Markets Served

Each sector has distinct operational constraints, budget cycles, and regulatory demands. INSPEC tailors its investigation protocols, design specifications, and construction monitoring schedules to accommodate active hospital environments, compressed academic breaks, commercial tenant schedules, or public bidding mandates while maintaining rigorous technical standards.

No. INSPEC is strictly an engineering and architectural consulting firm. We investigate issues, design repair solutions, prepare bid documents, and observe construction on behalf of building owners. We do not sell materials or perform contracting work, ensuring completely unbiased advice for every client.

INSPEC provides building enclosure and roofing consulting services from our three regional offices located in Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our engineers and architects consult on projects across these metropolitan regions and the surrounding upper Midwest.

Yes. INSPEC utilizes comprehensive condition assessments and proprietary asset management tools like our Building Envelope Management System (BEMS). We help campus facility managers inventory roof and facade assets, establish condition ratings, forecast replacement cycles, and allocate multi-year capital budgets effectively.

Yes. Architects engage us as an enclosure consultant for detail review, assembly recommendations, specification input, mock-up and field testing, and envelope commissioning support. In that role we support the design team rather than replace it, concentrating on the roof, wall, window and waterproofing interfaces where most construction-phase water and air problems begin.

Anything that describes the building and its history helps: original or renovation drawings, roof and wall ages, past repair or replacement records, warranty documents, and a record of where and when leaks appear. Photographs of staining and dated notes on weather conditions during leaks are often more useful than they look.

Usually, yes. Much of the diagnostic work happens from the exterior, from the roof, or from accessible service spaces. Where interior access or test cuts are needed, they are scheduled with facilities staff, limited in area, and protected and closed the same day. Occupied hospitals, schools and residential buildings are routine conditions for this work.

Yes. Many enclosure problems are drainage problems that begin outside the building line, so site grading, pavement condition and stormwater handling are often examined alongside roofs and walls. Fleet yards, parking areas and loading zones can be assessed and repair documents prepared for them as part of the same engagement.