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Buildings: Exposure & Performance

Building structures and enclosures are exposed to moisture, temperature cycling, de-icing salts, and day-to-day wear. Small gaps in detailing, aging sealants, and changing use can amplify these exposures and accelerate deterioration.

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Owners and project teams often need answers that fit real constraints: occupied spaces, limited access, tight schedules, and budget priorities. The goal is to confirm what is happening, understand why, and choose interventions that will perform over the long term.

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Typical Assets and Common Issues

BAU is often engaged where water, corrosion, and movement create recurring issues at structure–enclosure interfaces. Typical assets and issues include:

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  • Parkades, podiums, balconies, and plaza decks.

  • Below-grade walls and slabs, including waterproofing interfaces.

  • Concrete and steel elements with cracking, corrosion staining, spalling, or section loss.

  • Protective systems such as coatings, sealants, and corrosion mitigation measures.

How BAU supports your project

For existing buildings, work often starts with a focused condition review and targeted testing sized to the decision you need to make. BAU identifies deterioration mechanisms, confirms extent, and translates findings into practical repair options and clear scopes.

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During design and construction, BAU supports issue resolution when field conditions differ from assumptions. This includes RFI/NCR input, review of durability-critical details, and observations that help keep quality aligned with the repair intent.

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For new construction, BAU supports durability planning, materials selection, and detailing reviews so performance requirements are clear and verifiable. Where needed, we also support QA/QC approaches that reduce future maintenance and premature repair.

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Outcomes

Clients use BAU’s work to make clear repair and renewal decisions, align stakeholders, and deliver scopes that perform as intended in operational environments.

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  • Improved clarity on condition, causes, and risk through targeted assessment.

  • Repair scopes and details that are durable, constructible, and matched to access and occupancy constraints

  • Early definition of durability expectations.

  • Verification of quality through QA/QC.

  • Fewer surprises during construction through responsive field support and durability-critical reviews.

 

Have a building performance concern or a renewal plan? Contact BAU to discuss constraints, priorities, and practical next steps.

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