JAMES THOMPSON, M.A.Sc., P.Eng | |
CONSULTING ENGINEER | ![]() |
Building Assessment | Cladding and Roofing |
Structural Rehabilitation | Infra-red Thermography |
Condominium Reserve Fund Studies - Technical Audits | Forensic Investigation |
Pre-purchase Inspection - Residential and Commercial | |
Building Envelope Engineering and Performance Evaluation |
TEL: (705) 740-4436 --- FAX: 1-888-397-5163 |
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Authorized by the Association of the Professional Engineers of Ontario to offer professional engineering services.
www.peo.on.ca -- LINK TO PEO
Water penetration. |
Excessive humidity. |
Air leakage. |
ROOFING: Inspection and testing including Infrared Thermography (FLIR E45). |
WALLS: Safety, inspections, rain penetration analysis, thermography. |
WINDOWS: Failure investigation, performance evaluation, air leakage, water penetration, condensation control, heat loss, and structural performance. |
Insurance Claim Investigations. |
Building Diagnostic Testing: Air leakage, water penetration control, condensation control, heat loss, structural, Infrared Thermography (FLIR E45) performance. |
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Curtain wall spandrel glazing removed revealing inadequate seal between roof flashing and curtain wall mullion. |
REPAIR/REHABILITATION DESIGN
Building envelope design, specifications, design review, analysis and site review. |
Roofing design, specifications, design review, analysis and site review. |
Air/vapour/thermal Barrier system design and retrofit. |
Evaluation of materials and components for code compliance and durability. |
Constructability and cost consulting. |
Waterproofing and sealants: Repair specification and review. |
Cladding systems: Masonry, curtain wall, precast concrete, stucco and metal cladding. |
Structural Rehabilitation: Parking garage, balcony and exterior concrete investigation, repairs and warranty reviews. |
Modern and Historical Rehabilitation and restoration. |
Preparation of drawings and specifications. |
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On-site water penetration resistance test conducted on a sample of as-built curtain wall. Air pressure chamber on interior maintains a uniform pressure differential while the exterior is sprayed with water. (ASTM 331) |
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT REVIEW
Cost estimating. |
Project or subtrade tendering and bid analysis. |
Warranty Inspections. |
Progress reports and owner liaison. |
Contract Compliance Review: Roofing and Building Envelope Construction Inspections. |
On-site Performance Testing: Performance testing for curtain walls, air barrier and wall assemblies, EIFS systems and windows. |
Building Envelope Commissioning: Review of building envelope components and testing where required, including Infra-red Thermographic Surveys to evaluate the envelope performance. Infrared Thermal Imaging camera: FLIR Model E45. |
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Adhesive bond test conducted on an isolated 2ft by 2ft section of Exterior Insulation Finish System Cladding. Performance testing during construction. |
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Building Envelope Commissioning done using infra-red thermography. Under positive pressure white anomalies indicate deficiencies in the air barrier system. |
Inadequate air barrier performance. Air leakage from behind brick veneer and metal clad exterior wall results in condensation on interior and exterior surfaces of cladding. | ![]() |
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Test cut made in an asphalt and felt roofing membrane to assess the condition of the membrane. |
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Roof survey plan augmented with photos. |
SURVEYS
Maintenance Evaluations: Evaluation of present conditions and required programs. |
Facility Management Studies: Building condition review and capital cost projections. |
Technical Audits: Evaluation for compliance with design, code, and construction standards for residential low rise and highrise construction. |
Reserve Fund Studies: Expected component lifespan and replacement costs for Condominium projects. |
Prepurchase Inspections: Extensive experience in commercial, residential and industrial. |
Infra-Red Thermography: Envelope performance and Roofing system surveys. |
Insurance Claim Investigations: Investigation of building system failures and fire damage to determine cause of failure and recommend corrective measures. |
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Infra-red thermography using a Flir handheld Infrared Thermal Imaging camera model E45 is used to identify areas of wet roof insulation. White area at edge of roof is wet due to failed edge flashing, heat stored in wet insulation remains warm when roofing surface cools at night. |
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Roof perimeter flashing has failed in this area allowing water to flow from the roof into the metal siding where ice builds up over the windows and wall. |
RESUME
Education:
M.A.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1981
B.A.Sc. Civil
Engineering, University of Toronto, 1980
Work Experience:
Professional Affiliations:
Publications:
"Distribution of Air Pressures Imposed by Wind in Wood-Framed Wall Construction", by J.A. Thompson and R.L. Quirouette, proceedings of the 5th Annual Building Sciences and Technology Seminar, 1990.
"Development of Proof Testing Method for the Selection of Scaffold Planks", by J.A. Thompson, A.T. Quaile and E.N. Aplin, paper presented at the Forest Products Research Society - General Meeting, 1985.
