Sabine Kleining

Sabine Kleining is the Technical Director of Meinhardt’s Façade Team in the UK, bringing extensive experience from across the façade industry. She began her career as an apprentice with a metal fabricator in Germany before progressing into façade design and consultancy, working with renowned organisations including MBM, Schüco, Arup, and now Meinhardt. In recent years, Sabine has become increasingly involved in assessments of existing buildings, façade defect investigations, remediation strategies, and building envelope retrofit and refurbishment. She is particularly passionate about developing robust, practical design solutions and their successful execution on site to minimise defects, enhance performance, and maximise service life. As a member of both the SFE and CWCT technical committees, Sabine contributes to the development of industry guidance, standards, and best practice, helping to advance technical knowledge and drive improvements across the façade sector. As Chair of today’