Recon Provides Building Envelope Quality Control Examinations

Recon Independent Assessments has been providing periodic visits on a multi-family apartment construction project over the past few months to enhance and maintain the quality of the building envelope throughout the project.

Periodic Visits  To Ensure Details Are Completed Correctly

Window Testing Confirms Success

Improper Alignment of Anchor Damaged Nailing Fin

Field Assembled Mulled Windows Require Careful Attention

We Focus on the Details

Through the use of field quality control testing of installed windows and carefully examining the ongoing work of envelope components being installed, several pitfalls that could have lead to water intrusion in the future have been caught and corrected.

The careful and methodical focus of our visits target details that often get overlooked.

Our experience from past projects and forensic investigations of latent defects and failures directs us to key details to make certain that workmanship and sequencing are successful.

The cost of our QC program is very low.  The benefit is priceless.

Contact us to learn how our careful and prudent Quality Control visits can strengthen your project team and enhance your reputation.

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Field Quality Control for New Construction: Window Testing

Recon Independent Assessments provides Qualified Third Party Field Testing on new construction projects.

Whether a high school, multi-unit retirement village, hospital or university Recon is there to provide testing standards like the ASTM E 1105 and AAMA 502 / 503.

Test early and often during the project to meet today's standard of care and to ensure your client receives the very best building envelope.

To save money on your testing budget, call today:  866-584-6868

Curtain Wall Testing Along The Treasure Coast

Recon Independent Assessments is hard at work today validating the installation of a new curtain wall.  ASTM E 1105 testing procedures will be used to evaluate water penetration resistance of a newly installed system.

If your project specs call for an Independent Qualified Third Party Testing Agency, call Recon today for a free consultation and proposal of cost.

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SUNY Fredonia Skylight and Storefront Testing Completed - AAMA 501.2

Recon Independent Assessments flew to Rochester, NY this week to perform AAMA 501.2 Field Quality Control Checks on three different types of installed fenestration on the campus of SUNY Fredonia.

After a short drive to the campus, Recon mobilized on site and performed testing as contracted. 

The AAMA 501.2 Field Quality Control Check was prescribed as the test method by project specifications.

Recon remains available for your project in Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, Erie and beyond.

Contact us today to receive a personal, project specific consultation:

1-866-584-6868

Aluminium And Glass Curtain Wall In Korea - ASTM Field Testing For Water Penetration

Recon Independent Assessments will be in Seoul, South Korea the third week of February 2011.  Feel free to contact us to set an appointment regarding testing services that are available.

Mobile, Reliable, Affordable - Recon Independent Assessments

Fenestration News Round Up

Views, daylighting and energy efficiency were important design elements for the Denver office of Heery International, which designed the expansion for the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo. High-performance glazing systems helped the architects achieve this goal.

Featuring 21,265 square feet of the HP-Wall Series supplied by Wausau Window and Wall Systems, structural consultant, Martin/Martin Inc. developed a 3-D building information model (BIM) during the early-stages of design.

“The model illustrated and clarified the curtainwall’s anchorage requirements at the existing building interface, which were too complex for 2-D details,” says Tom Mifflin, Wausau’s government market manager. “Using BIM tools, along with a collaborative design process, contributed to a very successful project. This avoided potential scheduling delays and costly rework during installation.”

“The project was completed on time and on budget, which is what we all strive for on a project,” says Matt Richardson, project manager with glazing contractor Harmon Inc.’s Denver team.

General contractor GE Johnson Construction Co. (GEJCC) included the glazing team early in the project’s development, according to Joel Watson, Harmon’s senior sales representative. Watson says this involvement was important “to review and assist the design team with the exterior envelope of the building.”

The glass was supplied by Viracon and matches the original glass curtainwall system in performance and aesthetic.

“For an exact match, we supplied the same, low-E, blue-green, insulated glass that we previously supplied to the existing Justice Facility,” says Cameron Scripture, sales representative for Viracon Inc. Complementing the glass in color and in performance, Linetec provided the thermal barrier system and the sea foam green painted finish on the curtainwall and window systems.

This same coating and color also was applied by Linetec to the Justice Center’s storefront and entrance systems, supplied by Tubelite Inc.

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