The envelope also provides structural resistance to wind, seismic, and gravity loads as well as environmental protection from the elements, including moisture and temperature.
A well-designed building envelope offers numerous benefits:
- Enhanced Safety: Ensuring the stability of the envelope under extreme events like earthquakes, high winds and bomb blast.
- Improved Energy Efficiency: Minimizing air leakage and thermal bridging, reducing energy consumption for heating and cooling.
- Increased Durability: Protecting the building from moisture damage, corrosion, and other forms of deterioration.
- Occupant Comfort: Maintaining a stable indoor environment with controlled temperature, humidity, and ventilation.
While there is often overlap, condition assessments and failure investigations of the envelope can be broken down into two categories: structural and waterproofing. Our inspectors are cross trained in both.
Prioritize Your Building Envelope Inspection!
No one likes surprises. Having a building envelope inspection and report done only to realize during the restoration that the budget you were given is not enough to complete the project can creates unnecessary problems and possibly damage reputations. IEI takes a very holistic and thorough approach to building envelope inspection, forensic investigation, reporting and estimating of repair costs. Our staff includes engineers with construction experience including estimating and scheduling. We are also backed up by very reputable restoration contractors with real-time cost data. Contact us today!
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