Provides site observations and written photographic reports.Performs bid review and contract administration for Quality assurance during the repair cycle.Develops procedural recommendations, details, and specifications for repair/remediation.Prepares a detailed, written, photographic report of observations.Īfter building envelope condition is established, CDC:.Examines the exterior facade including curtain wall, windows, storefronts, panels, precast granite, marble, brick, caulking, and other building elements for deterioration and performance issues. If youre buying or selling a property, building envelope surveys are critical and equally critical is the expertise of the firm doing the survey.Review of previous condition studies reports or other relevant Client documents.Review of existing Architectural drawings and shop drawing documents, if available.Observation from the ground, from aerial personnel lifts (provided by others), and/or from accessible roof levels.Evaluates the condition of the exterior building enclosure, via:.We are experienced in evaluating all types and ages of facades, from those that are historically significant, to ones that are recently completed. The h c /Nusselt number (Nu) of the building façade is usually correlated. Don’t let this happen to you.CDC performs condition surveys to establish ongoing serviceability of existing building envelopes. Thereby, a certain number of research studies have been conducted to quantify the CHTC of a buildings exterior surface.
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Our exterior building survey service was created to thoroughly check and accurately document your building’s condition, all from a perspective not attained by a typical ground level maintenance inspection.Įxisting maintenance deficiencies can progress into full building envelope failures if not identified and repaired. High-resolution aerial imaging for documenting the exterior condition of both residential and commercial roof structures. Upon request provide separate proposal to perform agreed upon repairs An evaluation methodology to estimate social housing envelope degradation level was developed which has been applied to a set of social housing.Provide written report documenting the survey findings and recommendations FRAEW & EWS1 SURVEYS Building Envelope Fire Surveys provides External Wall Surveys and Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls for all building types nationwide.Provide digital photo documentation of the existing conditions and findings.Inspection of concrete portions of the structure including garage areas.Visual inspection of roof components, membranes, and flashings.Inspection of various penetrations and appurtenances through the building envelope.
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Through the years we’ve found a variety of hidden issues that could have turned into costly repairs or even significant failure. Our experts have performed hundreds of building envelope surveys and thousands of leak investigations for property owners throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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