South Main Baptist Church

civil-municpal / historical-preservation

What is currently known as South Main Baptist Church (SMBC) was founded as Tuam Baptist Church in 1903. The church moved to the Romanesque Sanctuary Building located at 4100 Main Street upon the building’s completion in 1930 which was renamed at that time. From a period spanning from 1934 to 1939 the church also served as home to the University of Houston. Since erection in 1930, the church has undergone a few addition projects, including a new entry way on the Southeast corner of the building that was installed sometime within the last decade.

Zero/Six was commissioned in August of 2015 to perform a forensic study of the Sanctuary’s exterior building envelope (walls, windows, doors and roof) and provide an assessment report outlining the existing conditions, systems’ remaining life expectancy, and recommendation and prioritization for required remedial work. The exterior building envelope of SMBC consists of masonry mass walls, wood casement windows, a large clay tile roof, and smaller sections of low sloped mod bit roofs. While there is evidence of maintenance, water infiltration was still occurring in the Sanctuary on a regular basis. Zero/Six conducted a forensic assessment and site survey of the building envelope, providing recommendations to remediate all issues occurring on the SMBC campus.

Additional Information

Client: South Main Baptist Church

Location: Houston, Texas

Year Built: 1930

Expertise:

Forensic study
Construction administration
Site survey investigation
On-site QA/QC and reporting
Roofing, waterproofing and wall restoration monitoring

Markets: Civil & Historical Preservation

Project Status: In progress

Type of Construction: Renovation & Forensic

Bill is the managing and founding partner of W.H. Coltzer International (WHCI), Zero/Six Consulting, LLC (an architecture and exterior building envelope consulting firm), Z6 Commissioning, LLC (a performance testing firm), and Coltzer Company, LLC (construction company). As the son of a general contractor, Bill grew up participating in the family construction business and after graduating from Texas A&M in 1984, became a licensed Architect in 1993. Since the creation of Zero/Six Consulting, LLC in 2003, Bill has participated in the remediation, design, and testing of numerous facilities across the Nation ranging in values of a few million dollars to over a few hundred million. The combination of construction knowledge, architectural training, and real-world experience gives Bill a unique perspective in the dispute resolution process.

Jeff is the Director of Engineering of Zero/Six Consulting, LLC (an architecture and exterior building envelope consulting firm). After graduating from The University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Jeff has used his expertise in the field with roofing, waterproofing, and fenestration inspections, as well as in the office with computer-aided drafting, modeling, and engineering analysis. He has been deeply involved in the testing aspects of building envelope commissioning serving as the Quality Control Manager to ensure the Z6 ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory and team are strictly following international test standards to accurately, objectively, and impartially report on the integrity of building materials and products to certify that the installed systems interface as intended. Jeff has been Appointed Qualified Inspector by The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI).