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Kimberly A. Lis

Senior Associate

 
Experience

Since joining WJE in 2015, Kimberly Lis has worked on various projects for existing buildings ranging from single-family residential to high-rise urban structures. Her work focuses on the evaluation, testing, and design of repairs for modern and historic existing structures. Ms. Lis’s repair and rehabilitation experience features a variety of work on concrete, waterproofing, stone paving, curtain walls on commercial and residential buildings, and plaza restoration. 

Prior to joining WJE, Ms. Lis gained work experience in traditional architectural design, as well as mechanical, electrical, and plumbing consulting, and developed an understanding of each entity that is involved in the building design and construction process.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Windows and Curtain Walls

  • Lowell House Condominiums - Chicago IL: Construction documents for window replacement
  • 400 East Randolph Condominiums - Chicago, IL: Construction observation services for window replacement
  • Pioneer Plaza - Chicago, IL: Construction documents and construction period services for storefront repairs
  • 1629 South Prairie - Chicago, IL: Water leakage testing and repairs at building windows
  • Le Ciel Venetian Tower - Naples, FL: Water leakage testing and repairs at building windows

 

Facade Assessment

  • Edgewater Beach Apartments - Chicago, IL: Close-up inspection and documentation of existing stone, stucco, and metal conditions
  • Vivian Carter Apartments - Chicago, IL: Inspection and documentation of existing masonry distress conditions

 

Building Science

  • 220 Central Park South - Manhattan, NY: Evaluation of condensation potential in exterior wall
  • Metro Health - Grand Rapids, MI: Evaluation of condensation potential in various existing window systems

 

Roofing and Waterproofing

  • Willis Tower - Chicago, IL: Construction documents and construction period services for roofing replacement
  • Pioneer Plaza - Chicago, IL: Construction documents and construction period services for concrete and waterproofing repairs
  • 120 North LaSalle, East Plaza - Chicago, IL: Construction documents and construction period services for concrete and waterproofing repairs
  • Edgewater Beach Apartments - Chicago IL: Construction documents and construction period services for concrete and waterproofing repairs for garden terrace
  • Plaza of the Americas - Chicago, IL: Construction documents and construction period services for concrete and waterproofing repairs
  • Commerce Plaza - Oak Brook, IL: Investigation, construction documents, and construction period services for concrete and waterproofing repairs

 

Repair and Rehabilitation

  • 33 West Ontario - Chicago, IL: Construction observation services for masonry facade repairs for fourteenth-floor townhomes
  • 33 West Ontario - Chicago, IL: Construction observation services for facade re-coating and concrete repair project
  • 333 South Wabash - Chicago, IL: Construction documents and construction period services for coating repairs on a steel facade
Professional Affiliations

Association for Preservation Technology (APT)
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)

Registrations

Architect in Illinois

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, 2015

University of Detroit Mercy
Master of Architecture, 2007