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Online Event: The 4 Barriers in a Contemporary Context

April 8, 2025April 18, 2025Matt

Join us for a free online event on April 15, 2025.

When it comes to moisture control, what you don’t know can definitely hurt you—and your building. In a time of evolving building codes and increasingly complex facade systems, moisture management demands a sophisticated integration of building science and design.

This presentation reveals essential strategies for creating resilient exterior wall assemblies by understanding the four barriers—water, vapor, air, and thermal—within the context of 21st century building demands.

Hands-On with Roof Coatings

January 31, 2023February 7, 2023Matt

The CopelandBEC team traveled to Chelmsford today for a hands-on roof coating workshop with our friends at Atlantic Restoration and Neogard. Atlantic graciously hosted at their facility and provided some great mock-up boards to try out the Neogard materials on.

Roof coatings are not the answer on every project but do offer some significant benefits where applicable:

Let’s use color on drawings.

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023Matt

It’s 2023 and the time is right to start using color on engineering drawings.

For as long as I’ve been in the industry engineering drawings have been produced in two colors: black and white. Apparently back in the day they were blue. We haven’t come very far.

Cold Weather Masonry Resources

February 2, 2022December 16, 2024Matt

Updated December 16, 2024

And just like that, winter is back! Here’s an updated list of the go-to guidelines and practices for cold weather masonry construction:

Historic Restoration in Holyoke

November 21, 2021January 4, 2023Matt

Copeland Building Envelope Consulting is working with Dietz & Company Architects on a gut renovation project at the former Essex Apartments in downtown Holyoke, MA. The project will restore this historic property into affordable housing units. Building enclosure repairs include masonry restoration, window replacement, and roofing replacement.

Built in 1888 in the Queen Anne style, the building features brick masonry, sandstone, slate, and terra cotta accents. We are providing complete building envelope repair design services including drawings and specifications.