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Who We Are

EDI Building Consultants, Inc. (EDI) was founded by Philip J. Sumang, Matthew M. Hoffman, and Edward S. Breeze, who were each Principal Engineers at their former company. Collectively, they possess over 65 years of experience providing consulting services for new and existing structures. The depth of experience in our staff of professionals includes formal training in engineering, as well as hands-on construction experience. As a corporation, EDI has successfully performed consulting services addressing the needs of public-sector and private-sector clients.

EDI Building Consultants, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm that designs, investigates, and rehabilitates structures and building enclosures. We specialize in the evaluation of construction problems with existing buildings, designing remedies for those problems, and assisting in the resolution of related disputes. Our reputation is based on successfully solving our clients’ problems in a timely and cost-effective manner. Our leadership in professional societies allows us the opportunity to stay several years ahead of our competitors technically by writing and reviewing proposed standards and technical papers well ahead of their actual publication. Our company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has a branch office located in Cleveland, Ohio.

 

  
  Our Principals      
 

Philip J. Sumang, P.E.
Principal Engineer, President

Mr. Sumang is the President of EDI Building Consultants (EDI) and has extensive experience with overseeing and monitoring remedial construction projects, including disaster-recovery, structural, waterproofing, and building envelope projects. Prior to founding EDI, Mr. Sumang was President of Engineering Diagnostics, where he was a leader and manager of an engineering consulting firm that he help grow from a 2-member firm into a $2,400,000.00 per year consulting business and past Inc. 500 and Houston 100 company. Mr. Sumang has both an engineering degree and an MBA in Finance, and has over 20 years structural engineering and facilities consulting experience. He is a registered professional engineer and forensic expert in the area of building envelope systems and waterproofing, and is active in professional organizations and participates in writing and reviewing construction standards.

Matthew M. Hoffman, P.E.
Principal Engineer

Mr. Hoffman is a Principal Engineer and Vice President of EDI.  Mr. Hoffman has 23 years of experience with building envelope failure analyses and remedial design services. Prior to co-founding EDI, Mr. Hoffman was a Principal Engineer at Engineering Diagnostics for 10 years, and the President and Managing Principal of Middlebrooks & Hoffman Associates for 6 years. His areas of recognized expertise include roofing, waterproofing, curtain walls, exterior walls, and window assemblies. Mr. Hoffman has also become extensively involved with moisture-related problems in wall construction that often result in condensation phenomena, biological (mold) growth, as well as premature degradation of construction materials. Mr. Hoffman was also significantly involved with the disaster-response efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
 

Edward S. Breeze, P.E.
Principal Engineer

Mr. Breeze is a Principal Engineer and Vice President of EDI. Mr. Breeze is a curtain wall and waterproofing expert with over 20 years of engineering experience. He was also significantly involved with the disaster-response efforts that followed Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  Mr. Breeze has served as an engineer at Heitmann and Associates in St. Louis, Mo., as well as a project engineer for Law Engineering. Prior to co-founding EDI, Mr. Breeze was a Principal Engineer with Engineering Diagnostics for 12 years. Mr. Breeze has worked on numerous projects related to cladding, exterior wall, and structural systems of buildings. Work in this area consisted of high-rise projects in both the United States and the Far East. Mr. Breeze specializes in exterior wall systems, materials analysis, condition assessments, and structural engineering, and is the Chairman of ASTM subcommittee C24.73 and Secretary of Committee C24.