What Building Enclosure Science does

Building Enclosure Science (BES), founded in 2013 and headquartered at 859 North Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island, with a second office at 200 Portland Street in Boston, Massachusetts, is a privately held LLC that provides building enclosure consulting and engineering services across the Northeast United States. The firm investigates, tests, and designs for roofing, waterproofing, glazing, facades, masonry, foundations, and historic preservation assets, delivering Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx), AAMA/ASTM field verification testing, condition assessments, forensic investigations, repair design, capital planning, litigation support, and drone-based thermal imaging. It targets seven market segments — architects, attorneys, construction managers/contractors, developers, healthcare, institutional education, and residential — with anchor clients including MIT, Brown University, Northeastern, Tufts, Drexel, Massachusetts General Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the City of Providence, and Rowes Wharf.

The firm operates a project-based professional services model with ~40 listed professionals across consultant, technician, engineering, and operations roles, supported by leadership that includes a CEO, President, Chairman (co-founder Michael Kenney), EVP of Business Development, VP of Business Operations, AVP of Operations, and a Marketing Director. Customer acquisition is sales-led and relationship-driven, combining referrals, competitive bidding, and direct enterprise outreach, with multi-year commissions and on-call contracts (e.g., Massachusetts Port Authority since 2009, MIT 2021-2024, Brown 2024-2026) forming the revenue backbone. The firm emphasizes a partnership-driven, people-first culture, has been recognized by Providence Business News as a Best Place to Work in 2023 and 2024, and reports growth 'significantly above the industry average' since founding. No external institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A, product IPO, or AI/ML capability is disclosed in the source data.

Name

Building Enclosure Science

Legal name

Building Enclosure Science, LLC

Website

https://buildinges.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Building Enclosure Science is a building enclosure consulting firm that delivers BECx, ASTM/AAMA field testing, condition assessments, repair design, historic preservation, and litigation support to architects, owners, developers, healthcare, and universities across the Northeast US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: BES generates revenue through project-based consulting fees for building enclosure services including condition assessments, repair design, commissioning, field testing, and litigation support. Projects are typically scoped and priced individually based on complexity, building size, and service requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Building Enclosure Science (BES) is a construction consulting firm that investigates, tests, and designs building enclosure systems. Its core work covers roofing, waterproofing, glazing, facades, masonry, and foundations through building enclosure commissioning (BECx), field verification testing, condition assessments, forensic investigations, repair design, and construction litigation support. Services are delivered by certified professionals (RRC, RRO, BECxP, PE, RA, AIA) to owners, developers, architects, contractors, attorneys, and institutions.

Product overview

Building Enclosure Science (BES) is a building science consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services rather than a traditional software product. The core service portfolio consists of four main practice areas: Existing Buildings Services, New Construction Services, Residential Services, Litigation Support Services, and Field Verification Testing. These are supplemented by specialized modules including Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx), RRC/RRO certified roofing oversight, Sustainability Consulting, Aerial Drone Photography, Historic Preservation, Pre-purchase Inspection, Facade Inspections for Life Safety Compliance, Repair Design and Replacement, Condition Assessment, Capital Planning and Building Maintenance, and Condominium/Single-Family services. The offerings are professional consulting services focused on building enclosure systems including roofing, waterproofing, glazing, facades, masonry, foundations, and waterproofing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Existing Buildings Services

Quantifiable outcome

• BES has grown at a rate significantly above the industry average since founding in 2013
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Historic Commissions and Regulatory AgenciesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBES collaborates closely with local historic commissions and regulatory agencies to support compliance and move historic preservation projects forward.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Terracon Consultants: National geotechnical, environmental, and facilities engineering firm with a building enclosure services line. Competes with BES on materials testing, condition assessment, and repair design, with substantially greater geographic reach and capital.
• Jensen Hughes: Fire protection, building code, and life-safety consulting firm with overlap into facade ordinance inspections and building-envelope compliance — adjacent to BES's life-safety facade services in the Boston market.
• Exponent: Engineering and scientific consulting firm with a buildings-and-structures practice covering failure analysis, forensic investigation, and expert testimony. Overlaps with BES in litigation support and root-cause investigation.
• Rimkus Consulting Group: Large multi-discipline forensic engineering and consulting firm with a building-envelope practice. Competes with BES in litigation support, expert testimony, and condition assessments, but as part of a much broader service portfolio.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company with a North American building-envelope testing and commissioning practice. Competes with BES in field verification testing, facade ordinance inspections, and code-compliance work at much larger scale.
• STV | DPM (now part of STV Group): Architectural and engineering firm with building-enclosure commissioning and facilities assessment practices serving public-sector and institutional clients. Competes with BES on BECx engagements for higher-ed and government owners.

Direct peers

• Facility Engineering Associates (FEA): Building enclosure and facilities engineering consulting firm offering BECx, condition assessment, and repair-design services. Comparable in scale and scope to BES with similar owner-side and institutional client mix.
• Klein & Hoffman: Structural and building envelope restoration engineering firm focused on existing buildings. Directly comparable to BES in repair design, facade inspection, and historic preservation work, primarily across the Midwest and East Coast.
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH): National engineering firm specializing in building enclosure, structural, and waterfront engineering. SGH is the most direct competitor to BES in BECx, forensic investigation, and facade/roof consulting, and serves many of the same institutional and developer clients.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): Engineering firm with deep building enclosure, structural, and materials practice. WJE is a leading peer in forensic investigation, condition assessment, repair design, and litigation support — directly mirroring BES's core offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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