Design
Structural design of the foundation or retaining structure to the New Zealand Building Code and the relevant standards, based on your geotechnical report and site information.
About
Get out of the ground and soaring.
Foenix Foundation Solutions is a rapid, cost-effective engineering design service. We undertake design, drafting and the preparation of building consent documentation, supplied ready for you to lodge with your local building consent authority.
Our purpose
Reducing the cost of getting started.
In an industry with high material and compliance costs, and lengthy design and consenting processes, Foenix aims to reduce your — or your client’s — building costs wherever possible.
Engineering is often the bottleneck at the start of a project. A slow or incomplete design holds up the consent, the consent holds up the build, and every week of delay costs money. We built Foenix to remove that bottleneck.
How we do it
- Quick design turnarounds — 24 hours (one business day)Standard foundation and retaining wall designs are returned within 24 hours (one business day) of a complete submission, so your programme is never waiting on engineering.
- High quality designs and drawingsComplete, unambiguous documentation means fewer queries from building consent authorities, and a foundation that is straightforward for the builder to construct.
- Alternative building consent pathwaysWhere a standard NZS 3604 solution does not suit the site, we design and document an alternative solution, with the reasoning a BCA needs to accept it.
Scope of work
What we prepare
Everything you need to take a foundation or retaining wall through building consent.
Drafting
Plans, sections, schedules and typical details drawn to a standard the consent authority and the builder can both work from without interpretation.
Consent documentation
A Design Features Report setting out the design basis and assumptions, issued with a Producer Statement (PS1) for lodgement with your building consent application.
Talk to us about your project.
Not sure which service fits, or whether your site qualifies? Email us or give us a call and we will tell you straight — Ryan Moreau on 027 298 8765 or Jonathan Harmse on 027 256 6284.