Discovery Elementary School

Working for the contractor, SGH helped the team achieve their targeted enclosure goals. Highlights of their work include the following:

Reviewing project-specific air barrier concepts and details, and developing coordinated building enclosure shop drawings for integrating the various systems

Performing field adhesion testing of fluid-applied air and water barrier materials to evaluate performance, and collaborating on ways to improve installation details and techniques

Conducting qualitative air infiltration testing of mockup construction using theatrical smoke to identify air leakage paths, and recommending modifications to reduce air infiltration

Performing whole building air infiltration testing to quantify air leakage and determine if the as-built construction achieved the required air infiltration target

Using infrared technology to survey exterior walls and identify areas with thermal anomalies, including discontinuous insulation and air leakage

Recommending repairs to reduce whole-building air infiltration

Surveying the roof, with its expansive photovoltaic array, and using infrared technology to identify roof areas with wet insulation that needed to be repaired prior to substantial completion