"The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period."

Billy Beane

"Mistakes will be made ... some people will not know what they're talking about, but I think it is so much better than where things were not very long ago.  And I think we're going to get there."    Steve Jobs

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."
Mahatma Gandhi

About Us

With over 20 years of experience, we have earned the reputation as one of the most innovative, knowledgeable and 'experienced' building envelope consulting and engineering firms in North America. We provide services that include building envelope condition assessments, design consulting / WP drawing, detail and specification development, energy and performance analysis, construction observation, and quality control testing to a wide variety of clients.

Headquartered out of Seattle and with projects throughout the US and internationally, FS is able to provide real building envelope solutions to a range of issues related to roofing, waterproofing, and total Façade performance.

Working on behalf of building developers and owners, Façade Support works directly with the project architects and structural engineers to design the building envelope assemblies. Our consulting style utilizes four major performance objectives:

♦ Structural Integrity

♦ Air & Moisture Permeability Control

♦ Temperature & Thermal Movement

♦ Water Proofing & Drainage Capabilities

The physical elements of the building envelope include the foundation, roof, walls, siding doors and windows and the waterproofing characteristics for each. The importance of Structural Integrity is to be assured building elements, such as glass, glazing and siding components don’t fall off the building from wind and weather effect. Proper designs for Air and Moisture Permeability brings energy efficiency to the building while maintaining a comfortable, warm and dry interior. Control of air movement through the components of the building envelope, into and out of the interior conditioned space defines the energy efficiency of the building.

Common measures of the effectiveness of a building envelope include physical protection from weather and climate (moisture), indoor air quality (hygiene and public health), durability and energy efficiency. In order to achieve these objectives, all building enclosure systems must include a solid structure, a drainage plane, an air barrier, a thermal barrier, and may include a vapor barrier.

The building envelope is the separation between the interior and the exterior environments of a building. It serves as the  outer shell to protect the indoor environment as well as to facilitate its climate control. Building envelope design is a specialized area of architectural and engineering practice that draws from all areas of building science and indoor climate control.   Quote taken from Wikipedia.com

 

 

 

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