KWA Engineering & Building Science Co., Inc. is a privately held, Texas-based corporation.

Established to advance the legacy of Jim D. Koontz, P.E., and to continue serving his firm's (Jim D. Koontz & Associates, Inc./JDKA) clientele. JDKA was founded in March 1976 and has operated in the Eastern NM and West TX areas for the past 50 years. Mr. Koontz retired in December of 2022, and KWA, formally incorporated in 2019, assumed complete. Troy L. White, P.E., president of KWA, worked as an associate engineer for JDKA and was mentored by Mr. Koontz from October 2012 to December 2022.

We are a full-service building envelope engineering and consulting firm practicing exclusively in the roofing, waterproofing, and exteriors industry. We provide forensic engineering assessments and laboratory services for the evaluation of building construction materials. Our engineers and consultants manage projects from the initial inspection to the specifications and bid package, ensuring quality assurance throughout the project's completion.

We provide planning, design, procurement, and construction phase engineering and quality control services for projects in the public and private sectors, including manufacturing plants, hospitals, colleges, universities, public K-12 school districts, cities, counties, and various other state agencies. Our full-service materials testing laboratory also gives KWA the ability to test and verify as-built conditions in-house, uniquely positioning us above other design firms.

KWA is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, with key firm staff residing in and operating from Las Cruces, New Mexico, and New Orleans, Louisiana.