"Steel Roof Diaphragms for Wind Bracing in Agricultural Buildings", by J.E.
Turnbull, J.A. Thompson and A.T. Quaile, Canadian Society of Agricultural
Engineering, 1985.
PARTIAL LIST OF PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:
• Building Envelope and Structural Condition Review Air Ambulance Facilities; Ottawa, London, Kenora, Moosenee - ORNGE.
• Water penetration investigation and Repair Specifications - Lakefield EMS Facility, Municipality of Smith Ennismore Lakefield.
• Concrete balcony condition survey 7 storey condominium- Richmond Hill, YRCC537.
• Building Condition Review - YWCA building, Peterborough.
• Building Condition Review Car Dealership - Woodbine Ave, Markham.
• Provincial Courthouse Building Envelope and Structural Condition Review - Erik Wilke Architect, Peterborough
• Provincial Courthouse Building Condition Review - Timmins
• Building Envelope and Roofing Construction Review, St. Joseph's at Fleming Long Term Care Facilities, Dunlop Architects.
• Various Condominium Reserve Fund Studies, Guardian Property Man.
• Roofing Assessment and Specification, Boys and Girls Club Lindsay
• Roofing Assessment, Specification and Construction Review, Works Garage, Municipality of Smith Ennismore Lakefield.
• Thermographic Envelope Survey - CFB Kingston Barracks, Kirkland Eng.
• Thermographic Envelope Commissioning - 10 storey apartment building, Durham Christian Homes
• Commissioning Thermography - Lindsay Correctional Facility
• Thermographic Envelope Survey - Stats Can Bldg, Ottawa, Greer Galloway
• Thermographic Envelope Survey - Jean Talon Bldg, Ottawa, Dunlop Architects
• BUR Investigation - Hilliard St. Ptbo, Berlett & Leonard Ins. Adjusters
• Roof Assessment - Hilliard St. Ptbo, Rongil Holdings Realty Management
• Roof Construction Review - Ptbo County Courthouse, Lienert Arch.
• Envelope Assess. - Women's Shelter, Lindsay, Bowley - Sinclair Arch.
• Envelope Assess. - Algonquin Park Visitors Centre, Trevelyan Arch.
• BUR Failure Investigation - Mayfair Av. Ptbo, State Farm Insurance
• Highrise Roof Replacement - Talwood Dr. Ptbo, Talwood Management
• Concrete Rehab - Post Office, Lindsay, Lett/Smith Arch.
• Shingle Roof Replacement - Townhouse, Ptbo Housing Corp.
• Highrise Cladding Rehab - Lake St. Ptbo, Ptbo Housing Corp.
• Envelope Condition Audit - Prov. Court Building, Ptbo., Erik Wilke Arch.
• Reserve Fund Study - VCC21, Lindsay, ON
• Roof Replacement Design - Lakefield Research, Lakefield.
• Thermographic Roof Survey - Boys and Girls Club, Lindsay, Wilcox Arch.
• Thermographic Roof Survey - Lakefield Research, Lakefield.
• Ice Damage Investigation - Paudash Lake, State Farm Insur.
• Barn Roof Collapse Investigation - Peterborough, Middlesex Mutual Insur.
• Barn Wind Damage Investigation - Peterborough, Economical Insur.
• Fire Damage Structural Integrity Assess - Stoney Lake, Economical Insur.
