Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Recon Independent Assessments Heads Back to High School Next Week


Recon Independent Assessments will be providing Third Party Field Testing of Installed Fenestration on the project.


Recon is pleased to have been selected to provide Field Testing for water penetration of newly installed windows on the University HS project.  Recon's consultants will be on site to help ensure the building envelope is being completed according to the Project Specifications.

AAMA test standards and ASTM procedures will be used to validate the installation has been completed successfully.

To have Recon join your team, contact us for a proposal.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

How to Perform an AAMA 501.2 Field Quality Control Check on an Installed Curtain Wall

In the past a link to a short article on how to perform a Field Quality Control Check, the AAMA 501.2, was provided in an entry.

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To help illustrate the process, a short video was produced while performing an AAMA 501.2 on a recent project .

Recon Independent Assessments endorses and encourages the use of the Filed Quality Control Check as a means of monitoring progress and knowing that a system is ready for validation testing.  If your team has questions regarding the procedure, contact us for a little coaching.





Monday, October 11, 2010

Ryan Cos. breaks ground on FBI HQ as agency expands field office - Orlando Business Journal

Ryan Cos. breaks ground on FBI HQ as agency expands field office - Orlando Business Journal

When you hear FBI, you often think of "investigation". The last thing a General Contractor wants to hear after a new building is occupied is that a moisture intrusion investigation is being commissioned to correct a problem affecting the building and its occupants.

Recon Independent Assessments provides timely and accurate results from in field quality control during the construction phase of a project to help ensure that an investigation is not part of the life cycle of a building.

By requiring Field Testing of Installed Curtain Wall, Storefront, and Aluminum Windows during construction installation errors can be avoided and corrected prior to occupancy.

Division 8 Field Testing in Project Specifications are more commonplace now more than ever. Recon Independent Assessments is your link to fabricating a successful building envelope. The cost of Field testing doesn't need to be extreme. By testing the installation of fenestration early and through out the construction process costly post construction remedial repairs can be avoided.

Division 8 Specifications calling for AAMA and ASTM testing protocols and procedures are Recon's specialty. Contracting Field Testing with Recon Independent Assessments is your best defense to making sure you're successful where the weather meets the wall.

Contact us today to request a surprisingly affordable testing option. Our low overhead and ability to rapidly deploy nationwide will have your bean counter friends back at HQ happy.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Apogee glass reflecting 'death ray' on Las Vegas sunbathers - Orlando Business Journal

Apogee glass reflecting 'death ray' on Las Vegas sunbathers - Orlando Business Journal


Sun reflecting off of a Las Vegas hotel -- and glass made by a Minnesota company -- is cooking tourists with what hotel employees call (not entirely seriously) a "death ray."

The Vdara Hotel at CityCenter, a newly opened development along the Las Vegas Strip, was designed for high energy efficiency, and part of that design means keeping out the desert sun with high-tech, reflective glass made by Bloomington-based Apogee Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: APOG).

But the hotel's curved, mirror-like southern wall appears to be focusing an intense beam of sunlight on the pool area below. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the reflected energy is hot enough to melt plastic cups and singe tourists' hair.
Apogee's Viracon manufactured the building's glass, but a spokeswoman said she was not aware of any other company projects with similar problems.

Owatonna-based Viracon began delivering more than 2.3 million square feet of glass for the development in March 2007, according to a news release. The reflecting glass is covered with a light-scattering film that designers thought would have prevented the problem, but a hotel spokesman said another solution is in the works.


Recon Proposes A Complimentary Study of Intensified Solar Activity



Recon Independent Assessments proposes the following field testing:

Two consultants for a field study to determine the validity of the claims being made of focused solar intensity. A full written report of findings will be electronically submitted for project personnel's review.

Cost for the study will be minimal: Two comped rooms overlooking the pool (king bed preferred), comps for the buffet, round trip airfare from Orlando and ground transportation to and from the site.

In the event we end up looking like Doug from "The Hangover", at the conclusion of the study, Recon will hold the resort harmless.

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