Façade Procurement Is Broken - And Everyone Knows It
An Industry-Wide Problem No One Owns Façade procurement is one of the most complex - and least optimised - processes in construction. Multiple stakeholders. Fragmented responsibilities. Misaligned incentives. And yet, it remains largely unchanged. Where the Breakdown Happens The issue is not a single failure point - it is systemic. Design teams define intent. Contractors manage cost and programme. Suppliers focus on fabrication. Installers execute on site. Each plays a role. But rarely are they fully aligned. This creates gaps - between design and execution, between responsibility and accountability, between expectation and outcome. The Cost of Fragmentation When procurement is fragmented, coordination suffers. Details are missed. Interfaces are misunderstood. Performance requirements become diluted as decisions pass through multiple layers. The result is not always immediate failure - but increased risk, reduced clarity, and compromised outcomes. Why It Persi...