325 Binney Street

SGH provided commissioning services for the building enclosure, including below-grade waterproofing, custom multistory curtain walls, exterior metal panel-clad walls, punched windows, large skylight assemblies, and roofing. Highlights of our work include:

• Helping establish performance expectations by developing the BECx plan/specification, and outlining testing requirements, project team roles and responsibilities, and procedures for documenting and resolving construction-related issues
• Reviewing the enclosure design, including the owner’s project requirements and the basis of design at critical phases, and providing recommendations to improve its performance, energy efficiency, and constructibility
• Providing construction phase services, including coordinating commissioning activities with the contractor, observing ongoing building enclosure installation to compare with the project requirements, and helping the contractor address field conditions
• Conducting air-infiltration and water-penetration testing of fenestration systems to help the owner verify their performance
• Completing infrared surveys of the exterior walls and roofs to identify thermal anomalies potentially associated with enclosure deficiencies, such as wet materials or air leakage
• Preparing a BECx report summarizing completed work, construction deviations, site observations, and executed performance testing
• Performing a follow-up review of the building enclosure ten months after occupancy