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Kleinfeldt Consultants Article on External Façade Refurbishment Featured in Building MagazineCategory: Kleinfeldt Articles
Kleinfeldt was featured in the February/March 2011 Edition of Building Magazine.
Please click here to read the External Façade Refurbishment Article, or click here to visit the Building Magazine Website.
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Back to the CauseCategory: Kleinfeldt Articles"Back to the Cause" is an article that was written by KCL's Vice President and Manager of the Legal and Forensic Department, Richard Nellis. It was published in the Winter 2008 Dutton Brock LLP Newsletter. The article illustrates the Kleinfeldt Process, which is used to
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Importance of Construction in CanadaCategory: Kleinfeldt Articles
An Overview of the Construction Sector
The construction sector is one of Canada’s largest and most valuable components of our economy.
It is responsible for building the nation’s physical infrastructure and provides shelter and transportation facilities for its citizens, business, industry and institutions.
The construction products have a
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The Evolution of Building ScienceCategory: Kleinfeldt Articles
The following article describes the remarkable evolution and transformation of building science in Canada over the past 60 years and looks ahead at what we are likely to see in the future.
Definition of Building Science
Building science or building physics are terms that apply to the
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Models of Innovation in ConstructionCategory: Kleinfeldt Articles
Innovation in construction involves changes and improvements in products, systems or methodologies that are new and, in some cases - radical. I personally have fostered an interest in construction innovation for many years as a result work with the Canadian Innovation Center and CCMC.
It was
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Maintenance of the Building EnvelopeCategory: Kleinfeldt Articles
The issues facing the condominium sector today with regard to maintaining their buildings are becoming increasingly complex. Even a relatively small multi-unit residential building can contain as many components as a jet aircraft and it’s not surprising that these systems need regular inspection, maintenance and
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Façade Facelifts Could Save Billions (Energy Management Magazine)Category: Kleinfeldt Articles
The following article discusses some of the important elements involved in “overcladding” retrofits of older multi-unit residential buildings that were constructed in an era when energy costs were not a prime consideration. It is estimated that if all of these building in Ontario were retrofitted
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Canada’s Building Stock Worth 5 Trillion $ (Glass Canada)Category: Kleinfeldt Articles
What never fails to amaze me about Canada’s building stock, aside from the staggering amount of money involved, is that Canadians spend 90 per cent of their time inside our “built environment”– and another five per cent in our cars. The average citizen probably never
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Kleinfeldt Consultants Joins Construction Control Inc.Category: Company NewsTORONTO (January 18,2012) – Construction Control Inc. ("CCI") announced the acquisition of Kleinfeldt Consultants Ltd ("KCL"), an Ontario based multidisciplinary engineering firm. KCL will supplement CCI's existing market presence with its strong expertise in building science, forensic engineering and litigation support services.
For over 50 years,KCL's
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Kleinfeldt Develops Accessibility Customer Service PolicyCategory: Company NewsNovember 28, 2011
This policy is intended to meet the requirements of Accessibility Standards for Customer Service, Ontario Regulation 429/07 under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
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Kleinfeldt Attends Vehicle Accident Reconstruction Methods SeminarCategory: Company NewsAutomotive accident reconstruction is a process carried out with the specific purpose of estimating, in both a qualitative and quantitative manner, how an accident occurred. Reconstructions are based on both physical data and physical evidence gathered during an accident investigation, and testimonial evidence is also
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KCL to Present at SPIAO WorkshopCategory: Company News
Kleinfeldt will be giving a slip, trip, and misstep presentation at a Society of Public Insurance Administrators of Ontario Workshop in September. This presentation is one in a series of in-house presentations on a variety of subjects, including stair falls, environmental assessments, and slip testing.
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KCL Featured in Claims CanadaCategory: Company News
A Kleinfeldt article on Building Defects was prominently featured in the June/July 2011 edition of Claims Canada, the official publication of the Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association. The article discussed claims regarding moisture penetration in new buildings.
Please click here to access the article.
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KCL Featured in Construction CanadaCategory: Company NewsA Kleinfeldt article on Catastrophic Stair Falls was featured in the May 2011 issue of "Construction Canada", a national bimonthly magazine geared toward specification writers, architects, and engineers. It is the official publication of Construction Specifications Canada. The article provided a discussion on the process
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Tower Neighbourhood Renewal SymposiumCategory: Company News
Kleinfeldt will be attending Tower Neighbourhood Renewal Symposium, on Thursday, May 12, 2011, from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM. This event will be held at the Hart House, located at 7 Hart House Circle, in Toronto.
Please visit the Toronto Neighbourhood Revewal Symposium website for more
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KCL Article on Slip and Trip Prevention Featured in Condominium Manager MagazineCategory: Company News
An article prepared by Kleinfeldt on the prevention of slips and trips was featured in the Spring 2011 issue of “CM Condominium Manager Magazine”, a quarterly publication distributed to members of the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario. The article provided a discussion on how
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KCL Featured in Canadian Underwriter MagazineCategory: Company News
Kleinfeldt was prominently featured in Canadian Underwriter Magazine this month.The article dealt with investigation of catastrophic stair falls. The editor of the publication reported that there was considerable interest in the material and indicated that the publication wishes to publish more articles of a similar
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KCL Featured in Globe and Mail Column: Tall Order for TowersCategory: Company News
Kleinfeldt Consultants Limited was prominently featured in a column which appeared in The Globe and Mail Real Estate Section on September 9, 2010. The article was prepared by Dave Leblanc, a regular Globe and Mail contributor who concentrates on market trends in relation to adaptive
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Kleinfeldt Introduces Unique Rainscreen Overcladding ServiceCategory: Company News
KCL Building Science Division recently introduced a unique service for building owners which involves the assessment of residential, commercial and institutional buildings to determine their suitability for the application of overcladding technologies.
These technologies, which involve the installation of a rear ventilated rainscreen wall systems over
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Building Sciences Division ExpandsCategory: Company News
Kleinfeldt is pleased to announce the addition of three new professionals to the staff of the Building Science Division.
Brian Burton, who served nine years on the Standing Committee for Technical Evaluations for the Canadian Construction Materials Commission,(CCMC) has joined the company as a marketing consultant
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