We use a unique written and photography-based reporting system that documents both conforming and non-conforming field construction activities.Our field Quality Assurance consulting allows us to verify that the execution of the construction plans is consistent with the project’s design specifications and with the manufacturers’ installation guidelines and performance requirements.Podium decks and green roofing components.Criterium-Kessler engineers can consult on all aspects of the building envelope and enclosure, including, among others:.Early involvement in the design process allows us to suggest improvements, identify potential problems and suggest practical, cost-effective solutions before construction begins, reducing time-consuming Requests for Information (RFI’s) and costly change orders.
Some companies focus on project design or field observations only Criterium-Kessler Engineers can do either, but we prefer to do both to add as much value to the process as possible.
Criterium-Kessler Engineers develops project-specific solutions for every project.Our approach to envelope consulting is also unique in many ways:
Their years of field experience provide the real-world knowledge of construction practices and principles that is applied to every building envelope project we undertake.Įducation, experience and expertise set Criterium-Kessler Engineers apart from its competitors.
BUILDING ENVELOPE ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL
The professional certifications they have acquired – as building envelope specialists, roofing and exterior cladding inspectors and waterproofing experts, among others ─ reflect our commitment to lifelong, continuing education. The Licensed Professional Engineers and engineering field technicians in the Criterium-Kessler network are highly educated, extensively trained, and deeply experienced. BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTINGĬriterium-Kessler Engineers’ expert staff is uniquely qualified to consult on a wide variety of building envelope projects. Our 30-plus year history, examining more than 15,000 buildings old and new, gives us a unique breadth of experience and an unequaled knowledge base on which to draw, enabling us to offer services we have developed, tested and enhanced over time. We provide both building envelope commissioning and building envelope consulting services nationwide. Criterium-Kessler Engineers are building envelope and building enclosure specialists. A flawed envelope puts the building and all of its key components at risk.
BUILDING ENVELOPE ENGINEERING SKIN
Like the skin that wraps a human body, the envelope or enclosure that wraps a building is essential to its health.