Time, environmental and safety benefits, significantly reduce costs throughout a project: from first panels to final fit out
Compared to traditional build solutions, the Mantle Building System
is very cost effective. Raw materials alone cost the same or less.
Like-for-like project cost savings can be significant. Depending upon final design and project size, savings in excess of 20% can be achieved.
A recent ‘Building Schools for the Future’ (BSF) project identified
on-site time cost savings of approximately 50% per school using the Mantle Building System. Economies of scale benefits are available: Wall run speeds in excess of 185 sq m per installation team per 8 hours shift; the ability to operate on a 24/7 basis with no need to ‘dry in’ between storeys; different phases of a project can run concurrently.
The Mantle Building System requires only semi-skilled labour to be used for installation. Labour cost savings can be considerable, therefore. There is minimal on-site waste or pollution. Each project design is carefully and methodically engineered and ‘panelised’ before site operations commence. Site clean up operations are greatly reduced.
The Mantle Building System is a lightweight solution. Not only does it require less foundation mass, it also provides the additional benefit of reduced cart-away expenses. The super-insulation benefits of the Mantle Building System call for extremely low energy running costs.
With annual heating running cost reductions in the order of 90%, the System is especially well suited to social housing, multiple occupancy buildings and public sector projects. Ultra-low energy requirements in turn call for fewer project and building ‘renewables’ to be employed.