Featured Services

Electronic Leak Detection (ELD)
Unlike most other leak detection methods, ELD can locate the point of water entry without disturbing the roof assembly. A pinhole (too small to find visually) is as easy to locate as a large tear or failed seam.

Concrete Structure Remediation
A concrete structure designed for durability promotes good drainage, has adequate cover over reinforcing steel, is properly sealed against chloride intrusion, has sufficient expansion joints to accept movement caused by thermal fluctuations, …

Window/Curtainwall Remediation
New architecture places an increasing emphasis and greater demands on the exterior skin of the building envelope. As bold new configurations for building aesthetics are conceived, the system of exterior components must still provide the strength, …

Roof Preventative Maintenance Programs
Building owners and managers know from experience that problems with building systems are inevitable. Having a preventative maintenance plan (PMP) in place gives a manager confidence that new building problems can quickly be brought under control, …
Our Services

Building Envelope
FSA staff have specialized in building envelope work for over 25 years, and we understand that it is as important a system as any mechanical or electrical system, contributing to overall energy efficiency, health, and sustainability of the building …

Building Structures
The design of building structures has grown more sophisticated as computer power and the understanding of building load requirements have improved. Buildings currently in services may use one or more of at least a dozen structural systems to …

Roofing & Waterproofing
FSA combines experience and knowledge with our industry-leading reputation and extensive technical know-how to help our clients arrive at the most effective solutions for their roofing and waterproofing issues. All of our staff are encouraged …

Condition Assessment
Efficiencies in the maintenance, repair and replacement of roof systems have a significant positive effect on the overall long-term financial operations of the building.

Energy & Sustainability
The primary roles of all building envelopes are to isolate the interior environment from the exterior one, by controlling the transmission of heat, light and moisture, and to minimize energy use while doing so. Sustainability is the capacity …

Testing & Commissioning
FSA’s state-of-the-art ‘toolkit’ includes: Site investigative equipment: Thermographic camera and recorders Moisture meters, digital thermometers, and manometers Blower door and smoke generation equipment

Heritage Buildings
At their best, historic buildings are not only monuments to celebrate our architectural and engineering heritage, but continue to provide a protective environment for their present occupants. FSA understands the goals and issues with the …

Building Forensics
FSA is active in dispute resolution both as an expert witness in the areas of roofing and building envelope systems, and as a technical resource in the mediation and arbitration processes.
Recent Posts
- A Post About a New Post for Dan Post November 1, 2020 - The bad news: this is not a post-COVID post. The good news: Dan Post has taken a new FSA post in our London office. What better way than adding a Post, to ‘support’ our growing GTA and southwestern Ontario presence? Craig MacInnes, our London branch manager, has proposed the following sign at Dan’s new workspace:
- Kingston Momentum Careys On October 5, 2020 - FSA’s Kingston office is keeping the lights on late and the engine pumping with the addition of Ryan Carey. Ryan joins us via Queen’s University and Loyalist College, and he lands smack in the middle of a busy design and construction season to help lighten the load for Douglas Ault and the FSA Kingston team. …
- Fishburn Sheridan is Open for Business April 16, 2020 - To Our Clients – Existing and New: These unprecedented and challenging times during the COVID-19 pandemic are reshaping the new normal. We at Fishburn Sheridan want to reassure you that we continue to adapt as we provide essential engineering services: FSA remains fully operational and open for business. FSA’s technical team of engineers and other …
Who We Are?
Fishburn Sheridan Canada Ltd. provides engineering services for building owners, managers, and other construction industry clients from five offices across Eastern Canada. Originally founded in 2001, the firm remains 100% employee owned.
FSA provides unparalleled expertise in investigating, assessing, and resolving engineering problems relating to roofs, building envelopes, building enclosures, and building structures. We are noted for our experience, state-of-the-art equipment and techniques, and for our independent and unbiased approach to building construction and performance issues.