrivalled support for the driving success of your next project starts at Rondo Building Services