Building Enclosure Consulting
Bldg. Enclosure Consulting is a consulting and diagnostic company in the building sector, encompassi We serve only one master: YOU.
Building Enclosure Consulting is a consulting and diagnostic company, independent from manufacturers and suppliers. We provide 3D FEA Computer Simulation, building enclosure commissioning, diagnostic services, and forensic investigations, such as rain intrusion investigations.
A termite-damaged exterior 2x4 wall showing abandoned steel counterweights. Such counterweights hidden inside side wall cavities were common in hung windows before integrated springs were introduced. Such system was easier and cheaper to fix than springs, but much more difficult to install, explaining why it was abandoned.
10/03/2024
Roof uplift resistance. Tie down by someone who understood building physics. Ridiculed by hundreds who don’t. Not a single comment about the top notch.
03/17/2022
I am sharing an investigation of a very unusual building: a 120 ft tall, historic tower, that I was allowed to torture for a while.
Investigation of a Lighthouse that has Never Seen the Sea. I am sharing an investigation of a very unusual building: a 120 ft tall, historic tower, that I was allowed to torture for a while. It was never intended...
02/28/2021
We just realized this morning that FB deleted all our posts. Our entire wall is empty now. Anyway, all new educational content will be posted at Building Enclosure Institute's page https://www.facebook.com/Building-Enclosure-Institute-109801912519854, and our old mixed content remains on our website www.building-enclosure.com and old, archived http://www.facade-doctor.com/
Building Enclosure and Envelope Consulting Consulting engineers of facade (façade) of a building. Building Enclosure Consulting, LLC. Facade Doctor HomePage. Building science for building enclosures. The facade engineering company, devoted to diagnosis, consulting, engineering simualtions, and design of building enclosures. Dealing with ite...
Please, check on the new nonprofit dedicated to facade research: https://www.facebook.com/Building-Enclosure-Institute-109801912519854
This i where all new educational materials will be posted from now onward.
Building Enclosure Institute Non profit foundation dealing with science and education about building enclosures: building skins s
01/29/2017
Question: What kind of architecture do you do? Building enclosures are fairly similar in all buildings, so my response often confuses and disappoints an interviewer, who expects an answer running along the divisions of residential, public, commercial, healthcare, etc.
However, upon reflection, building enclosures are not really...
Building Enclosures’ Challenges Unique to Airports Kaz | BECx Commissioning, Energy, University
12/06/2016
We try to have some fun during those long, boring reviews of building envelopes: http://www.building-enclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/kiss.jpg http://www.building-enclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ass.jpg
Documentation Review. Kaz | BECx Commissioning, Curtain Walls
11/05/2016
I will be speaking at:
BEC Cleveland http://www.bec-cleveland.org/events/ on December 7th
and AIA Columbus http://www.aiacolumbus.org/index.php/2013-08-20-19-26-27/jobboard/9-architects/archcontent/254-cote-series on December 9th
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Upcoming Events Kaz | Seminars
03/23/2016
It’s very rare to find accurate information on Internet, so I am very happy to announce my recent finding of this article about thermal resistance: it’s titled “K-Value, U-Value, R-Value, C-Value, Understanding the Value in All These Values http://www.insulation.org/articles/article.cfm?id=IO090302 ,”and written by Gordon...
R value, U value, Resistance, Transmittance, Transmissivity, Conductivity, Conductance, etc. Kaz | Uncategorized
03/21/2016
This morning I received an email from Amazon, officially informing me that a $0.99 payment was posted to our account. That’s not much money, because Amazon does not allow a seller of a video to set its price (I am not kidding, I discovered it only after we set it up).
However, this email reminded me about Our DVDs on Amazon.com...
Kaz’s Seminars on Amazon.com Kaz | DVD, Seminars, University
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