SKA has the technical expertise for proper evaluation, repair and design of most roofing and waterproofing systems, including built-up, single ply, steep slope, green roofs, plazas, and below grade systems. Additionally, SKA’s engineers have the capability to evaluate and design wall, HVAC, plumbing and structural systems and their interactions with the roof system. Few firms can offer this breadth of knowledge, whether it’s damage, deterioration, leakage or maintenance, the experience and capabilities of SKA’s experts.
- Condition assessments and evaluations
- Design of repairs and replacements
- Construction observations
- Third-party design reviews
- Expert witness testimonies
- Thermal analyses
- Drone services
- Electronic Leak Detection (ELD)
FEATURED PROJECTS
Greensboro Coliseum Roof
SKA has provided engineering design services for the Greensboro Coliseum for the past 50 years. The projects have ranged widely in type and size from minor maintenance improvements to major renovations such as the 1993 expansion and the recent Upper concourse...
WCPS Sanderson High School
SKA was selected by Wake County Schools to provide design, bidding administration and construction administration for the roof replacement at Sanderson High School. Project scope includes providing design development, contract documents, and construction contract...
Industrial Plant Roofing Observation Services
SKA has been working with this confidential Industrial Client in North Carolina and Virginia for nearly a decade. Most recently, SKA provided a Registered Roof Observer (RRO) for full time on site observation of the construction of the roof membrane of the Danville...
Alexander Correctional Institute
SKA was retained by the NC Dept. of Public Safety to design repairs and a roof recover system for their 1000 bed adult correctional facility. The Alexander Correctional Institution complex consists of approximately 20 roof areas comprising 287,000+ sf of roof area....
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...
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...
Liberty University Basketball Arena Peer Review
SKA was retained by Odell Associates Inc. to provide building envelope design peer review and commissioning services for the new Liberty University Basketball Arena and building envelope design peer review for the Football Operations Center. The services included...
SCS Mountain Park Elementary School
SKA provided building envelope consulting and roof replacement design for Surry County Schools on Mountain Park Elementary. The new project suffered from persistent leaks after construction. SKA was tasked with identifying the cause/s of leaks of the 3,200 sf roof and...
BCS Bolivia Elementary School
SKA was selected by Brunswick County Schools to provide services for the roof replacement at ten roof areas at Bolivia Elementary School. Project scope included providing design development, contract documents, and construction contract administration as well as an...
Carteret High School Roof Replacement
After the Phase 1 work was completed by WxProofing, SKA performed a roof assessment and infrared survey of all Phase 2 roof areas. This also included the small Emergency Entrance Roof that was not originally included in SKA’s initial Phase 1 assessment. Based on...
Valley Health Winchester Medical Center
SKA provided multi-disciplinary services including a structural peer review, design, building envelope commissioning and quality assurance testing during construction. As the structural engineer of record on this four-story, 70,600 sf addition, our design incorporated...
Wilmington International Main Terminal Building
In 2019 and 2020, SKA provided water testing of newly installed curtain wall window sections in the Main Terminal Building. The purpose of the testing was to ensure that the curtain wall system installed was free of water infiltration. A total of five new curtain wall...