With the technical knowledge essential for proper evaluation and long-term repair of building enclosures and facades, SKA’s expertise includes in-house testing and computer analysis of wall and window systems. Combined with extensive experience in the investigation of failed envelopes, SKA develops practical, effective designs for repairs of building enclosures and facades. Whether it’s damage, deterioration, corrosion, leakage, or maintenance, our staff has the experience and capabilities to help address the problem.
- Investigations
- Condition assessments and evaluations
- Design drawings and specifications for repair
- Third-party design reviews
- Expert witness testimonies
- Thermal analyses
- Vapor transmission analyses
- Window and door, veneer water testing
- Building envelope commissioning (BECx)
FEATURED PROJECTS
NC State University Mann Hall
SKA was retained to design structural repairs for Mann Hall based on the results of an investigative report provided to NCSU by another engineering firm. SKA reviewed the documents provided by NCSU and provided a list of questions that needed to be answered before SKA...
Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts
The $85M Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts features a 3,000 seat auditorium with a single balcony. The tiered seating was designed to provide uninterrupted sight-lines to the stage. The stage features a full orchestra pit, design for a future trap door,...
Charleston County Courthouse
Charleston County Courthouse is located in the historic downtown district and was constructed in the late 1750’s. Stucco and coating distress had worsened based on suspected water intrusion. SKA was engaged to develop an evaluation plan to evaluate moisture issues and...
Rosewood Condos
The Rosewood luxury condos consists of three towers, nine acres and rose garden on a nine-acre estate. Most recently, SKA provided engineering services to assess the condition of the building façade, to visually identify distress conditions and/or deficiencies, and to...
Mitchell Water Treatment Plant
Mitchell Water Treatment Plant has the ability to produce about 24 million gallons of water per day. The filter house, sedimentation basins and mixing chambers were mainly constructed in the 1950’s with additions in the early 1960’s. The primary structural system in...
The Towers at Harbor Court
Constructed in 1987, The Towers at Harbor Court was Baltimore's first luxury high-rise condominium properties adjacent to Inner Harbor, providing striking views of the Baltimore Skyline. With 174 luxury residences, this amenity-rich multifamily structure stands at an...
UNC Health Blue Ridge Hospital
SKA is providing building envelope consulting services for the UNC Health Blue Ridge Hospital Expansion that is being constructed in Morganton, NC. The purpose of SKA services will be to perform building envelope commissioning services prior to and during construction...
WakeMed Cary Expansion
SKA performed a third party review of the building envelope design at multiple stages including at SD, DD, 50%CD and 95% CD. Throughout the process SKA provided comments to the Architectural team. Several work sessions were conducted to review SKA’s comments with the...
Hendersonville City Hall
SKA completed a visual condition assessment of the exterior facade of Hendersonville City Hall in 2020. The purpose of the assessment was to determine the overall condition of the facade, to document issues that may have contributed to ongoing leakage into the...
Bee Street Lofts
Bee Street Lofts is a nine story building located in the Old City District with an integral parking structure. Deficiencies associated with original construction were identified that required correction, including those with the envelope waterproofing, elevated...
Cone Health Three Projects
SKA conducted third party design reviews of the Building Envelope Systems to include below grade waterproofing, exterior façade, plaza waterproofing and roofing for Cone Health on the North Tower, Central Energy Plant, and Wesley Long Hospital (264,000 sf and $200M...
NC State University Hill Library & Poe Hall
The DH Hill Library Tower North Face, the DH Hill Library Tower South Face, and Poe Hall Exterior were experiencing waterproofing and leaking issues at expansion joints, control joints, windows, doors, masonry-to-masonry joints, and masonry-to-metal joint. The project...