Building Envelope Assessment

The key to effective building envelope assessments is having an understanding of how the quality of a buildings envelope directly affects its durability, energy efficiency, and the health, safety, and comfort of its occupants.

Every building envelope improvement we recommend and install is based on sound principles of building science. Understanding how air and water vapor flow in and out of a building – infiltration and exfiltration – is at the heart of our problem solving approach. Our main focus is to apply sound principles of building science to help optimize building health, performance, and energy efficiency.

We may use a variety of techniques in performing our evaluations including:

Air Leakage Testing: Depressurization devices, also known as “blower doors”, combined with infrared thermography, help to locate and measure air leakage in both large and small buildings.

Air Barrier Continuity: If air barrier defects are identified as the cause of the problem, we use a variety of materials and techniques to restore continuity and strengthen the air barrier throughout the building – commonly known as crack, gap, leak and hole repair.

Insulation: Comfort and energy efficiency demand the correct level of insulation. Part of our building envelope repair process is to assess existing levels of insulation and upgrade or replace where needed.

Disclaimer: While we are onsite, every effort is made to find as many areas of concern as possible. Due to conditions such as weather or building access, we cannot guarantee that every area is identified. We use our field experience to diagnose the areas of concern, and do our best to offer simple, common sense solutions for repair.

For more information about Building Envelope Assessments contact an E3 Designs Representative at 252-255-1843.