One site. One focus.

Each Block One engagement is scoped around a single mandate — most commonly a single site or development, but equally a portfolio acquisition, a refinancing, or a pre-sale / pre-purchase position that needs to be properly understood and defended. The scope covers all applicable lifecycle phases — from infrastructure and construction through to operational energy and continuous improvement, or from acquisition diligence through stabilisation and exit — as defined in the Letter of Engagement.

Phase entry and exit points are flexible. Clients may engage Block One at any stage of an asset's life — pre-construction, mid-build, in-life optimisation, on the back of an acquisition, ahead of refinancing, or in preparation for sale. Maximum value is delivered when we're involved early enough to shape the position, not just react to it.

Block One engagements are priced as a fixed fee per lifecycle phase, a blended retainer across phases, or a hybrid model combining fixed fees with performance-linked components. For acquisition, refinancing or pre-sale mandates, fees can also be aligned to deal milestones or to the value demonstrated to lenders, investors or acquirers. The structure is agreed before engagement begins.

Payment milestones are tied to phase transitions, deal events or deliverables, ensuring fees align with tangible progress.

Every Block One engagement is led by a founding partner with full accountability for outcomes. The partner remains your primary contact throughout the lifecycle — no mid-project handoffs to junior staff.

Supporting team members are assigned where required based on phase requirements and are subject to Block One's rigorous recruitment and vetting process — anchored in a live case simulation, with paid trial projects used sometimes (not always) and overseen by a founding partner.

Block One is designed to eliminate the gaps between phases — whether those are construction phases on a new build, or the transitions from acquisition to stabilisation to refinancing or sale on an existing asset. Knowledge transfer is seamless because the same team carries the relationship from start to finish.

If the engagement concludes before the full lifecycle is complete — for example, on completion of a refinancing or a successful exit — Block One provides a handover package including all raw data and forward recommendations.

Either party may terminate with 60 days' written notice. Fees for completed phases remain payable. All client-specific outputs — PDF reports, Excel models, written analysis and other deliverables produced for the engagement — are owned by the Client upon payment, and can be shared as the Client sees fit.

This does not extend to interactive visualisations or working environments developed inside third-party AI tools (such as Claude, ChatGPT or equivalent), which sit on platforms we do not own and cannot hand over. Where these are used during the engagement, the underlying analysis is exported into Client-owned formats so the substance always travels with the Client.

Block One retains ownership of its underlying methodologies, frameworks, and technology platforms.