
With more than 40 years of experience and 22 offices in eight countries, we are globally recognized for the design, engineering and consulting on some of the world’s most complex facades, roofing and waterproofing. Ībout Curtainwall Design Consulting (CDC) :Īt CDC, our design, engineering and consulting services are dedicated to a structure’s most distinctive architectural feature: the building envelope. If you need help in assessing the property condition of your building envelope, please call me at 214.234.4908 or email me at. Take care of the part of your building that encloses it and you’ve gone a long way toward maintaining the health of the whole structure. The largest organ in the human body is the skin, and we neglect it at our own peril.


Remediation cost estimates covering 10 years.A comprehensive report that includes recommendations and photo-documentation of representative conditions and areas of deficiency.Non-destructive observations from swing staging, boom lifts or building maintenance units (BMUs), and from walking the surfaces on the roof or ground, using binoculars / magnification aids.Along with CDC’s building envelope surveys for due diligence, we provide a 10-year cost projection spreadsheet which will outline the maintenance schedule required to keep the building façade weather proof.ĬDC’s comprehensive building envelope surveys include the following: If you’re buying or selling a property, building envelope surveys are critical and equally critical is the expertise of the firm doing the survey. In addition to conducting detailed building envelope surveys, CDC can also provide recommendations on cost-effective options for repairs. Periodic surveys are the secret to early detection and less expensive remediation of deteriorating conditions. The sooner you discover a problem in the building envelope, the less time and money you’ll spend repairing it. You’ll appreciate the fact that the professionals at Curtainwall Design Consulting (CDC) are ready to help you and are experts in the science of building envelope surveys. Whether you’re conducting periodic building maintenance or performing due diligence for a property transaction, no property condition assessment is complete without a professional, detailed survey of the building envelope. It’s also much less expensive than ignorance. When it comes to the condition of your building envelope, knowledge is power. Wondering about the condition of your property? You should.īy Bryan Heake, Associate / Senior Consultant / Field Services Manager
