CONSULT

“To seek or offer advice, guidance or information from a person with special knowledge on a particular subject.”

WHAT WE DO

We engage customers early in the technical planning process to establish a strategy which will meet the customer’s needs, budget constraints and the requirements of the intended audience. Generally, this is done when bringing a new product to market where we establish a test plan to meet regulatory or code requirements and/or to meet geographic expansion goals. With our long-term relationships with various manufacturers and formalized data release, we bring performance data to the discussion which our customer may not be aware they had access to.

Consulting with customers through regulatory submittal procedures, we serve as their advocate in pursuit of “approval” or “acceptance” by the authority having jurisdiction (e.g., Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, Texas Department of Insurance Product Evaluations, and the like). We also offer database services for quick, online access to inventory, evaluation reports, laboratory reports and small-scale test data with the click of a mouse.

TOP REQUESTS

Product Approvals – within specified jurisdictions.

New Product Development – establish a program, budget and timeline – bringing new products to market.

Product Performance Listings – Competitive Analysis – research and document variances.

Credentials

The tenure of Nemo|etc. technical staff translates to over 100 years of experience with some of the most talented and knowledgeable minds in our industry. Our customers gain not only from this experience and knowledge, but also from the trust necessary to effectively do business in our industry. While we are our customers advocate towards their intended objectives, we don’t lose sight of the end-game objective of our services; namely confidence and life-safety to the end-users of the components and systems our customers produce.

Florida Administrative Code 61G20-3 sets forth allowable methods for Code compliance documentation within the State of Florida. One method is evaluation by a Florida Registered Professional Engineer. Robert Nieminen, P.E. currently maintains over 200 Florida Evaluation Reports published at the Building Code Information System. With over 100 years combined experience in testing and evaluation of roof and wall cladding systems, Nemo|etc’s staff is fully prepared to Evaluate your building products to any Building Code or requirement.

Our Process

How We Get You There

Engineering (For Project-Specific Designs)

Objectives

Nemo|etc. drafts the initial Services Agreement for approval by both parties.

Scope

Customer completes a Project Information Form (PIF)

Document Submission

Customer submits project specification and roof plan or wall elevation drawings and field test data (if available).

Preliminary Report

Nemo|etc. provides draft analysis for Customer review and approval.

Approval

Nemo|etc. drafts the initial Scope of Work for approval by both parties.

Tracking

Nemo|etc. and customer discuss overall objectives and Nemo|etc. develops a criticality-interface list.

Final Report

Customer submits any existing small-scale data in support of criticality-interface list. Nemo|etc. offers small-scale test program to fill-in missing data from criticality-interface list.

FAQ'S

What testing is required to sell my product?

It depends on the product, the use of the product, and the jurisdictions in which you plan to market the product.

I’m introducing a new component to the market, but all the evaluations and approvals in which my type of product would be used are typically held by the main roof system manufacturers? How can I get my new component into their evaluations and approvals?

First we would need to establish performance data for your component, both for code compliance and for performance relative to other components on the market. Then we would work with you to define your intended audience (group of system manufacturers), based on their needs and foothold in the market. Once introductions are made and a priority group of interested partners are established, testing using your new component within their systems may be conducted. Test results would then be incorporated into the select group of system manufacturers’ evaluations and approvals.

I’m conducting a wind resistance test for my system at a third-party lab. What test pressure should the lab utilize?

It depends on the test method being utilized and the location(s) you want to market the system.

I have testing to support performance of my system, but I want to change the fasteners and adhesives to use a new supplier. Is my existing data still valid and usable or do I need to re-do the full-scale testing?

It depends on the accreditation credentials of the laboratory you originally used, the age of the report, your intended audience, and whether the new fastener and adhesive suppliers have data to support your desire to swap-out the components. If the data does not exist, we can develop the data to determine if the change would or would not adversely affect system performance.

We’re Here to Help You

Our team is looking forward to meeting your highest expectation.

Nemo ETC