Design Professional
How Can We Help You?
First, we can help design professionals complete their projects by providing peer review and commissioning services for their building envelope designs. Our unique perspective is a result of our extensive experience with repair and rehabilitation of existing building envelopes.
Second, we help design professionals by observing projects through construction. Why? Much of our practice involves building envelope failure early in the building life cycle – within the first few years. These failures are often a result of a lack of understanding of building envelope details, value engineering efforts by multiple parties, and/or poor or inadequate installation practices. In many instances, all three of these factors contribute to failure. We provide design professionals additional peace of mind with trained, expert quality assurance and observation services during construction.
Typically, our services are utilized on a reactive or proactive basis:
Unfortunately for design professionals, reactive services are a result of a problem. We provide diagnosis and assessment of envelope failures, including poor thermal performance, leaks, breaches, etc. We also provide assessment and verification of design vs. as-built conditions.
Proactive services for new construction and design professionals focus on pre-construction design review, quality assurance, and observation.