New Consultants Join the Wheaton Sprague Team!

Our Building Envelope Consulting division is pleased to be expanding our ability to serve our clients not only with our existing services, but providing additional historic specialties and experience in restoration and masonry facades with the addition of two new consultants.

Katie Jaworski, PE, Building Envelope Consultant, joined WS earlier this year. Previously with WJE, Katie has an impressive list of certifications including SPRAT and welding inspection credentials, as well as being a member of several ASTM technical committees on sealants, forensic engineering, and specifications. Katie is the lead Building Envelope Consultant (BEC) in WS’s Ohio office  supporting work regionally and nationally.

Katie’s scope of experience includes both building envelope and structural assessments of existing structures, corresponding development of construction drawings and specifications, and construction phase services to confirm compliance with design drawings. Katie has significant experience in structures with stone, masonry, and concrete façade types as well as various curtain wall and storefront systems. She has experience with forensic evaluation, “post hurricane,” and in roofing/ waterproofing.  A few notable projects she has worked on include: The Washington Monument, Washington DC, Chase Tower in Chicago and Houston, General Electric Headquarters, Boston MA.  Katie’s expertise  helps to facilitate continued advancement of our BEC team serve a wide range of clients. Katie can be reached at kjaworski@wheatonsprague.com

Wheaton Sprague also welcomes David Kent, LEED AP, Building Envelope Consultant, who recently joined us in our Northeast US / New England Region. David has almost twenty years of professional experience as a building envelope consultant and project manager.  His projects include work on modern high rises, social housing and historic landmarks in both New York City and London.

David has worked in the US on façade projects for CANY, Kamen Tall Architects, and Platt Byard Dovell White Architects prior to WS.

Originally from the UK, where he also worked as a Building Surveyor for George Trollope & Sons, London, and as a Graduate Building Surveyor, at Tuffin Ferraby & Taylor, Kingston-Upon-Thames, He has a degree in Building Surveying, from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.

In 2010 David secured the LEED, AP accreditation.

Mr. Kent’s wide-ranging experience includes NY Local law 11/98, Façade restoration ranging from traditional masonry to modern curtain wall systems, forensic investigations, roof replacements of all kinds, window and storefront replacement, cladding systems, Garage structure repair, historic renovation, and more

David works from WS’s Connecticut office location, and supports WS BEC work in the region and at large. He brings additional capability to WS in roofing, horizontal surfaces, and masonry evaluation. David will also help facilitate further growth of WS’s BEC work.. David can be reached at dkent@wheatonsprague.com