Do you know what is a major headache for building owners during winter - causing damage to roofs, ceilings, and walls? Ice Damming! But don’t worry, BEC is here to provide you with some helpful insights and tips on how to mitigate ice damming by focusing on your building envelope. First, let’s try to understand Ice Damming …

BEC has experts ready to assist! Hiring an International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) certified building envelope consultant offers several benefits.

BEC, LLC - Jacob Averys performed ASTM D7877 Electronic Leak Detection on the TPO roof.

BEC was hired to investigate a historic masonry mass wall structure built circa 1867 for water infiltration. Immediately, we identified a trifecta of problems including inappropriate coating selection, poor workmanship, and non-compliance with local preservation requirements.

Let’s face it - most of us won’t live to see 100 years old, so, YOLO! But that is not true for the sustainability of new buildings. The sustainable building design concept embraces the 3 P’s: People, Planet and Pocketbook.

Everything You Need to Know About Building Envelope Testing Accreditation- potential blog. Several professional organizations help guide the professional standards for building commercial construction. These standards help to drive a higher caliber of work in the building construction industry, allowing the end-user to have a better experience.

BEC has seen thousands of defective materials and many of them are caused by not following the cold weather construction recommendations. We have witnessed many violations in the last several weeks and recommend reviewing the cold weather requirements on all of your materials. Waterproofing materials are particularly affected.