Henry R. (Bob) Heywood
President and CEO
Professional Experience
Henry R. (Bob) Heywood is President and Chief Operation Officer of The Thompson & Lichtner Co., Inc. He joined the firm's Laboratory Testing and Inspection Division in 1974, transferred to the Weatherproofing Services Division where he became Senior Specialist in 1979, Senior Manager in 1982, and Vice President in 1984. In 1998, Mr. Heywood became President of the firm.
Since joining the Thompson & Lichtner Co., Inc., Mr. Heywood's professional assignments have been concerned almost exclusively with the identification, analysis, and solution of weather proofing and air barrier design and construction problems in building envelopes, from below grade to roofs. He has been responsible for the conduct of hundreds of investigations of water leakage through building facades, including windows, curtainwalls, doors, masonry, panel systems, roofs, and sealants. He has devised special field testing procedures to isolate the sources and paths of water penetration into low-rise and high-rise structures. He has conducted laboratory research to evaluate compatibility and durability of weather proofing materials.
In addition, Mr. Heywood has investigated weatherproofing failures in roofing membranes, exterior wall insulation and finish systems, window and curtainwall systems, sealants, adhesives, and flashings. Based on extensive practical experience gained in these investigations, he has provided advisory services to owners, architects, and contractors concerning all phases of weatherproofing and air barrier protection of new and historical building structures, with special emphasis on the detailing necessary to achieve effective performance. He has conducted training sessions on these issues for members of building project teams, as well as, currently, managers and workers concerned with waterproofing of the Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston, Massachusetts. He has prepared specifications for weatherproofing corrective work based on his investigations and he has provided expert testimony in depositions, arbitrations, and court litigation concerning these investigations.
Mr. Heywood is in charge of the firm's inspection and testing services relating to below-grade and above-grade weatherproofing and air infiltration of building construction. He is responsible for the assignment and performance of our staff of weatherproofing/air infiltration engineers and inspectors in their inspection and testing of window systems, curtainwall systems, masonry walls, EIFS wall systems, precast concrete wall systems, sealants, flashings, and roofing systems.
Education
Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Other Professional Activities
Mr. Heywood has presented talks to manufacturers, contractors, and academic groups on weatherproofing materials and procedures. At annual Build Boston symposiums of the Boston Society of Architects, he has given seminars and workshops to architects and building professionals on concrete restoration and weatherproofing, weatherproofing of masonry construction and weatherproofing of windows/curtainwalls.
Mr. Heywood is an active member of the Building Envelope Committee of the Boston Society of Architects, and provides his knowledge and extensive experience to the Committee in its role of extending the knowledge of the profession regarding windows, curtainwalls, and the building envelope in general and the window/wall interface in particular.