Christopher Waites RWC, RRC, RRO, CDT, ASCEM

Chris has 30+ years of experience in the roofing and waterproofing industry. Chris started in the industry as a teenager working during the summers and weekends for a family roofing business and other Columbia area construction contractors as a mechanic’s helper, a mechanic, and a roofing and sheet metal foreman. After graduating from Francis Marion University in 1993, Chris joined Davis Roofing in Charleston, SC as a project manager and estimator. After time spent on the Contractor side, Chris joined ADC Engineering, Inc. in 1994 and continued with ADC Engineering, Inc. for 5 years before joining Robert M. Stafford Consulting Engineers for 1 year. Chris rejoined ADC Engineering, Inc. in 1999 and was with ADC Engineering, Inc. for 15 years where he served as the Columbia Branch Manager for 7 years until April of 2015. In May of 2015 Chris partnered with Jeff Martin, RRC, RRO, CDT, CIT to form WM Building Envelope Consultants, LLC.
While at ADC Engineering, Inc. and Robert M. Stafford Consulting Engineers, Chris provided a full range of building envelope consulting services for private, commercial, industrial, institutional and government agencies. Chris is a Registered Waterproofing Consultant (RWC), Registered Roof Consultant (RRC), Registered Roof Observer (RRO), Certified Document Technologist (CDT), Accredited South Carolina Energy Manager (ASCEM), Level I EIFS Inspector and Level II Building Envelope Inspector.
Chris has won several RCI Document Awards over the years:
2012 – Building Envelope Investigation and Report of the First Baptist Church in St. Matthews, SC 2011 – Building Envelope Design of the Medical University of South Carolina Institute of Psychiatry in Charleston, SC 2010 – Small Roof Design of the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. 2008 – Small Roof Design of the Citadel Alumni House in Charleston, SC. 2007 – Building Envelope Investigation and Report of the Medical University of South Carolina Institute of Psychiatry in Charleston, SC. 2006 – Small Roof Design of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health Chapel of Faith in Columbia, SC. 2004 – Investigation and Report of the College of Charleston Sottile House in Charleston, SC.
Chris has been and continues to be extremely involved in the industry by serving as the RCI Region II Carolinas Chapter Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President, serving on the RRO Exam Committee for 14 years, and serving on the RRO Exam Development Committee for 9 years. Chris has also continued his education in the building envelope industry by attending numerous seminars over the past 20 years.