The Prevention of Ice Damming from a Building Envelope POV
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 …
Benefits of Hiring an IIBEC-Certified Building Envelope Consultant
BEC has experts ready to assist! Hiring an International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) certified building envelope consultant offers several benefits.
Do This, Not That! A Trifecta of Mass Wall Masonry Repair Errors.
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.
#YOLO - Unless you’re a sustainable building?
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.