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The Shard

The document discusses a case study of The Shard in London, which will be Europe's tallest building at 310 meters high. When constructing the building, Mace Ltd needed to determine the best way to clean the 5,500 triple-glazed windows given their sloped facade design. I-Clean Systems conducted trials on a prototype structure to analyze three cleaning design options and provided risk analyses, demonstration videos, and commentary on costs. I-Clean Systems' professional approach and consideration of all stakeholder needs helped Mace Ltd choose the optimal window cleaning construction design for The Shard.

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The Shard

The document discusses a case study of The Shard in London, which will be Europe's tallest building at 310 meters high. When constructing the building, Mace Ltd needed to determine the best way to clean the 5,500 triple-glazed windows given their sloped facade design. I-Clean Systems conducted trials on a prototype structure to analyze three cleaning design options and provided risk analyses, demonstration videos, and commentary on costs. I-Clean Systems' professional approach and consideration of all stakeholder needs helped Mace Ltd choose the optimal window cleaning construction design for The Shard.

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CASE STUDY

THE SHARD LONDON BRIDGE

Mace Ltd obtains down-to-earth answers from i-Clean Systems


– about the cleaning of 5,500 triple-glazed windows in
Europe’s highest building

‘The Shard of Glass’, in the London Bridge area, will be a 310 metres high ‘vertical city’ comprising 28 storeys
of office space, 12 floors of residences, 6 mid-levels of public space, and 18 storeys for the Shangri-La’s flagship
European hotel. The project contractor Mace Ltd, and its professional partners, needed to know which design
would allow the cleaning of the thousands of windows, set in a sloping façade, in the safest and most efficient
way, and with the minimum intrusion for occupiers.

“There were technical challenges in abundance,” comments Roger Beswick, Mace Ltd’s project manager for the
external envelope of the building. “The i-Clean Systems people understood what the different parties wanted
from the consultation, and supplied the information for us to reach our decision on the final construction.”

The Shard of Glass


The specialists from i-Clean
Systems conducted trials on
a prototype structure, located
at the Netherlands factory
of window manufacturer
Scheldebouw. Three design
options were considered, all
with access from inside the
planned building. Risk analyses,
methods statements and
video demonstrations were
produced, with commentary on
the economics of cleaning The
Shard’s 51,000 sq m of façade
window glass and its sun-
blinds.

“The i-Clean Systems people were very professional in their approach, and they listened well when we
explained our needs and interests,” concludes Mr Beswick. “I am happy to make public our appreciation of their
contribution.”

The Shard was designed by the celebrated architect Renzo Piano. The tower, whose construction is planned to be
complete in 2012, will have a naturally-ventilated radiator at its tip, and a public viewing gallery on the 72nd floor
which offers 360° views of London and far beyond.

It is expected that The Shard will welcome more than 2 million public visitors a year, and more than 8 thousand
workers, residents
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and hotel guests a day. Mace Ltd will deliver the project for its client Teighmore Construction
Ltd, with Turner & Townsend Ltd the project managers.

Since its introduction in August 2005, the i-Clean® Cleaning Management System has attracted interest from
a variety of organisations in the commercial, manufacturing , service and public sectors.

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