Why do I need a building envelope consultant?
A building envelope, curtain wall or cladding consultant can provide significant value to a project—proactively helping the design team avoid future failures. Here's how:
Expert Design
Balancing Cost with Performance
Avoiding Problems and Failures
On-hand Technical Resources
Independent Representation
Litigation Support and Expert Witness
LEED Services
When should I hire a building envelope consultant?
Time and time again, we see that it is critical to involve a consultant as soon in the project as possible - at the beginning of the Delegated Design Phase or sooner.
Here’s why: In many instances, building enclosure contractor pricing is based on design documents gathered by the project team. At this time of budget pricing, the design details and performance criteria are usually not fully developed and may not incorporate best practices aimed at avoiding premature deficiencies. The pricing from these early exercises usually sets the bar for project budgets and solidifies the category budgets used in the pro forma financial evaluation for verifying project feasibility. A specialist consultant hired subsequent to the aforementioned activities may suggest revisions or inclusions to the design, potentially increasing the anticipated construction budget. Going back to the drawing board at this point puts the project team in a tough position, often jeopardizing project schedule and budget.
Why should I choose Wheaton Sprague as my building envelope consultant?
Here are some reasons to consider Wheaton Sprague as the consultant of choice for the enclosure or curtain wall of your project:
PRACTICE: Wheaton Sprague has increased credibility as a consultant because they also practice engineering, providing diverse resources and practical solutions for each issue.
LEADERSHIP: Experienced professionals who have provided industry leadership in building envelope and curtain wall requirements of a project.
QUALIFIED PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY: Qualified, experienced professionals with in-depth, real world building envelope and curtain wall experience, not just on paper, but also in the field.
CLIENT CARE: We strive to have early involvement so that we can address potential issues.
QUALITY ASSURANCE: We have been ranked by risk management associations as a top tier professional services firm in the Building Envelope industry.
DIVERSE RESOURCES: Full engineering division, AutoCAD, BIM, Blast, and Thermal Analysis resources, extensive technical library.