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Compare the envelope

What changes when the wall becomes an engineered system?

Compare THOM BEE with conventional wall approaches on the things buyers actually procure: installed cost, thermal ambition, site complexity and integration — without exposing THOM's proprietary construction.

Illustrative THOM application
Outcome, not recipe
Compare what the envelope delivers. Keep the proprietary engineering protected.
£204/m²
THOM published installed basis
PC Basic · governed pricing feed
17%
Current saving vs brick benchmark
Like-for-like installed pricing basis
Target c. R50 → up to R110
Thermal design range
Basic target c. R50; 65 mm high-performance target up to R110. Validation pending.
Procurement lens

Compare the outcome. Keep the proprietary engineering protected.

The page uses governed pricing and high-level system characteristics so buyers can evaluate the envelope without turning a public comparison into a reverse-engineering guide.

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The market comparison

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THOM BEE
Engineered
Brick & Block
Timber Frame
Steel Frame
Insulated Panel
Construction modelProprietary engineered envelopeSite-built masonry systemFramed multi-material systemFramed multi-material systemInsulated panel system
Wet-trade dependencyDesigned to reduceHighLowerLowerLower
Site coordinationDesigned to simplifyMultiple trades / stagesMultiple trades / stagesFrame + envelope coordinationPanel + supporting structure
Integrated service intentDesigned-in pathwaySecondary routingSecondary routingSecondary routingTypically secondary

Comparison language is deliberately high-level. THOM proprietary internal construction, joining and core details are not published. Competitor characteristics are reference-level and should be confirmed against the exact project specification.

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Installed cost

One pricing basis. Governed feeds. No brochure arithmetic.

THOMBrick & BlockTimber FrameSteel Frame
THOM PC Basic Governed installed benchmarks
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Live pricing

Published pricing is pulled from governed sources rather than typed into the page.

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Controlled platform

A single controlled product platform, specified and qualified to the application.

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IP boundary

The buyer can compare outcomes without the website disclosing proprietary internal construction.

Pricing is indicative and project-specific quotes may vary by region, scale and specification. Competitor references are governed comparison inputs rather than claims about every available product configuration. THOM c. R50 and up-to-R110 values are design targets pending relevant whole-panel validation.

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Next step

Compare first. Then specify.

Use the live numbers, then take the project into the THOM designer.