Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABBAE) was retained by Oracle to provide investigation, design and various construction phase services.

ABBAE has provided building enclosure consulting services to Oracle Corporation in Redwood Shores, California for more than 7 years. The Oracle Parkway buildings are mid-rise steel framed office towers. They are clad in an aluminum and metalized glazed curtain wall system. The existing roof systems were a ballasted EPDM rubber roof system.

ABBAE performed investigation, analysis, preparation of roof condition report and recommendation for replacement on three tower buildings at the Oracle headquarters campus in Redwood Shores, California. Scope included performing an engineering review of the paver wind uplift issues they were experiencing as well as preparing design documents for the necessary repairs. ABBAE prepared construction documents for a fully adhered reinforced PVC roof membrane roof replacement and provided construction administration services.

ABBAE’s services have also included assessing the remaining roofing service life for all campus high and mid rise office buildings, developing roof replacement schedules and budgets, integrating fall prevention systems into new roofing assemblies, developing structural designs for exterior fiberglass/composite stair access and roof mounted antenna equipment, and seismic analysis of interior equipment and data server infrastructure.