What is Building Science?
Building Science is not architecture, rather the study of architectural components.

Building Science is the study, analysis, and optimization of the components and systems comprising and affecting the building enclosure. This technical discipline necessitates both a theoretical and practical understanding of how diverse building systems perform together. Ultimately, the goal of building science is to predict and prevent failures—improving the performance of buildings.

For more information about Building Science and how Apollo BBC can assist with the most challenging facility related problems, please refer to Building Science.

Apollo BBC’s primary resource is our exceptional staff of highly qualified and experienced consultants. Each consultant offers a unique combination of technical expertise and capabilities to address our clients' challenges.

 

Green Bank
LEED Gold Certified building. Construction completed May 2008. Services provided for this project included Building Commissioning.

Walter P Moore Office Space
LEED Certified space. Construction completed November 2007. Services provided for this project included Building Commissioning.

Eco Centre at LakePointe
LEED Core and Shell Precertified Platinum project located in Sugar Land, Texas. Services provided for this project include LEED Management and Consulting, Whole Building Energy Simulation, and Building Commissioning.

Oak Park Office Building
LEED Core and Shell project located in Houston, Texas currently seeking certification. Construction was complete October 2008 and LEED Certification is in the final stages of review by the USGBC. Services provided for this project included LEED Management and Consulting, and Building Commissioning.

Plaza at Enclave
LEED Core and Shell project located in Houston, Texas currently seeking certification. Construction was complete in May 2008 and LEED Certification is in the final stages of review by the USGBC. Services provided for this project include LEED Consulting and Building Commissioning.

Armed Forces Reserve Center
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers SPiRiT building located in Houston, Texas. SPiRiT was the Corps sustainability rating protocol that has since been replaced by the LEED Rating System. Construction was complete in February 2008. Services provided include Building Commissioning.

 

Gables West Avenue
Large multi-family residential project located in Houston, Texas. Construction will be completed in May 2009. Services provided included Enclosure Commissioning and Testing.

Fort Bend County Jail Expansion
Extensive addition to the existing detention facilities in Fort Bend County, Texas. Construction will be completed in May 2009. Services provided included peer review of the enclosure and mechanical systems, as well as full-time oversight of the roof system installation.

Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
Mid-rise hospital facility located in Sugar Land, Texas. Construction completed in October 2008. Services provided included peer design review of the enclosure, QA/QC observations during construction, and testing.

Palisade Palms
Building Enclosure Quality Assurance Services overseeing the general contractor's overall construction of wall and roof assemblies for a high-rise condominium tower located in Galveston, Texas. Services included daily field based observations and documentation of problem conditions to be resolved in real time during construction.

Rice University Collaborative Research Center
High-rise educational facility located in Houston, Texas. Construction is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2009. Services provided include on-site QA/QC observations and testing of the glazing assemblies and roofing, including an extensive green roof system.

Milago Condominiums
Facilities Condition Assessment of a high-rise condominium project in Austin, Texas. Services provided included field-based evaluations of the enclosure, mechanical, electrical, and structural systems, as well as infrared thermographic scanning of the wall and roof systems.