Delegated Design Mistakes = Broken Glass & Leaks – HELP Glazing Contractors Get It Right
One of the most common façade failures we see today isn’t bad products — it’s poor design, missing building structural movement.
Mistakes = Broken Glass & Leaks Call JEI Structural Curtain Wall Engineering Consultants
The result shows up 12–36 months after occupancy:
- Sealant failure
- Glass edge stress
- Water intrusion
- Progressive façade damage that wasn’t present at substantial completion
These issues are rarely traced back to the poor design of the façade, but they should be.
Our role is to actively review delegated façade design through the lens of building movement — not just whether the system works on paper, but whether it will accommodate real movement over time.
When that review happens early, failures are preventable.
When it doesn’t, the building owners pays for it later.
For more, see Stewart Jeske, PE, founder of JEI Structural Facade & Drafting.
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