Jeffrey S. Levine

Experience

Jeffrey Levine is a nationally recognized expert in the field of slate roofing with more than thirty-five years of experience in building materials conservation, much of which has focused on steep-slope and low-slope roof systems. He has been a project manager for more than four hundred envelope restoration and rehabilitation projects, preservation plans, and maintenance programs for academic, commercial, residential, and ecclesiastical buildings, museums, industrial structures, and ruins. This project diversity has provided Mr. Levine with technical experience in the full range of historic and modern roofing and building materials as well as their related construction systems.

Mr. Levine is the recipient of many project and publication awards and has authored numerous technical articles on roofing. Before joining WJE in 2018, he was the founding principal of Levine & Company, a roof and building envelope consulting firm specializing in the conservation of historic building materials and systems.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS

Roofing and Waterproofing

• University of Pennsylvania, Module VII Chiller Plant - Philadelphia: Replacement and upgrade of 35,000-square-foot modified bitumen roof system
• Pier 3 Condominium - Philadelphia, PA: Replacement of plaza waterproofing above a parking garage, including a new sloped parge for enhanced drainage and reinforced concrete topping slab
• Amherst Mews - Basking Ridge, NJ: Replacement of dimensional asphalt shingle roofing and associated flashing repair and roof deck replacement for a 123-unit luxury townhome development
• Philadelphia Contributionship - PA: Roof replacement, including new slate and standing seam copper roofing, liquid-applied membrane built-in gutters, and associated carpentry and masonry restoration work
• Academy of Music - Philadelphia, PA: Construction documents for replacing National Historic Landmark’s lead-coated copper standing seam roof system and associated built-in gutter liners

 

Roof Assessment and Design

• Fairmount Park, Cedar Grove House - Philadelphia, PA: Leak investigation and condition assessment of synthetic shake, tin-coated stainless steel, and liquid-applied membrane roof systems on an eighteenth- century historic house museum
• Sheraton University City - Philadelphia, PA: Condition assessment and infrared survey to determine feasibility of roof re-cover
• University of Pennsylvania, Fisher Fine Arts Library - Philadelphia: Feasibility study for rehabilitation of National Historic Landmark structure, including tile, batten seam copper, and EPDM membrane roofs and associated flashings and rainwater conduction systems
• Delaware County Courthouse - Media, PA: Condition assessment and feasibility study for existing batten seam copper, built-up, EPDM, and asphalt shingle roofs at circa 1850 courthouse with later additions

 

Repair and Rehabilitation

• Bryn Athyn Cathedral and St. Mark’s Church - Bryn Athyn and Philadelphia, PA: Annual/biannual roof maintenance assessment and repair documentation
• Swarthmore College, Bond, Lodges, and Worth Halls - PA: Rehabilitation of slate and flat seam copper roofs and replacement of low-slope membrane roofs, including new rain screen systems at tower parapets
• Merck - Rahway, NJ: Roof replacement at historic Building 50, including slate roofing and cladding, new copper box gutters, flat seam copper gussets, liquid-applied membrane roofing, and associated flashings
• Haverford College, Whitehead Campus Center - Haverford, PA: Slate roof rehabilitation, including slate repair, and upgrade of snow retention, lightning protection, and skylight systems

 

Water/Air Leakage Assessment

• Private Residence - Gladwyne, PA: Review of documentation, field survey, diagnostic water infiltration testing, analysis, and repair recommendations for roof and chimney leaks
• Ardmore Presbyterian Church - PA: Slate roof condition assessment and investigation of eighteen roof leaks; multiphase roof repair program

Professional Affiliations

Association of Preservation Technology International - Delaware Valley Chapter
International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants
National Roofing Contractors Association
National Slate Association
National Trust for Historic Preservation

Education

The University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science, Finance, 1984

Cornell University
Master of Arts, Historic Preservation Planning, 1988