STM CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING

Owner, Professional Engineer

First and foremost, I am fascinated by building envelopes. There is probably not another single aspect of design and construction more widely misunderstood, while simultaneously posing the same high level of risk if not executed flawlessly. Things can go horribly wrong, but it doesn’t have to be this way! This is where I come in, and I can help.

With over 15 years both constructing and consulting on complex building envelopes, I’ve seen first hand what can happen when building envelopes are not designed and constructed as a complete system. Water infiltration, energy loss, biological growth, decreased inhabitant comfort, occupant dissatisfaction, and lawsuits are just a few of the major problems that can arise.

As a professional forensic engineer, I’ve recommended and implemented thousands of design changes through third-party envelope consultations, and performed hundreds of on-site envelope observations and performance tests to ensure that final finished products are functional, complete, and in strict compliance with the amended construction documents.

As a commercial senior project manager, I’ve successfully constructed over $67M of complex building envelopes without performance issues or call-backs. I’ve authored and implemented company-wide commissioning processes to successfully guide the exterior envelope from a design concept to a final and functional installation, and recommended and driven hundreds of design changes to improve constructability, completeness, functionality, integration with adjacent systems, performance, and differential movement allowances.

Through my experience and knowledge of both sides of the industry, I can bridge the gaps between construction and design. I like to take an educational approach with my clients - considering the building envelope as a complete system and educating designers and contractors along the way about how each individual component, when specified and installed properly, will comprise an end product that is greater than the sum of its parts. Through education, I seek to make a lasting, positive impression on the building envelope industry as a whole. We all can learn and improve from our mistakes, but it is better to not make mistakes the first time! Allow me to share my knowledge and expertise with you, and together we can start building better building envelopes.

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