Temporary Weather Enclosure System for Water Intrusion Protection on UCI Medical Project
Nothing will blow up your budget faster than water getting where it shouldn’t.
Not wind.
Not labor.
Not even delays.
Water.
And on the UCI Medical project?
They already learned that lesson the hard way.
Industry
Healthcare
Main Purpose
Prevent water intrusion and maintain schedule stability across a multi-building healthcare construction project by creating a reusable, weather-tight enclosure system that protected exposed work areas and reduced costly delays and rework.
Inside Look
This wasn’t a single building.
This was a multi-building healthcare construction project for UCI Medical—where precision, performance, and long-term reliability are non-negotiable.
Located in Orange County, California, the project brought:
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Large-scale structural builds
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Multiple phases across different buildings
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Constant exposure to wind and weather patterns
And like any healthcare project:
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Schedule matters
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Quality matters
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Protection matters
But there was one problem they couldn’t ignore.
They had already seen what happens when things go wrong.
The Challenge
Let’s talk about Building One.
1. Water Intrusion Was a Real (and Expensive) Problem
According to your project notes:
The GC spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to keep water out of the first building
That’s not a minor issue.
That’s:
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Budget blown
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Time lost
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Frustration across the entire team
2. Wind + Rain = Constant Risk
The site conditions didn’t help:
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Steady winds
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Potential for heavy downpours
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Exposure across multiple buildings
Which creates:
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ongoing risk of water intrusion
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inconsistent working conditions
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delays across phases
3. Same Problem… Next Building
Now the team is moving to Building Two.
And the question becomes:
Do we do the same thing again… and hope for a better outcome?
Or do we fix the problem properly?
The Solution
This is where RWES came in—and changed the entire approach.
Instead of reacting to water intrusion, the team used RWES as a proactive construction weather enclosure system on Building Two.
Stop Water Before It Starts
RWES created a controlled barrier that:
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Prevented water intrusion
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Protected exposed areas
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Stabilized working conditions
No more chasing leaks.
No more temporary fixes.
Built to Move, Built to Last
Here’s where this project gets really interesting.
RWES wasn’t just used once.
It was designed to:
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be relocated
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be reused
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support future projects
Exactly as your doc highlights:
Panels could be moved to the next project as needed
A Smarter System (Not a Temporary Fix)
Instead of:
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disposable tarps
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one-time solutions
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reactive spending
The team invested in:
A long-term enclosure strategy
The Game Changing Benefits for the Client
1. Water Intrusion Eliminated (The Big Win)
Let’s be blunt:
RWES solved the problem that cost them hundreds of thousands before.
By preventing water intrusion, the team:
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Protected materials
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Avoided rework
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Eliminated costly mitigation efforts
That’s immediate ROI.
2. Massive Cost Savings Over Time
This is where RWES separates itself.
Instead of:
Spending repeatedly on temporary fixes
They now have:
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a reusable system
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deployable across multiple projects
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lower total cost of ownership
Exactly what your quote reinforces:
Reducing total cost across projects
3. Schedule Stability Across Phases
RWES allowed the team to:
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Maintain timeline
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Avoid weather-related delays
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Keep work progressing consistently
Which is critical in:
Healthcare construction timelines
4. Protection Against Wind + Rain Conditions
RWES handled:
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steady winds
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heavy downpours
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unpredictable weather
And turned a risky environment into a controlled jobsite.
5. Reusability = Long-Term Strategy
This isn’t just about one building.
RWES gave the team:
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flexibility
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scalability
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repeatable deployment
One solution. Multiple wins.
Why It Matters
Healthcare construction isn’t forgiving.
You’re building:
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medical facilities
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critical infrastructure
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environments where failure isn’t an option
And problems like water intrusion?
They compound fast.
They cost real money.
They delay real timelines.
The UCI team made a shift:
From reactive to proactive
From temporary to strategic
And the result?
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Better performance
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Lower costs
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Greater control
The Real Takeaway
They didn’t just fix a problem.
They changed how they approached it.
Instead of asking:
“How do we deal with water?”
They asked:
“How do we prevent it entirely?”
And that’s exactly what RWES delivered.
Dealing with water intrusion, weather delays, or repeat jobsite issues?
Stop throwing money at temporary fixes.
Solve it once.
Use it again.
Build smarter every time.
Book a demo. See RWES in action. And take control of your jobsite—for good.
We spent several hundred thousand dollars keeping water out of our prior building and when I saw RWES on LinkedIn, I knew this would not only help us mitigate that cost on my project, but I could have deployed on other projects as well, reducing the total cost of ownership on my initial project.