One of the key discriminators between KM Cornerstone and other historic renovation contractors is that it enjoys a true partnership with the organizations it serves; one in which clients know they can call us day and night and we will respond immediately with personnel, equipment, supplies and out-of-the-box solutions.
The company’s vision of wanting to continually save money, increase efficiency, improve safety and preserve the integrity of historic renovations has led to many innovations which have benefited the organizations it serves. Company President Keith Masserant holds more than 20 patents, which it offers as propriety solutions for its customers. Some of these innovations include:
EMP Lightning Elimination Technology
For the first time in history, technology has been developed and proven to not only prevent lightning strikes, but actually eliminating the possibility, which KM Cornerstone offers to the organizations it serves. Company founder Keith Masserant’s propriety technology, referred to as the CMCE (Electromagnetic Field Compensator), has proven 100% effective in eliminating lightning strikes in over 8,000 facilities worldwide. For historic renovations, the technology helps preserve the structures and its valuable contents.
Online Building Repair Technology
Mr. Masserant’s patented online building repair technology is one-of-a-kind. It is used to repair and replace hard-to-get do parts of a building which would otherwise require extensive scaffolding. The company’s specialists can evaluate each site’s unique cooling tower configurations and devise methodology for damming off portions online to allow for physical maintenance work to be performed. Typically, a technical evaluation will be required to consider cooling efficiencies before this work can be performed.
Robotic Dry Ice Cleaning Solutions
Mr. Masserant has developed a unique non-toxic dry ice cleaning system which significantly decreases employee exposure to potentially hazardous chemical agents, by using a remote-control robot to clean areas of a building that require aggressive cleaning solutions. The company’s patented process also eliminates high disposal costs associated with cleaning agents, since the pellets simply evaporate.
Compressed Air Excavation Technology
For sites which need excavation work prior to construction, KM Cornerstone employs an innovative soft digging process which uses compressed air to disturb and loosen soil to be removed in excavation to identify any potential interferences to structures. When exploratory excavation is required due to concerns with underground configuration control, the company’s soft digging process reduces the likelihood of error or disturbance of underground piping, cables, conduit banks and drainage lines.
HD and Thermal Drone Inspections
KM Cornerstone offers clients advanced HD and Thermal drone technology for use on inspections. The drones capture thermal and optical hot spots in roofs and buildings so the company’s engineering team can see deeper into potential problems and rectify problems before they become larger issues.