Building Forensics | Emergency Response | Investigation & Assessments

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If the building structure is the "bones" of a structure, then the building envelope is the "skin over the bones". Building forensics is the medical team that diagnoses the ailment in the "patient" and develops and recommends corrective treatment to return the "patient" to health.

Wheaton Sprague Engineering offers building structure and building envelope emergency response services, investigation and assessment and renovation and repair design services for structural or serviceability failures system investigation and assessment, renovation and repair design, and emergency response services for failures.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES:

Emergency Structural Assessments • Damage Assessment • Shoring Recommendations

INVESTIGATION & ASSESSMENT:

Building Structure Evaluation & Failure Analysis Foundations, Floors & Roof Structure Wall Systems Building Envelope Assessment & Analysis Curtainwalls, Windows, Doors, Siding, EIFS Roof	Subrogation & Litigation Support Structural Condition Surveys Due Diligence Reports Cause & Origin Reports Expert Witness Testimony Analysis of Design & Construction Defect in Building Structures, Roofs and Facades	Wind Damage Assessments Fire Damage Assessments Crack Monitoring in Concrete and Masonry Structures Humidity and Moisture Monitoring Water Spray Testing

RENOVATION & REPAIR:

Design and Review of Repair and Renovation Details Building Code Consultation	Construction Drawings and Specifications Preliminary Cost Estimates Construction Observation Peer Review