Supporting the construction and operation of buildings
Buildings are among the most valuable and long‑term assets in the UK, providing the spaces where people live, work, learn and connect. Across the country, millions rely on buildings every day to support business operations, public services and community life.
The UK has a vast and diverse building stock, ranging from historic properties to modern commercial, residential and industrial developments. Maintaining these assets so they remain safe, functional and fit for purpose is critical to economic resilience, sustainability and occupant wellbeing.
For building owners, extending the lifecycle of their properties is a growing priority. Rising construction costs, embodied carbon considerations and regulatory pressures mean that making best use of existing buildings is often more viable than replacement. Proactive asset management, informed by a clear understanding of building condition and performance, allows owners to maximise value while controlling risk and long‑term expenditure.
As the UK’s built environment faces increasing demands—from climate resilience to changing occupancy requirements—the ability to assess building condition and operational viability has become more important than ever. Gaining insight into how buildings are performing today enables owners to plan targeted interventions, extend service life, and ensure their assets continue to deliver value well into the future.
We support developers, contractors and project managers in meeting the challenges of constructing and operating a building throughout it’s entire life cycle.
Today’s construction sites must meet new productivity and performance challenges whilst maintaining the highest levels of safety, quality and environmental commitments, at the same time working within increasingly tight budgets.
Helping you at every stage of your building’s life cycle
We provide solutions for the entire life cycle of your building(s), from inception and design, through the construction and operation phases to demolition. We offer a variety of solutions that can be used protect and optimise the performance of your building.
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Sixense design, supply, install, operate and maintain custom building monitoring systems to measure the impact on buildings from natural hazards such as landslides, to deformation due to subsidence and the potential for movement as a result of adjacent construction activity.
On new builds we can integrate structural health monitoring systems into the building’s fabric, and provide a solution that enables building asset owners the opportunity to monitor the health of their assets.
We provide monitoring solutions that record geotechnical behaviour, structural movement, and environmental impact.
We are able to deploy monitoring solutions that range form simple manual survey monitoring techniques, such as precise levelling, through to fully automated site-based solutions comprising our CYCLOPS ATS systems and datalogged structural and geotechnical instrumentation.
We can also provide our in-house Atlas InSAR monitoring system, capable of precise and efficient measurements acquired from satellite images.
Environmental Engineering
We work with consultants, engineers and contractors to minimise the environmental impacts from construction activities and ensure site operations comply with local environmental legislation.
Our engineers model, predict and assess key environmental parameters during construction activities (demolition, excavation, construction etc.) as well as impacts generated from ongoing post-construction operations such as vehicle traffic disturbance, and advise on mitigation measures to maintain compliance.
We are able to assist with the preparation of Section 61 consents as well as BS4142 Assessments.
We provide stand-alone noise, vibration and air quality monitoring services and can also bring added value by integrating our specialist consultancy services; making full use of the available environmental data to keep your project on track.
We develop solutions that optimise construction productivity, minimise financial impact and enhance community perception.
Geophysical Survey
We draw on our specialist engineering skills to provide advice and services to public and private sector clients that address the issues related to ageing infrastructure, combining construction expertise and in-depth knowledge of how engineered structures behave over time.
Our geophysical survey services are able to accurately model the subsoil beneath your projects using our 3D imaging solutions.