Architecture & Engineering Consulting
The architecture and engineering departments at ABS provide comprehensive consulting services to a wide range of public and private sector clients. Whether a client needs a peer review at the beginning stages of a new project or a full-scale evaluation of an existing structure, ABS has the resources to pinpoint the source of present or imminent problems and provide designs to remedy the problems.
Environmental Consulting
The environmental consulting department at ABS provides businesses, government entities, school districts, insurance companies, and property owners with a complete suite of environmental consulting services. From indoor air quality investigations to full-scale asbestos abatement monitoring, ABS personnel have extensive experience managing all types of environmental hazard projects.
Life Safety and Fire Protection
ABS has extensive experience assessing the adequacy and integrity of the life safety components in buildings. Stairs, handrails, doors, corridors, fire walls… Are they designed properly? Do they meet applicable codes? Do your walls have the appropriate fire or smoke rating? Do you have the appropriate number of exits? The answers to these questions and others as they relate to building and occupant health, safety and welfare can be answered by our architects and our fire protection engineer.
Roof Consulting and Building Envelope Investigations
A large part of our practice at ABS is dedicated to detailed investigations that focus on building envelope failures and roof investigations. Our architectural, engineering, and roof consulting staff is well qualified and trained to evaluate these projects from all aspects of design, construction, and installation.
Pavement Investigations
Our engineers are experienced in the latest Civil Engineering materials and pavement test methods, design, research, and innovations. ABS engineers are called to assess various roadway elements such as geometric design, geotechnical conditions underneath pavement, pavement mix design, and drainage features. Whether a client needs a detailed analysis of a concrete or asphalt mix, or an all-inclusive pavement system investigation, ABS has the resources and knowledge to identify issues that may arise with roadway and drainage infrastructure.
Training and Continuing Education
Whether you are a company that needs to train a team of new hires or an environmental professional who must complete annual refresher courses to maintain state licensing requirements, ABS provides comprehensive training for both businesses and individuals. We also have an on-site training facility in Charleston large enough to accommodate as many as 50 people.