about

Facadists was established in late 2020 with the purpose of offering industry leading consulting services focused on the complete building envelope. Facadists offer strategic technical advice through continuous communication and interdisciplinary collaboration.  Our expertise covers the entire building enclosure including but not limited to the following primary systems – Waterproofing, Walls, Fenestration and Roofing.

Beyond ‘Waterproofing Consultant’, although we do that too!

 
 

Executive Bio
Kevin Kavanagh, AIA

Kevin is the founder and principal of Facadists.  He has over 25 years of experience related to envelope and enclosure design, inspection and investigation.  He previously worked for Socotec US (formerly Vidaris/IBA) as the director of west coast operations and as a technical enclosure leader at CO Architects.  He has spoken nationally and internationally on a wide range of topics related to the building of architecture. He has taught at The Cooper Union and USC School of Architecture.  Kevin is professionally licensed in the states of California and New York and received his Bachelor of Architecture from The Cooper Union School of Architecture.

Professional
(Speaking/Presenter)

  • AIA Los Angeles Healthcare

  • Architects Newspaper Facades+ (LA, NY, SF)

  • Architects Newspaper Webinar

  • Between Data and Senses

  • Building Enclosure Council

  • Building Enclosure Sustainability Symposium

  • Façade Congress

  • Facades Design and Delivery

  • Facade Tectonics

  • Sci-Arc Facades  

  • USC Advance Surface Tectonics

  • Woodbury Façade Systems

Academic
(Lecturer/Studio Juror)

  • City College of New York

  • University of Southern California

  • The Cooper Union School of Architecture 

  • Columbia University 

  • New York Institute of Technology 

  • Pratt Institute 

  • SCI-Arc

  • Woodbury University