• Cond. Assess. - 694 Rink Street, Peterborough
• Proj. Monitoring - Tekoa Manor, Durham Christian Homes, Whitby
• Envelope Performance Assess. - YWCA Housing, Peterborough
• Cond. Assess. - Ptbo County Forest Bldg, Ptbo County
• Cond. Assess. - Ptbo Ambulance Base, Ptbo County
• Roof Rehabilitation - Bridgenorth library, Township Smith-Ennismore
• Reserve Fund Study - CCC 244, Axia Property Management, Ottawa
• Roof Constr. Review - Sonoco Ltd, Mirtren Construction, Glen Miller, ON
• Balcony Rehabilitation - Highrise, Peterborough Housing Authority
• Brick Repair Constr Rev - Highrise, Peterborough Housing Authority
• Humidity Investigation - PCC 40, Guardian Property Management
• Building Envelope Assess. - PCC 22, Guardian Property Management
• Condition Audit - Bridgenorth Beautification Committee
• Condition Audit - 760 George Street, Peterborough
• Condition Audit - 432 George Street, Peterborough
• Wall Assessment - St Paul's Anglican Church, Lindsay
• Wall Assessment - Millbrook Anglican Church, Millbrook
• Roof Assessment - 949 Sharon Court, Bridgenorth
• Structural Assessment - Portable Structure, Kawartha Pine Ridge Board of Education, Peterborough
• Roof Assess. - Wild Rock Outfitters, Peterborough
• Condition Assessment - 359 Stewart Street, Peterborough
• Condition Assessment - 836 Talwood Dr., Peterborough
• Condition Assessment - Ambulance Base Building, Peterborough
• Roof Constr Rev - Hastings Valu-mart, Hastings, ON
• Balcony Rehabilitation - North Simcoe Housing Authority, Elmvale, ON
• Construction Review - Tekoa Manor, Jaye Management, Whitby
• Highrise Roof Survey - Peterborough Housing Authority, Peterborough
• Roof Condition Survey - Fairhaven
Home, Peterborough
• Concrete Foundation Failure
Assessment (Alkali-Silica), Peterborough
• Deck
Failure Investigation - Crawford Adjusters Canada, Lakefield
• St. John's, St. James and Christ Church Condition Audit,
Anglican Church
• Warkworth Prison WTP Building
Envelope Assessment, RAL Engineering
• Pearson
Daycare Building - Condition Audit, City of Peterborough
• Former Rehill Building Condition Audit, City of
Peterborough
• St Stephen's Presbyterian Church
- Condition Audit, Peterborough
• Foundation
Failure Investigation - Crawford Adjusters Can, Peterborough
• Residential Roof Failure Investigation - Co-operators Ins,
Baillieboro
• Cambridge St. United Church -
Masonry Investigation, Lindsay
• Kingswood
Recreation Centre - Condition Audit, City of Peterborough
• VCC8 - Condominium Reserve Fund Study, Lindsay
• VCC9 - Condominium Reserve Fund Study, Lindsay
• Hilliard St. Townhouse Roofing Project - Roofing Const. Rev.,
PHA
• Heritage Gardens Recreation Centre -
Reserve Fund Study, Lindsay
• Municipal Building
- Condition Audit, Township of Smith-Ennismore.
• Beth Israel Synagogue - Roof/Cladding Assessment, Lett Smith
Architect
• Airport Terminal Building -
Condition Audit, City of Peterborough.
• CCC377
- Condominium Reserve Fund Study, Ottawa
• CIBC
Branch - Water Penetration Investigation, CIBC Dev. Corp.
• Restaurant, Peterborough - Condition Survey, City of
Peterborough.
• Retail Store, Peterborough -
Review of Ceiling Collapse, Adjusters Canada.
•
Auto Repair Shop, Peterborough - Fire Damage, Economical Insurance.
• Champlain Place Condominium, Peterborough - Humidity
Investigation, Guardian Property Management.
•
Trent University Eaton College - Roofing Assessment, Lett Smith Architect,
Peterborough.
• Peterborough OH9/10, Townhouses
- Roofing Const. Rev., PHA
• Peterborough OH13,
Highrise - Roofing Construction Review, PHA.
•
CIBC Branch Bldg, - Investigation of Odour Problems, CIBC Dev. Corp.
• Parking Garage Waterproofing Spec, Cooper Consultants
Peterborough.
• Lake Vista Condo, Peterborough -
Masonry Cladding Investigation, Guardian Property Management.
• Trent University Great Hall, Peterborough - Roof Assessment,
Cooper Consultants Peterborough.
• Roofing
System Failure Assess, Warner & Cork, Barristers & Solicitors.
• Parking Garage Roof Deck Waterproofing Assessment and
Repair Specification, Cooper Consultants Peterborough.
• Trent University Otonabee College, Peterborough - Building
Envelope Commissioning Thermographic Survey.
•
Lansdowne Place Mall - Thermographic Roof Survey, Cadillac Fairview.
• Fairhaven Seniors Home Life Safety Retrofit,
Peterborough - Assistant Project Manager, Jaye Management.
• Otonabee College, Peterborough - Envelope Rehabilitation Design
and Construction Review, Trent University.
•
1429 Clearview/2020 Mapleridge, Peterborough - Condominium Reserve Fund
Study.
• 1155 Goodfellow Rd, Peterborough -
Balcony, Roofing and Cladding Review, Cooper Consultants Peterborough.
• 836 Talwood Drive. Peterborough - Envelope and
Roofing Assessment, Cooper Consultants.
•
Ministry of Natural Resources Office Building, Peterborough - Thermographic
Infra-Red Building Envelope Commissioning Study, Thomas Fuller
Construction.
• Mariposa Elementary School -
Envelope Assessment, VCBE
• Trent University
Environmental Sciences Building, Peterborough - Assessment of waterproofing
performance, Trent University Physical Resources Department.
• St. Alphonsus Church, Peterborough - Preparation of re-roofing
specifications, Project Management and Construction review, St. Alphonsus Roman
Catholic Church.
