Rebecca D. Wong

Experience

Rebecca Wong specializes in the built environment and has performed investigations, condition assessments, repair design, and construction observation services for a variety of facade systems, including brick masonry cavity and mass walls, concrete, limestone, granite, marble, and wood, on both contemporary and historically significant buildings and structures.

Additionally, she specializes in materials analysis and conservation, expressed through robotic photography/photogrammetry; sample collection, nondestructive evaluation, and microscopy in collaboration with WJE’s Janney Technical Center laboratory. Becky is also skilled at management of multi-disciplinary teams for whole building assessments and proficient in the use of multiple testing and inspections techniques, including whole building air leakage, water infiltration, and low voltage roof leakage detection testing.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Asset Management

• Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls - Philadelphia, PA: Campus-wide condition assessment of building enclosures using an online repair and cost prioritization database
• Confidential Corporate Campus - US Pacific Northwest: Enclosure condition assessments with reports and ten-year opinion of probable costs for recommended repairs and maintenance
• VA National Cemeteries - AK, AZ, MT, NM, OR, TX, UT, and WA: Condition assessments of monuments and memorials as part of overall facility condition assessments; development of repair recommendations
   

Building Enclosures

• Museum of Glass - Tacoma, WA: Condition assessment of building enclosure
• Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital - Tacoma, WA: Consulting services for window and cladding leakage and overall building condition assessment
   

Historic Preservation

• The Winters House - Bellevue, WA: Condition assessment and repair design of wood-framed residence on National Register of Historic Places
• CMU and Concrete Structure - WA: Condition assessment and robotic panoramic photography
• Confidential - Eastern US: Construction period services for stone, wood window, and metals restoration work
   

Repair and Rehabilitation

• Fire Station Nos. 2 and 4 - Tacoma, WA: Condition assessment and construction documents for stucco, coatings, and wood at windows and doors
• Times Square Building - Seattle, WA: Condition assessment and phased stabilization repair for a 1916 landmark terra cotta building
• Tacoma Municipal Building - Tacoma, WA: Facade assessment and repair design for the 1930 cast stone building; consultation with the City of Tacoma Historic Preservation department
   

Failure/Damage Investigations

• Port 167 - Puyallup, WA: Concrete floor moisture intrusion investigation in warehouse tenant space
• Swedish First Hill - Seattle, WA: Water infiltration investigation and repair design
• SeaTac IAF - Seattle, WA: Investigation of interior laminate wall panel discoloration, internal gutter leaks, and roof ponding
   

Materials Science and Testing

• Selkirk Pharma - Spokane, WA: Investigation of flooring failure
• AMLI Arc - Seattle, WA: Investigation of spandrel IGU panel failures
• Warehouse - Arlington, WA: Whole building air barrier testing of a 2.5-million-square-foot building per Washington State Energy Code requirements
   

Prepurchase Surveys

• San Juan del Centro Apartments - Boulder, CO: Precondition assessment of building complex
• 2900 1st Avenue - Seattle, WA: Facade due diligence survey
• Heathman Hotel - Portland, OR: Due diligence survey of windows, facade, and roof

Professional Affiliations

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Association for Preservation Technology International, Northwest Chapter - president
Project Management Institute

Registrations

American Institute for Conservation Professional Associate
Association for Preservation Technology International Recognized Professional
Project Management Professional

Education

Regis University
Bachelor of Business, Management Emphasis, 2011

Savannah College of Art and Design
Master of Arts, Historic Preservation, 2015