Building Envelope Consulting

Building Envelope Consulting condition assessments help in the following ways:

• Reduce costs associated with emergency repair work.
• Specified repairs create efficient work processes.
• Facility Managers can manage maintenance budgets more efficiently.
• Minimize risk of premature failures of building envelope components.
• Maximize facility life expectancy and minimize life cycle costs.
• Postpone roof replacement expenditures.
• Physical needs assessments.
• Capital needs assessments.
• Accurately determine building conditions and prepare accurate reports and cost estimating.
• List specific deficiencies classifying each as immediate or deferred maintenance items and recommended actions with budgetary costs.
• List capital needs and replacement reserves within a client specified term length and budgetary costs.

The condition of your building envelope effects energy efficiency in these ways:

• 72% of commercial buildings were not built with energy efficiency in mind.
• Buildings consume 40% of all US energy and 75% of all electricity use, adding an annual cost of nearly $400 billion annually.
• Building envelope is responsible for about 25% of all buildings’ energy use.
• Up to 57% of all commercial energy use is impacted by the building envelope.

Source: CSS

The building envelope serves to provide

1. Structural support
2. Moisture control
3. Temperature regulation
4. Airflow management.

These functions play a crucial role in influencing thermal, lighting, and acoustic properties, ultimately affecting the overall performance and energy efficiency of the structure.

If any of these signs appear, call IRSC:

1. If there is any water entry in your building, specifically coming from walls, windows, or floors.
2. Organic growth along ceilings, walls, or interior trim.
3. Excessive building deterioration and sealant joint failures.