DGH Engineering Services

Building Envelope Consulting

We deliver practical, proven solutions to achieve airtight, thermally efficient results. Our team balances high-performance design, sustainability, and lifecycle costs without compromising your building's character.

We work across all climates, including in northern communities where freeze/thaw cycles and extreme temperatures present unique challenges. By prioritizing future maintenance, replacement costs and durability of materials, our clients can rely on cost effective, dependable, and time-tested solutions.

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Condition Assessments

If your building is experiencing premature decay, we can help you avoid a mid-lifecycle crisis. Our team has extensive safety training for heights and confined spaces to investigate difficult-to-access areas for potential risks and to determine the remaining service life of building envelope elements.

Heritage Restoration/Remediation

Preserve cultural and architectural character with expert masonry repair, window remediation, and the protection of historic features during upgrades. We work with a variety of building materials, from Tyndall stone facades to copper and slate shingles.

Forensic Investigation

Symptoms of problematic envelope detailing can appear as mold growth, water leaks, and frost buildup. Pinpoint the causes of envelope failure with proven methods such as thermographic scans, airtightness and water leakage testing, and moisture analysis.

Building Envelope Design

Our multidisciplinary team provides structural, mechanical, electrical, architectural, building code, and energy modeling for practical solutions and integrated design.

Construction Phase Consulting

On-site support, drawing reviews, and installation troubleshooting to meet your specific project needs and budget.

Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx)

Commissioning provided from design stage through close-out documentation. We offer BECx as a single service, as well as full construction phase services to projects requiring fenestration testing, visual reviews, and quality assurance testing.