Mark Meshulam is an expert witness and consultant for architectural windows, glass, and building facade. Bill Baker is the partner in charge of Structural and Civil Engineering for the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. One of his most recent accomplishments, completion of the world’s tallest building, the 160 story, 2,717 feet, Burj Khalifa (formerly the Burj Dubai) in Dubai, has literally shaken…
Bill Baker of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP: Tall Buildings and the Burj Khalifa
Fixing Window Leaks in Tall Buildings
Mark Meshulam is an expert witness and exterior facade consultant for window leaks in tall buildings.As we head into our rainy season, there are many participants in a relatively recent social experiment – life in a high-rise – who will discover that their “building envelope” is not enveloping them as well as it did last season. Just like a bucket or a car tire, a…
Wind Loads and Windows for the Very Windy City
Mark Meshulam is an expert witness and consultant for wind damage to buildings. NEW: Download Chicago Window Expert’s Wind Pressure Chart and Calculator Here in the windy city, the pressure of the wind plays a big role in the specification and design of buildings, and especially the part of the envelope we like to lick: the windows and glass. When designing and testing windows, curtainwalls,…
An Interview with Historic Mike Jackson
Mark Meshulam is an window consultant and glass consultant for window replacement & renovation. Mike Jackson, FAIA, is the Chief Architect of the Illinois Historic Preservation Services Division of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA). He oversees the evaluation of changes to historic buildings when regulatory and benefit programs are involved. He is also a visiting professor of architecture at the University of Illinois…
Historic Window Renovation
Mark Meshulam is an expert witness and consultant for window preservation. In a continuation of our 20 year retrospective of our unique historic window replacement at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, we have dusted off never before seen video of the design and testing of the project, jazzed it up with some editing and have posted it here for your edificial edification. Historic window…
2009 Web Statistics Revealed!
Mark Meshulam is an expert witness and consultant for window, glazing and building exteriors.Sometimes the story behind the story is as interesting as the story itself. Today’s article, our last for 2009, tells the story of ChicagoWindowExpert.com’s growth from nothing on February 1, 2009, to a well-read authority site today. Since its inception, ChicagoWindowExpert.com has had: 7,387 Unique Visits30,617 Page views4.14 Pages/Visit2:34 Avg. Time on…
Chicago Energy Conservation Code for Dummies
Mark Meshulam is an expert witness and consultant for windows, glazing and building exteriors. Reading code books is arguably one of the more arduous and boring parts of the construction process. One reason is that the building codes are legal documents, and so they carry a certain ponderous barrier of legalese which can repel the uninitiated. Another reason is that they are documents of governments,…
Thermal Images of Insulated Glass Types
Jason Theios, P.E. Applications Engineer at Guardian provided these thermal infrared images of 5 types of insulated glass. These images are a result of actual testing – not calculation.
Does Chicago Code Require Low-E Glass?
Mark Meshulam is an expert witness and consultant for windows, glass and building exteriors. Mike Marsiglio writes… I was hoping you can help me with this as the Chicago Conservation code book is very confusing to me. I am in process of purchasing a new condo that was built in 2008. During the home inspection, it was found that the sliding glass doors contain Low…
Wynning in Glass Vegas
Mark Meshulam is a consultant and expert witness for windows, glass, glazing and building facades. The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas has dazzling glass wherever you look! Las Vegas rarely provides a truly relaxing vacation – there’s just too much to do and see! Try being a construction guy or a window dude like yours truly, and the mind’s eye never gets any rest whatsoever.…