Division 8 Field Quality Control Testing & Building Envelope Consulting

Division 8 Field Quality Control Testing & Building Envelope Consulting




Recon Independent Assessments, LLC has the experience and capabilities to provide your next project with the best value in materials testing and consulting.



Our project experience has ranged from a 20,000 sq/ft residential structure to district schools, college & university facilities, industrial facilities, healthcare facilities, as well as federal projects including military facilities.



Recon Independent Assessments, LLC is a small business. By providing only in the field consulting and testing, we do not have to support the high overhead of having a testing laboratory. Our pricing reflects it.



Once provided with your project specifications, we can turn around a proposal of cost very quickly.



Recent projects:

Orange County Public Schools - ASTM E-1105

Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute – Building Envelope Consulting

SUNY Fredonia – AAMA 501.2

USJFCOM HQ – ASTM E- 1105

Halifax Hospital – Building Envelope Consulting

University of Florida – AAMA 502 & 503

University of North Florida – ASTM E-1105

Indian River State College – ASTM E-1105

Seminole County Public Schools – ASTM E-1105

Albany State University – Building Envelope Consulting

Contact Recon Independent Assessments, LLC

866-584-6868

Are You Mocking Me?

Lets talk Mock-Up Panels.

The best laid plans on paper can result in disastrous results when not evaluated in the real world.

Mock-up panels allow for theory to become reality before an entire project of replicated mistakes delays progress or causes unnecessary expenses.

Recon Independent Assessments provides "Ready Checks" to many of it's clients at no additional charge to help them maintain quality and to avoid common pitfalls we've seen through experience.

When engaging a third party testing agency, make sure they are invested in the relationship from the start.

Contact Recon Today: info@reconwindowtesting.com

Window, Storefront, and Curtain Wall Testing Goals

A new decade is upon us and Recon Independent Assessments goal in the upcoming year is to help installers and contractors understand Division 8 Specifications better in the new year.

Several times over the past year we've gotten calls from folks asking for testing proposals and after spending time with them helping them understand what their project specifications required we've heard; "Well, ummmm, the project is finished, but when I asked for final payment, they wanted the testing reports...". This statement was typically followed by a comment about how they had no idea that testing could be "so expensive".

The real question about the cost of testing is better; "How much could it cost if testing wasn't performed?"

Owners and Architects know the answer for that one, hence the requirement for testing is in there.

One of the problems that is often seen in the construction field is the omission of testing in bid proposals. It often leads to much hand wringing later.

Recon sees Division 8 Specifications every day and is familiar with them and the ASTM & AAMA testing standards that they cite. Additionally, we understand the time that initial testing requires and the potential for re-testing based on our experience in the field.

Don't miss out on including a line item for the testing if it is in the Specs. You might just get the job and find out later that the reason you were selected was based on your bid that was flawed. It's better to have missed out on getting a project than to find out you are on the hook for testing that wasn't in the budget.

The solution to this problem is simple. Ask for help.

Recon Independent Assessments is ready to help anyone that asks. Send us an email that includes the specifications for windows, curtain walls, storefronts, and skylights along with an elevation so we can see the sizes and access to the test specimens and we'll get a number to you and discuss how much time testing should take based on the requirements.

info@gorecon.net

It's really that simple.

Maybe we'll see you on the job site, maybe not. Either way, we wish you well and hope to improve your life on the job site or in the office by helping avoid nasty surprise expenses.

Best of Luck in the New Year!

The Spec Book Says: Qualified Field Testing Agency

You are in the right place!

Did it say save on testing cost by using Recon Independent Assessments? You will.

Recon Independent Assessments has developed a very effective approach to field testing windows, curtain walls, and storefronts that allows for efficiency to increase the value you get when testing. Long gone are the long hours spent building elaborate and clumsy vaccum chambers for an ASTM E 1105.

Day rate is the standard pricing unit in field testing. Make sure to get a clear understanding of the number of openings that can or will be tested per day.

Recon Independent Assessments will allow you to test more. Contact us today to learn how.

info@reconwindowtesting.com to request a free consultation to discuss your project testing needs.

Engineer review of testing reports available upon request.