Ryan Wilborne

Experience

Ryan Wilborne possesses expertise in private commercial, government, healthcare, higher education, and science/technology markets. He performs building enclosure assessments, forensic investigations, and repair design for various construction types and systems, including architectural precast concrete, masonry cavity wall, brick/terra cotta/stone mass masonry, metal panel/siding/tile, terra cotta rainscreen, air/moisture barrier, glazed aluminum curtain walls, window walls, storefronts, punched windows, roofing, and waterproofing.

Mr. Wilborne is engaged with all phases of the building enclosure commissioning (BECx) process, including owner performance requirements, design phase peer reviews, preconstruction services, construction phase observation and troubleshooting, performance verification testing, and post-occupancy documentation. He is the past chair of the Research Triangle Chapter of the Building Enclosure Council.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Building Enclosure Commissioning

• North Carolina Division of Environmental Quality - Raleigh: Design phase BECx; development of mock-ups and performance verification testing requirements; curtain wall, air/moisture barrier, expansion joints, roofing, and waterproofing
• Raleigh Iron Works - NC: Design and construction phase BECx and performance verification testing; curtain wall, metal panel, air/moisture barrier, roofing, and waterproofing
• Cambridge Crossing Building EF - Boston, MA: Design and construction phase BECx and performance verification testing; curtain wall, air/moisture barrier, roofing, and waterproofing

 

Building Enclosure Consulting

• Spark Life Sciences Office/Laboratory and Biomanufacturing Buildings - Morrisville, NC: Design and construction phase building enclosure consulting and performance verification testing; curtain wall, architectural precast concrete, air/moisture barrier, metal panel, roofing, and waterproofing  
• North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center - Raleigh: Design and construction phase building enclosure consulting and performance verification testing; curtain wall, air/moisture barrier, limestone, terra cotta, brick masonry, metal panel, roofing, waterproofing, and expansion joints  

 

Peer Review

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Avery Hall: Visual survey and condition assessment; design phase enclosure review; punched windows, brick masonry, expansion joints, slate/copper-alloy roofing, and waterproofing
• US Department of Veterans Affairs - Fredericksburg, VA: Design phase enclosure review; curtain wall, storefront, air/moisture barrier, brick masonry, metal panel, roofing, and waterproofing
• Smoky Hollow - Raleigh, NC: Design phase enclosure review and construction phase enclosure consulting and performance verification testing; window wall, metal panel, air/moisture barrier, and roofing

 

Condition Evaluation

• William J. Holloway Federal Building - Oklahoma City, OK: Historic preservation, condition assessment; limestone mass masonry and copper alloy roofing
• Western Carolina University, Moore Building and Breese Gymnasium - Cullowhee, NC: Design phase historic preservation, facade assessment, and field water penetration resistance testing

 

Repair and Rehabilitation Design

• Brodie Duke Building - Durham, NC: Historic preservation, forensic investigation, repair and rehabilitation design; brick mass masonry facades/moat, brownstone, and metal roofing
• Charles R. Jonas Federal Building - Charlotte, NC: Design and construction phase historic preservation; repair and rehabilitation design; limestone/brick mass masonry, copper alloy metalwork; forensic investigation and building preservation plan
• S.H. Kress Building - Durham, NC: Forensic investigation and repair design; terra cotta mass masonry

Professional Affiliations

American Institute of Architects
Building Enclosure Council
International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
National Institute of Building Sciences

Registrations

Architect in NC, OK, and SC

Education

University of Illinois Chicago
Bachelor of Arts, Architectural Studies, 2002

North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Architecture, 2008