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Facade Assessment

Facades are complex. Our extensive experience with facades of all types and vintages enables efficient and effective evaluation and repair solutions.

Edward Gerns
Principal

Facade Assessment
Structural Evaluation
Facade Assessment
Roofing and Waterproofing
Failure and Disaster Response
Historic Preservation
Repair and Rehabilitation
Peer Review and Commissioning
Bridge Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Blast Engineering
Materials Evaluation and Research
Testing and Instrumentation
Litigation Consulting

  WJE pioneered the practice of modern facade assessment and repair more than forty years ago with the investigation of glass breakage at the Moorhead Federal Building in Pittsburgh. Our work investigating landmark facade failures, including New York City’s Woolworth Building in 1977 and Chicago’s Amoco Building in 1988, positioned WJE as a leader in the field. To safeguard the public from deteriorating structures, WJE helped develop the nation’s first facade ordinance for the City of Chicago.

As a building owner or manager, you need a firm that fully understands the problems you face. A seemingly small problem that isn’t addressed properly the first time can end up causing more problems for your building and your budget. Our professionals take a holistic approach and a comprehension of materials and systems to fully evaluate each problem. Understanding the importance of hands-on investigation, we developed industrial rope access techniques to evaluate areas of your building that others can’t reach. We also use state-of-the-art testing equipment to help diagnose facade problems and provide solutions. No firm is better equipped to understand your structure’s existing conditions.

Facade inspections

Water entry and condensation studies

Structural component assessments

Capital reserve/due diligence surveys

 

Repair, rehabilitation, and recladding design

Peer review and commissioning of new designs

Construction observation and troubleshooting


For information on municipal facade ordinances, visit facadeordinance.com.


FEATURED PROJECTS Browse Facade Assesment Projects
New York Public Library
Investigation and Exterior Restoration
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Terminal Tower
Facade Assessment and Stabilization
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Stucco Facade Evaluation and Replacement
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