The JCI is provided for Principal Contractors, Consultants, Architects, Developers, Specialist Sub Contractors and Material and System Manufacturers operating in and dealing with the following specialisms within the Envelope Sector of the Construction Industry:

█ Curtain walling systems, including unitised systems
█ Windows
█ Doors, including revolving, sliding and swing doors whether manually or mechanically operated
█ Architectural cladding systems, including rainscreens used in the façade of buildings
█ Industrial cladding systems used in the façade or roof of buildings
█ Brise soleil and external solar control systems
█ Flat and pitched roofing systems
█ Specialist metal works used in the façade and/or roof of buildings
█ Smoke ventilation systems fitted to the façade or roof of buildings
█ Louvre systems fitted to the façade or roof of buildings
█ Passive fire protection materials required for the proper installation of façade and roof treatments
█ Bolt on balconies
█ Specialised façade systems dealing with blast, ballistic and fire resistant elements
█ External balustrades

BAM, ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Lendlease, MACE, Morgan Sindall, Multiplex, Sir Robert McAlpine, Sisk, Skanska and Wates have formed the Joint Competency Initiative (JCI), with the expressed aim of considering and agreeing what specific competencies, i.e. Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviours (SKEB) specialist façade contractors and their Staff should possess.

To assist the JCI, the members have engaged with Stakeholders within the specialism, securing the support of the following organisations:

█ The Curtain Wall and Cladding Technology Centre (CWCT)

█ The Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB)

█ The Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF)

█ The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC)

█ The Institute of Construction Management (ICM)

█ The Institute of Roofing (IoR)

█ The Society of Façade Engineers (SFE)

█ The Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association (MCRMA)

Manufacturers including Schuco, Hydro Group, Kawneer, Siderise, Kingspan, Sotech, Ash & Lacy and
BTS have also been approached to canvas their views on the knowledge gap in the Sector.

Specialist subcontractors and other Stakeholders will be canvassed during the 2nd and 3rd Quarters of 2022 and into 2023.

Ultimately, the JCI and the Stakeholders will consider the formation of a Relevant Authority to undertake independent assessment and reassessment against the competence standards and the skills, experience and behaviours set by the JCI

Following the successful well attended launch event meeting hosted by Mishcon de Reya LLP in their London HQ at Africa House 70 Kingsway London WC2B 6AH a number of JCI Working Groups have been established to develop the JCI organisationally and structurally