Each an expert in its field
Global Building Solutions runs as a family of specialist brands, and one licensed company stands behind every one of them. Each brand is a focused front door for a specific kind of compliance-driven work, built for the owners and managers who need exactly that. The name on the door changes. The license, the crews, and the standard do not. Every project is executed by Global Building Solutions Management, Inc. under one license.
Knob & Tube Replacement
When an insurer flags the wiring, a sale or a policy can be days from falling apart. Knob & Tube Replacement fixes it, fast, with one team from permits to paint. We rewire older homes and multifamily buildings, bring panels up to standard, and hand you the documentation a carrier needs to issue or renew a policy.
What they do: Assessment against your insurer's exact requirements, full rewiring, panel and subpanel upgrades, patching, paint, final inspection, and carrier-ready paperwork. One vendor for the whole job, not four.
Who it's for: Homeowners, buyers and sellers mid-escrow, real estate agents, insurance agents, and property managers dealing with pre-1950 wiring or a non-renewal notice.
Why it earns the click: Old wiring is a top reason California insurers cancel or decline coverage. This is the team that clears it on the carrier's clock and keeps the deal alive.
Insurable-Now
Insurance brokers, agents, property managers, and owners kept telling us the same thing: they need numbers now, not in three weeks. So we built Insurable-Now. Affiliate partners enter what they see on site and get instant, high-level visibility into the cost and scope of upgrading legacy electrical infrastructure. No truck roll, no hard hat, no waiting on a bid.
What it scopes: Zinsco and main panel replacement, meter stacks, service upgrades, full rewires, knob and tube removal, and AlumiConn aluminum branch-circuit remediation.
Why it earns the click: That output is what lets us deploy the Insurability Blueprint, our read of insurance underwriting requirements translated into a scope of work built to get coverage reinstated. Whether you are holding a cancellation letter, underwriting an upgrade before acquisition, or closing on a pre-1960 building, you get a rough order of magnitude and a defined scope in minutes.
Seismic & SB 721 Compliance
California's balcony-safety and seismic requirements are not optional, and the deadlines are real. After the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse, SB 721 (the Balcony Inspection Bill) made periodic inspection of balconies, decks, and elevated walkways mandatory for multifamily buildings with three or more units, with SB 326 covering condos and HOAs. On the seismic side, Bay Area municipal ordinances now mandate soft-story retrofits, and the USGS puts the odds of a major quake within the decade high. It is not if, but when. GBS handles both, start to finish.
What they do: SB 721 and SB 326 inspections of exterior elevated elements, plus soft-story and structural seismic retrofits, backed by in-house engineering, expedited permits, financing options, and full construction servicing. One turnkey team through the municipal bureaucracy, the engineering, the build, and the documentation your insurer needs.
Who it's for: Owners, investors, and property managers of commercial and multifamily buildings facing an inspection deadline, a municipal retrofit mandate, or an insurer requirement.
Why it earns the click: Get ahead of it and you avoid tenant displacement, protect your deductible and your investment, and keep the property compliant and insurable. Fall behind and you face liability and penalties, including building-safety liens. Inspections run on a six-year cycle.
Alternative Energy
Turn a commercial roof into an asset that works for the balance sheet. GBS designs and installs commercial solar and battery storage end to end, lowering energy costs, raising net operating income, and adding resilience, with federal and state incentives improving the return. Commercial only.
What they do: Commercial solar and storage from assessment and design through installation, built around your property's load, energy costs, and financial goals.
Who it's for: Commercial property owners, managers, and investors focused on operating costs, energy resilience, and long-term property value.
Why it earns the click: Lower utility bills, a stronger NOI, and a 30% federal tax credit plus MACRS depreciation that can offset 40 to 50 percent of system cost in the first year.
Kings Coating
A failing commercial roof does not always have to be torn off and replaced. Kings Coating restores it. Using liquid-applied silicone and acrylic coating systems, we seal leaks, reflect heat, and add years of life to an existing roof at a fraction of the cost and disruption of a full replacement.
What they do: Restoration and coating systems for flat, metal, single-ply, and built-up roofs, plus cool-roof and Title 24-aligned assemblies that cut energy use. Applied over the existing roof, so there is little to no downtime for the business below, and nothing sent to the landfill.
Who it's for: Commercial building owners and facility managers facing leaks, an aging roof, or high cooling costs who want a longer-lasting, more efficient roof without the capital hit and shutdown of a tear-off.
Why it earns the click: Coating systems certified for up to 20 years at roughly half the cost of a new roof, with lower energy bills, Title 24 compliance, and no tear-off or interruption to operations. A roof liability turned into an ESG-friendly capital upgrade.
Every brand in the family works the same way. One licensed team on every job, crews trained and vetted to the same standard, and clear, line-item pricing you can actually read. It is how a homeowner in San Francisco and a property manager with a full portfolio get the same quality of work, whichever door of the family they came through.
Frequently asked questions
What companies are part of Global Building Solutions?
Is Kings Coating part of Global Building Solutions?
Are the brands separately licensed?
One family. One standard.
Whichever brand fits your property, the same licensed team is behind it. Tell us what you need and we will point you to the right one.
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