• Work Centre Building,
Huntsville - Roofing Condition Survey, Structural Assessment, Thermographic
Survey, Repair Specifications and Construction Review, Bell Canada.
• Public Utilities Commission, Peterborough - Review of
roof structure and Recommend Remedial measures for purlin buckling and premature
corrosion of metal roof decking, PUC.
• Ministry
of Natural Resources Office Building, Peterborough - Building Envelope
Construction Review, Roofing and Waterproofing Construction Review and On-site
Curtain Wall Air Leakage and Water Penetration Performance Testing, Thomas
Fuller Construction.
• Otonabee Valley School
Addition, Peterborough - Building Envelope and Roofing Construction Review,
PCBE\Carruthers Shaw Architects.
• Trent
University - Otonabee College, Peterborough - Thermographic survey of the
building envelope and sloped roofing system, Trent University.
• Trentway Wagar Building, Peterborough - Building Envelope
Thermographic Survey and Performance assessment, M.B. Finney Ltd.
• Alcona Switching Centre Building, Alcona Beach
(Barrie) - Structural Review of switching centre building floor structure, Bell
Canada.
• Peterborough County Courthouse,
Peterborough - Roofing review and specification review, David Lienert -
Architect.
• St. Alphonsus Church, Peterborough
- Roofing condition survey and preparation of roof replacement specifications,
John Callender Associates.
• Heeley Residence,
Peterborough - Deficiency review of residential project to assist homeowner in
statement of claim against builder.
•
Peterborough Square Shopping Mall, Peterborough - Review of water penetration
problems and preparation of specifications, Cadillac Fairview.
• Peterborough Square Shopping Mall, Peterborough - Review of
existing structural drawings to assess allowable floor loading in retail space,
Cadillac Fairview.
• Peterborough Square
Shopping Mall, Peterborough - Parking Garage Condition Survey, Cadillac
Fairview.
• Empress Gardens Retirement
Residences, Peterborough - Building Envelope and Roofing Construction Review,
AON Inc.
• Empress Gardens Retirement
Residences, Peterborough - On-site bond strength testing of adhesive applied
Exterior Insulation and Finish System, AON Inc.
• 494 King Street, Prescott Ontario - Assessment of foundation
and exterior wall damage, Bell Canada.
Partial List of Previous Project
Experience:
• T.A. Stewart Secondary School,
Peterborough - Building envelope evaluation and Thermographic assessment of the
building envelope and roofing, Greer Galloway/Peterborough County Board of
Education - Halsall.
• Joseph S. Stauffer
Memorial Library, Queen's University, Kingston - Building Envelope Review,
Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects/Queen's University - Halsall.
• Building Condition Audits of 15 Federal Government
buildings, Prime Consultant, with a team of five sub-consultants Public Works
Canada, Ottawa - Halsall.
• Carleton University
Art Gallery, Ottawa - Air leakage testing and assessment, Smith and Andersen
Mechanical Consultants/Carleton University - Halsall.
• Collins Bay Penitentiary, Kingston - Thermographic Scan of all
Penitentiary building roofs from helicopter, Public Works Canada -
Halsall.
• Chateau Laurier, Ottawa -
Quantitative assessment of total Building Envelope heat loss using a computer
aided Thermographic technique - Halsall.
•
Rideau Switching Centre and Office Building, Ottawa - Building Envelope
Commissioning, Bell Canada - Halsall.
• Canadian
War Museum, Ottawa - Building Envelope Assessment, Lundholm Arch/PWC -
Halsall.
• Telesat Canada Headquarters, Ottawa -
Assessment of building envelope problems and repair by original contractor,
Morguard Investments/Telesat Canada - Halsall.
•
100 Metcalfe Street (Berger Office Building), Ottawa - Parking garage rehab.,
curtain wall investigation, masonry cladding replacement, Lehndorff Property
Management - Halsall.
• Ambleside One
Condominium, Ottawa - Balcony Survey, Preparation of Repair Doc. and Contract
Administration, Jeroniga Canada - Halsall.
•
CIBC Office Tower, Montreal - Assessment and development of remedial measures
for the repair of water penetration and air leakage through precast
concrete/metal and glazing curtain wall system, CIBC - Morrison
Hershfield.
• National Library and Archives
Building, Ottawa - Assessment of building envelope performance and structural
stabilization of stone cladding, PWC - Morrison Hershfield.
• Supreme Court of Canada Building, Ottawa - Building envelope
performance evaluation, on-site air leakage and thermal performance testing, PWC
- Morrison Hershfield.
• Justice Building,
Ottawa - Building envelope performance assessment and remedial measures, PWC -
Morrison Hershfield.
• National Gallery, Ottawa
- Building envelope thermographic survey and assessment of skylight water
penetration problems, CMCC and PWC - Morrison Hershfield.
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