WestCon Tribune

September 2007

september MEETING

Surface Preparations: Problems and Solutions

Presented By: Nadia Anis, AIA,

Partner, Ferrari Moe LLP

Our September speaker will be Nadia Anis, an architect and Partner of the firm Ferrari Moe, LLP. Ms. Anis will discuss surface preparation and its impact on the success of waterproofing and sealant installations.

This presentation will shed light on the most common problems with surface preparation. Ms. Anis will examine the impact of product selection, procedures called out in specifications, field application and the roles of manufactures, architects and contractors in planning, specifying and executing the work. She will take an in-depth look at the use and misuse of field quality control measures employed to assess surface preparation issues.

Ms Anis became a partner at Ferrari Moe, LLP in 2001. She has over seventeen years of experience in the construction industry and has done estimating for comparative bidding, construction documents, contract administration and project management with an emphasis on all aspects of the building envelope including roofing, waterproofing and restoration work. She has headed teams for large-scope investigations and evaluations of buildings, including investigations of fire rated wall assemblies, plaza deck membranes, below grade waterproofing, window and curtain wall systems and building envelopes of historic structures.

Ms. Anis obtained a Master of Architecture and Urban Design degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from Cairo University in Egypt.

Ferrari Moe, LLP is a full service architecture & engineering firm located in San Rafael, California. The firm specializes in dealing with waterproofing related issues and remedial repair design.

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