Construction consultancy.
E.L_B is Elliot Lipley's independent consultancy practice, bringing thirteen years of hands-on construction experience directly into the design process.
Elliot has spent his career on the tools as a builder, carpenter and cabinet and furniture maker, while simultaneously building and running his own design-led construction company. That combination of practical making, project delivery and commercial experience forms the basis of the consultancy.
Working with architects, interior designers and private clients, E.L_B provides construction detailing, value engineering, costing, procurement, material specification, layout development and buildability advice, primarily across RIBA Stages 1–4. The focus is on resolving design, cost and construction constraints early, before they become expensive compromises on site.
The practice also provides specialist support for kitchens, bespoke cabinetry and furniture — developing designs into buildable details, advising on materials and construction methods, costing work, sourcing makers and fabricators, and overseeing procurement and delivery.
E.L_B can also work between designers, contractors and specialist trades, translating design intent into practical construction and fabrication without needing to act as the main contractor.
Practical construction knowledge, applied before construction begins.
Example reports
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Purchase & pre-acquisition review
An independent, construction-led second opinion on a survey — with indicative remedial costs and an assessment of the practicality and sequencing of the works — to inform a purchase decision.
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Cabinet making — cost review & value engineering
A maker's review of a joinery supplier's design and quotation — reading the cost drivers, benchmarking the units against each other, and value-engineering to a real saving without cutting the visible quality.
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Stage 1 review & value engineering
An independent, construction-led review of a proposed project at design stage — detailing, buildability, value engineering and a commercial review of the contractor's quotation — offered alongside the design team before works start.
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Development cost plan & value engineering
An early-stage, benchmarked build cost plan for a scheme — a trade-package breakdown, the drivers behind the number, and the value-engineering levers — offered as a transparent working estimate to firm up as the design develops.
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Land appraisal & residual value
A residual land-value appraisal of a development opportunity — what the finished scheme is worth set against build cost, fees, finance and profit — to test what the land can bear before committing.
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