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About ABB
Allana Buick & Bers is a multi-discipline architectural engineering firm with expertise in roofing, waterproofing, exterior facades, curtain wall systems, energy efficiency, solar engineering and forensic investigation.
For 25 years, we have assisted clients in reducing their exposure to leaks and
premature building failures. Our philosophy is that buildings should last longer and be sustainable.
Our experience is based on real world forensic analysis on hundreds of failed building envelope systems. ABB shares this forensic knowledge with our clients and applies it in our design and engineering of new construction.
Be sure to visit our main website to view past projects and our building envelope consulting services: www.abbae.com.
Peer Review Services for Architects
ABB provides consulting and peer review services for construction drawings for all types of building structures. We perform peer review of drawings for Owners, Architects and General Contractors. Our clients in this field include, Educational, Hospitality, Multi-family, Commercial, Airports, Industrial, high-rise buildings, retail and other building types.
For peer review services, we work on all phases of the project from schematic to construction document phase in collaboration with the Project Architect to meet the programming and system selection goals for your construction project. Upon completion of the peer review, we deliver a detailed report with our recommendations including an itemized list of comments.
Construction Document Services
ABB is one of the best Architectural Engineering firms specializing in preparing remedial construction documents. For new construction projects, we assist architects with preparing construction documents related to the building envelope, roofing and waterproofing fields. Our construction documents are prepared in a proprietary manner to accentuate the different layers in the building skin and clearly show relationships between the various components of the building system. We pay special attention to intersections, joinery and often show complex areas with isometric details. We work with industry standard AutoCAD software and are capable of preparing both 2-D and 3-D drawings. Our specification writers use industry standard Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) format specifications and prepare detailed and project specific specifications. Our design team works closely with Owners and Architects to help select the best suited materials and systems to meet our client's needs. During the design development phases, we assist our clients with unit prices, pros and cons of the various systems, life expectancy estimates, replacement costs, and maintenance information. Our team strives to represent the best approach to meet our client’s budget, long-term needs, and schedule.
Forensic and Litigation Support
ABB is one of the most highly regarded construction defect expert firms in the Western United States. Our forensic expertise includes roofing, waterproofing, building envelope systems, structural engineering and mechanical engineering. ABB’s experts have represented Owners, Contractors, and Material Manufacturers in over 150 cases. Our typical clients for expert witness work include, Condominium and Multi-family residential, Local and Federal government, Commercial and Industrial Buildings, High-rise and Below-grade Structures, Airport and Hospital facilities.
We have in-house Forensic experts in all building components such as, Structural, Civil and Mechanical Engineer, Architects, Registered Roof Consultant (RRC) and Registered Waterproofing Consultant (RWC). We have some of the most sophisticated non-destructive tools in the business to analyze structures such as, portable x-ray technology, Infra-red camera, Nuclear Troxler moisture gauge and other capacitance and conductance based moisture measuring gauges. We also have technicians that perform industry standard water tests such as, AAMA 501, ASTM E1105, ASTM D5957, Rillem tube test and many others.
Energy Solutions
Sustainable and durable buildings with low operating costs have long been integral to ABB’s core values. These beliefs were part of our mission long before it became an industry trend.
ABB strives to reduce the construction community’s environmental impact and lower its energy consumption.
We’ve repeatedly proven that integrating sustainable solutions in new construction and building modernization projects increases longevity, benefits the environment and ultimately improves our clients’ financial internal rate of return.
ABB offers the following sustainability and energy solutions:
Be sure to visit: www.abbenergysolutions.com and www.EnergyPlace.com.
