etica  BUILDING  ENVELOPE  SERVICES 

the etica group provides Building Envelope Services such as Roof Management Plans, design of Roof and Window Replacement Projects, and Water Intrusion Investigations for clients.  Since the etica group has no affiliation with manufacturers, suppliers, or installers, we provide independent and site-specific Building Envelope Services to both public and private client sectors.  Building Envelope Services include:

ROOF & BUILDING ENVELOPE DESIGN

• Roofing Replacement Design 
• Facade Replacement Design
• Water Intrusion / Leak Investigation
• Project Management
• Investigative / Recommendation Studies
• Construction Document/Bidding and Negotiation
• Construction Observation & Administration
• Roof Management & Master Planning

AQUATIC FACILITIES OPERATION CONSULTING

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

West Lafayette, Indiana

In 2011, the etica group was retained by Purdue University to provide professional Roof Consulting Services for the design of the removal and replacement of various roof areas on the Civil Engineering Building on the West Lafayette Campus.  This project involved the design and bidding for removal of the existing ballasted EPDM roof systems and the installation of the new Modified Bitumen roof systems.  As part of the design, the etica group addressed the lack of drainage and the fact that the current roof structure was a level non-draining surface by designing a new tapered insulation system to improve the drainage for most of the roof areas that were to be replaced.  On one area of the roof a cost-effective Modified Bitumen roof system was designed to contain water while covered under warranty.  We also addressed fall protection issues within our design which included the need to evaluate the existing roof structure to design the proper attachment of new fall protection posts to meet the OSHA requirements of 5,000 ft-lbs of torque.

In 2010, the etica group was retained by Purdue University, to provide professional Roof Consulting Services for the re-roof of Haas Hall.  This project involved re-roofing one of the oldest buildings on the West Lafayette Campus.  Haas Hall was the original gymnasium of the Purdue campus which later became the women’s gymnasium and is currently utilized as a computer technology building.  The original building had a clay tile roof that was removed sometime in the 1970’s which were replaced with asphalt shingles.   

Since the Purdue Architect’s Office wanted to retain the original building's architecture and appearance, the new roof system was designed to match the original clay tile roof.  An additional layer of wood nailers, sheathing, and ridgid insulation were installed over the existing wood structure when the asphalt shingles were installed and the etica group was required to evaluate the existing structure to ensure that it could safely support the weight of the new clay tile roof system.  etica also sized the new copper gutters that had to match the original copper gutters. 

The original flat locked copper metal roof had to be replaced as well but because of cost the etica group recommended using a copper foil faced modified bitumen membrane.  This roof system resembles a copper metal roof and will age similar to copper over it's lifetime.

Indianapolis, Indiana 

In 2011 the etica group was retained to provide professional Roof Consulting Services to MSD Wayne Township with a multi-year Roof Management Plan.  This project involved walking all of the School Corporation's roofs (approximately 4 million square feet) to both inspect and evaluate each roof and to develop a multi-year roof management plan.  As part of the scope of services, the etica group developed a Roof Management Plan three ring binder for the School Corporation.  This Roof Management Binder included the following:

• Multi-year spreadsheet presenting all of the facilities for MSD Wayne Township and budgeted amounts for roof work at those facilities.
• Facility Summary for each MSD Wayne Township - this facility summary was listed of each roof area and included information such as square footage, type of roof system, year installed, installing contractor and phone number, roof manufacturer and phone number, warranty type and number, and budget cost.
• Prepared a Master Graphic Roof Plan for each MSD Wayne Township facility that illustrated and identified every roof area.

Indianapolis Airport Authority

In 2010 the etica group was retained to provide professional Roof Consulting Services for the Indianapolis Airport Authority.  This project involved the design and bidding for removal of the existing ballasted EPDM roof system and the installation of a new Fully Adhered EPDM roof system on Firehouse #2.  The services provided were:

• Overall Project Management of Roof Design and MEP Design
• Investigative/Recommendation – Provided field cut analysis of existing roof assembly, provided asbestos-containing material sampling and analysis/assessment for friability, evaluated existing structural system for loading capacity, measured and developed as-built details of existing conditions.
• Construction Documents/Bidding – Developed bidding and construction documents - roof plans, details, and specifications.
• Construction Administration/Construction Observation/Quality Assurance – Reviewed shop drawings and product data, coordinated and conducted the pre-construction conference, provided part-time construction observation and quality assurance services, prepared field reports, provided final project inspections, and issued punch lists.

Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo-Center Consolidated Township School Corporation had been experiencing masonry issues on the chimney stack at Memorial Gymnasium Boiler House for a number of years.  Spalling brick was occurring on the upper portion of the chimney and was becoming a safety issue.  The lower portion of the chimney needed to be tuck-pointed.  Consequently, the Kokomo-Center Township School Consolidation contracted the etica group to evaluate and provide recommendations to address these issues.  the etica group found that Kokomo-Center Consolidated Township School Corporation had previously replaced the original heating boilers with gas efficient boilers.  This allowed the School Corporation to lower the height of the existing chimney and to tuck-point the lower portion which reduced the cost of the project. 

In 2010, the etica group was retained to provide professional Roof Consulting Services for Peru Community Schools.  This project involved the design and bidding for the removal of various existing roof systems and the installation of new Modified Bitumen roof systems as well as identifying various needed roof repairs.  The services provided were at three schools – Peru High School, Blair Point Elementary School, and the Elmwood Elementary School:

• Investigative/Recommendation – Provided field cut analysis of existing roof assembly, provided asbestos-containing material sampling and analysis/assessment for friability, evaluated existing structural system for loading capacity, and measured and developed as-built details of existing conditions.
• Construction Documents/Bidding – Developed bidding and construction documents - roof plans, details, and specifications.
• Construction Administration/ Construction Observation/Quality Assurance – Reviewed shop drawings and product data, coordinated and conducted the pre-construction conference, provided part-time construction observation and quality assurance services, prepared field reports, provided final project inspections, and issued punch lists.