What Foresight Services does

Foresight Services, Inc. is a privately held, independent U.S. building envelope consulting firm founded in 1999 by Wayne Korte and headquartered in Highland, Illinois, with a field office in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm provides professional consulting services for the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of building exteriors, organized around four specializations: roofing systems, parking facilities, building facades, and forensic testing. Service offerings span on-site inspections, RFP design, project management, QA/QC monitoring, forensic testing, and asset management, delivered through project-based engagements to architects, general contractors, building owners, and program managers across commercial, industrial, institutional, K-12 education, healthcare, cold storage, data center, multi-family housing, and selective custom residential segments nationwide.

The firm's technology platform combines diagnostic field equipment (Trimble Total Station surveying, infrared thermography, certified drone inspections, blower door testing, water and air intrusion testing, humidity monitoring, and uplift and pull testing) with a software layer called Forescope Asset Manager, which is powered by Smartsheet and enables clients to track building envelope conditions, maintenance indicators, and remediation plans across their portfolios. The firm is certified across IIBEC, ABAA, NRAC, EIFS, RRO, BBB, BEC, ISNetworld, and ADA compliance frameworks, and positions itself as independent of contractors and manufacturers to deliver unbiased recommendations.

Foresight operates an enterprise field sales go-to-market, built on direct outreach, free consultations, educational content, professional affiliations, and project-based case studies. Revenue is generated through professional services fees on a quote-based model determined by project scope and complexity, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The company is family-led, with Wayne Korte as Vice-President and Kent Korte as President, and no disclosed external institutional ownership, venture financing, or acquisition activity.

Name

Foresight Services

Legal name

Foresight Services, Inc.

Website

https://4sci.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foresight Services is an independent, family-owned U.S. building envelope consulting firm founded in 1999, providing roofing, parking, facade, and forensic testing advisory services to commercial, institutional, education, healthcare, and government clients nationwide, supported by a Smartsheet-powered asset management platform called Forescope.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Envelope Consulting

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) & Predictive Maintenance Analytics (BPABAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Building envelope consulting
• Roof consulting services
• Facade inspection services
• Parking facility consulting
• Forensic building testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Highland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Building Envelope Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for building envelope design, construction, maintenance, and repair. Revenue generated through project-based engagements including evaluations, assessments, design services, project management, QA/QC oversight, testing services, and asset management. Services provided to architects, general contractors, owners, and program managers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Foresight Services is an independent building-envelope consulting firm providing evaluations, design/RFP services, project management, QA/QC oversight, forensic testing, and asset management for roof systems, parking facilities, building facades, and ADA compliance elements on commercial, industrial, institutional, and government buildings nationwide. The firm deploys diagnostic tools such as infrared thermography, drones, blower door systems, and Trimble Total Stations, and offers Forescope Asset Manager, a Smartsheet-powered platform for tracking building envelope asset conditions.

Product overview

Foresight Services offers a unified portfolio of building envelope consulting services. The primary product is Forescope Asset Manager, a Smartsheet-powered platform for tracking building envelope assets. This core asset management tool integrates with specialized consulting services including Roofing Systems Consulting (covering low-slope, steep-slope, and transparent roof systems with evaluation, design, testing, and project management), Parking Facilities Consulting (encompassing asphalt/concrete surfaces, ADA compliance, and geotechnical testing), Building Facades Consulting (including water infiltration analysis, thermal inspections, and drone inspections), and Testing Services (providing forensic analysis including water/air intrusion testing, air barrier testing, fenestration testing, and ASTM-compliant testing methods). The company also provides a range of capabilities services spanning on-site inspections, QA/QC monitoring, RFP design, and asset management. All offerings are delivered by an independent consulting firm without ties to contractors or manufacturers, ensuring unbiased recommendations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Forescope Asset Manager: A web-based asset management tool powered by Smartsheet for managing building envelope assets

Products and services

• Forescope Asset Manager Cloud-based building envelope asset management platform powered by Smartsheet that enables property owners and facility managers to track, monitor, and manage exterior building components including roofs, facades, parking facilities, and ADA compliance elements over the asset lifecycle.
• Roofing Systems Consulting Professional roof consulting covering evaluations, design/bid management, project management, water testing, infrared scanning, uplift testing, pull testing, and safety assessments for low-slope, steep-slope, and transparent roof systems on commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings.
• Parking Facilities Consulting Parking lot and transportation infrastructure consulting including condition evaluations, ADA compliance assessments, corrective design, geotechnical testing, constructability reviews, and project management for asphalt and concrete surfaces.
• Building Facades Consulting Building facade consulting including evaluation, design/bid management, project management, constructability services, water infiltration analysis, thermal inspections, and drone-based inspections for walls, windows, doors, and curtain walls.
• Testing Services Forensic building envelope testing services covering roof system testing, parking facilities testing, building envelope testing, fenestration testing, water and air intrusion testing, air barrier testing, and various ASTM-compliant test methods used to identify hidden performance issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1.3 million square feet of roof systems managed for single client (Jefferson City School District)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SmartsheetcoreTechnology or IntegrationForescope Asset Manager is powered by Smartsheet platform. Clients can create free viewer accounts with Smartsheet to access and track their building envelope asset data through the Forescope system. Foresight validates and links client accounts to grant access to asset management data.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Terracon Consultants: Large national engineering consulting firm with materials and building envelope services. Overlaps with Foresight but operates at much greater scale across many disciplines beyond envelope consulting.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) firm offering building envelope commissioning, QA/QC, and asset integrity services for commercial and industrial facilities.
• ECS Group of Companies: National engineering consulting firm offering geotechnical, construction materials, environmental, and facilities services, including building envelope-related work for institutional and commercial clients.
• Rimkus Consulting Group: Forensic consulting and engineering firm with building envelope, roofing, and waterproofing expertise serving commercial, institutional, and insurance clients nationally.
• J.S. Held: Multi-disciplinary consulting firm with building envelope, construction defect, and property damage practices serving institutional, commercial, and insurance clients.

Others

• Smartsheet: Platform provider powering the Forescope Asset Manager product. Not a competitor but a critical infrastructure dependency and ecosystem partner for Foresight's recurring asset management offering.

Direct peers

• Building Diagnostics Group: Specializes in infrared thermography, aerial drone inspections, and building envelope testing—directly comparable to Foresight's diagnostic technology stack and forensic testing offerings.
• Pie Consulting & Engineering: Building envelope and structural forensics consulting firm offering evaluation, testing, design, and project management services closely overlapping with Foresight's core service portfolio.
• Nelson Forensics: Forensic engineering and consulting firm specializing in structural, building envelope, and civil investigations—directly comparable in forensic testing, failure analysis, and expert witness work.
• WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers: Building envelope and structural consulting firm providing investigation, design, and construction administration services for roofing, waterproofing, and facade systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/theReal4Sight
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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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