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Renovation Engineering

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Renovation Engineering

What is Renovation Engineering?

Renovation Engineering is the engineering process to repair, replace, re-establish or maintain a structure in its desired condition. Renovation engineering may incorporate solutions that range from extensive repairs and protection of critical building components to reinstate the structures for a long term serviceability or may be as simple as temporary repairs to maintain the safety of the structure at its current condition.

Building Facade Renovation

We provide experience and creativity for your exterior building facade renovation projects. We have provided renovation services for over 300 building facades, including building facades such as:

  • Brick masonry
  • Glass and metal curtain walls
  • Stone veneers
  • Concrete masonry
  • Terra cotta
  • Stucco systems
  • Stucco systems
  • Composite wall systems

Parking Garage Renovation

Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides engineering services for parking structures. We provide services that include:

  • Condition studies to define the problems and needs
  • Determine structural maintenance needs
  • Analyze repair options and their costs
  • Design of structural and waterproofing repairs
  • Project management during repair
  • Special inspection and testing of repair
  • Preparing maintenance plans

Our approach to parking structures is to not just focus on a “fix”, but also to incorporate a protection system to prevent reoccurrence of the problem. We will provide you with complete renovation services from the investigation of the problems to the completion of the project.

Concrete and Steel Structures

We have extensive experience to evaluate and assist in the renovation of concrete and steel structures. Services we provide include:

  • Condition studies
  • Failure investigations
  • Repair documents preparation
  • Project management during the renovation
  • Special inspection and testing the of repair

Our work experience includes many types of concrete and structural steel engineering and building types, including:

  • High-rise building facades
  • Parking structures
  • Office buildings
  • Wastewater mains and conduits
  • Warehouse floors
  • Concrete areaway
  • Retaining walls
  • Water containment structures
  • Roof decks
  • Floor slabs
  • Transmission towers

Historic Buildings

Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides the experience, creativity and sensitivity to historic issues for your building renovation project. We have provided renovation services for the analysis and renovation of many historic projects, including buildings such as:

  • Historic or archaic structural and facade systems
  • Office buildings
  • Educational buildings
  • Government buildings
  • Medical buildings
  • Cathedrals and churches
  • Warehouse and industrial facilities
  • Institutional facilities

Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides engineering services for your project that can include:

  • Condition studies to determine the extent of problems and needs
  • Analysis of historic structural systems and building materials
  • Determining repair options to correct the problem
  • Design of repair specifications and drawings
  • Project management during the historic renovation

Waterproofing Protection

Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides engineering services for waterproofing protection of structures. Our experience and creativity can provide the design and implementation of waterproofing protection to protect your structure against water leakage, deicer salt penetration, harmful chemicals, and improve durability of the building elements and appearance.

Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. has the experienced staff and expertise to help you protect your buildings. We have provided engineering services for many structures, such as:

  • Traffic coating for parking structures
  • Below-grade waterproofing for basements
  • Protective sealers for concrete
  • Sealers for masonry walls
  • Decorative coatings for walls, plazas, and swimming pools
  • Joint systems to allow building movement but maintain protection
  • Re-Sealing of building exteriors

We can provide you with sensible solutions such as:

  • Condition studies to define the problems and needs
  • Consultation to review water leakage cause
  • Analyze waterproofing system options and their costs
  • Design of waterproofing repairs
  • Project management, inspection, and testing during repair

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Structural Design

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Structural Design

We focus on structural design from planning to completion of the projects, including:

Our design experience includes many types of structures and buildings, including the following:

  • Transportation Facilities
  • Waste Water Treatment Plants
  • Industrial facilities
  • Corporate headquarters
  • Educational/Institutional facilities
  • Office buildings
  • Parking structures
  • Parking structures
  • Hotel facilities
  • Medical laboratories and centers
  • Airport facilities
  • Sports/Special structures

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Due Diligence Review

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Due Diligence Review

Property Transfer/Refinance Building Assessment

Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides engineering services for due diligence surveys for owners, lenders and brokers. We provide assessment services to determine the condition of the facility, identify code violations, identify immediate safety or maintenance concerns, and recommendations for repair/maintenance needs.

Expert Witness Services

Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. will assemble a team to address your areas of concern that may include:

  • Structural systems
  • Exterior building envelope (walls, window openings, and roofs)
  • Site amenities, such as parking lots and landscaping
  • Life safety issues
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues
  • Elevator equipment and controls
  • Building electrical and lighting systems
  • Building heating and cooling systems

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Forensics

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Forensics

Forensic Engineering

What is Forensic Engineering?

Forensic Engineering involves the investigation, testing, and analysis to determine the cause of a building problem. Our engineering staff utilizes their specialized and comprehensive knowledge of deterioration mechanisms, behavior of construction materials, construction methods, and repair procedures to isolate the cause of a building problem as well as to prepare the most suitable solution to a building problem.

Forensic Engineering Services

Buildings Consulting Group, Inc. provides forensic engineering services to assist entities that design, construct, own, insure, consult, and/or litigate a building problem. The breadth and depth of experience of our engineering staff results in tailored professional investigations and straight-forward answers/solutions to a building problem. Some of the Forensic Engineering Services we provide include:

  • Assessment of damage from various sources to structural systems, façade systems, roof systems, components/claddings, bulk water control, flashing, and fenestration.
  • Specialized evaluations regarding various sources of potential damage, such as, but not limited to: soil/structure interaction, hail/wind damage; deflection/collapse; earth-/air-borne vibrations; detailing/flashing of building systems; debris/vehicle/tree impact; and natural disasters.
  • Building commissioning assistance regarding structural systems, façade systems, components/claddings, bulk water control, flashing, and fenestration.
  • Engineering review and analysis of documents prepared by design professionals, contractors, consultants, etc. that address causation and/or extent of damage.
  • Litigative support services.

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