Copeland Building Envelope Consulting

Kiran Sam Thomas Joins CopelandBEC

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020Matt

Copeland Building Envelope Consulting is pleased to welcome Kiran Sam Thomas to our growing team. Mr. Thomas joins as a Consultant after recently graduating from Northeastern University in Boston, MA with a Master of Science in Civil Engineering.

Mr. Thomas has previously worked in construction management roles on the new Lowell Trial Court in Lowell, MA as well as at Artech Celestia premium apartments in Trivandrum, India. He’s experienced in construction management and construction administration tasks such as RFI and submittal review, punch list management and construction observation.

Kiran will be contributing to our building envelope consulting work throughout the greater Boston area as well as across the Northeast.

Welcome to CopelandBEC, Kiran!

We’re Hiring

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020Matt

Interested in construction, architecture and building performance? Like the idea of spending time on construction sites and helping people solve unique problems in creative ways?

Copeland Building Envelope Consulting is looking for someone to join our growing team and we want to talk with you!

Here are some details about the position.

Edward Farrington Joins CopelandBEC

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020Matt

Copeland Building Envelope Consulting is thrilled to announce that Edward Farrington has joined the firm as a Senior Project Manager. Mr. Farrington brings to the practice over 25 years of experience in the building enclosure and architecture field.

Edward applies his knowledge and skill to construction administration, investigation, condition survey, peer review, building renovation, rehabilitation, historic restoration and new building design. Edward’s experience covers a wide variety of building and project types where he has developed innovative solutions to his clients’ unique building problems.

We’re excited to expand our capacity to serve our clients and we look forward to Edward’s contributions as a leader in the firm and in the industry. Welcome to the team, Ed!

COVID-19 Plan Posted

May 15, 2020Matt

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our community, and the world at large, we wanted to clearly communicate the steps Copeland Building Envelope Consulting is taking in response.

We are open for business. However, we have modified the ways in which we provide services as described in our COVID-19 Plan.

You can read about our COVID-19 Plan here.

We’ll be updating the plan periodically as circumstances change.

7 Tips for a Better Condominium Building Envelope Project

December 19, 2019February 27, 2020Matt

Condominium building envelope projects can be some of the most rewarding work we do. We love connecting directly with residents, the people that live in the spaces every day, and helping them to make their buildings work better.

Condo projects also have their own unique challenges. We wanted to share tips from our experience to make your next condo building envelope project go more smoothly.

1. Communicate with the community.

The importance of communication during condo building envelope projects simply cannot be overstated. The community is the aspect of condominium work that sets it apart from most other construction projects.

UV Stability of Building Materials

April 30, 2020Matt

An oft-overlooked characteristic of building materials is stability when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light (i.e. sunlight ☀️). Some building materials are specifically intended for long term exposure to UV light, but many are not. Those that are not often have limited periods of time for which they remain stable when exposed to UV, and after that time they may degrade to the point that performance is reduced.