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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Building Design experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Building Design landscape.
Expert Witness #249456
This expert has many years of experience in building systems design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance. An industry leader in promoting the practice of commissioning and in developing commissioning standards, including serving as a contributing author to the AIA B291-2003 document outlining commissioning services, this expert is also the author of monthly columns in Engineered Systems magazine, and has been frequently invited to lecture at seminars given by such industry organizations as:
- Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA)- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE),- American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)This expert is nationally noted for work in the design of energy-efficient building systems. This expert has received twelve energy engineering awards for the design of building systems. The commissioning expertise of this expert and team has been recognized since its inception by their selection to provide commissioning services for some of the largest commissioning efforts underway today. This expert has developed a new process that takes the commissioning process beyond building systems start-up, to protect and optimize the owners' facilities investments throughout the life of their buildings. This process, which encompasses and extends the elements required for the LEEDTM extra credit point, assists owners with the development and implementation of a facility management business plan for new or existing buildings within the commissioning process. It also provides the building owner with proven methods, software, and other tools needed to efficiently and effectively manage the facility.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #249401
This expert holds a PhD and serves as Principal of a successful consulting engineering firm. This expert founded the firm to provide comprehensive HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and forensic engineering services. This expert has served as senior plant engineer at a private research university and brings to the table many years of diverse engineering and contracting experience. This expert has extensive knowledge of building codes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, renewable energy systems and geothermal systems, building envelope and roofing systems, as well as site utilities. This expert has been involved in the design, energy analysis and commissioning for many LEED Certified Buildings. This expert is also a forensic engineering consultant.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #260531
This expert is an AIA certified Architect with many years of architectural design and construction administration experience with all building types, including educational, medical, R&D, corporate, commercial, custom residential, multi-family housing, military and industrial projects. Emphasizing use of durable, low maintenance materials including stainless, copper, bronze, zinc, cement-fiber, plastics, composites, specialty sealants & industrial paints. This expert heads a building reconstruction and forensic investigation consultancy that provides visual inspection, intrusive testing, defect analysis, repair recommendations and forensic expert services for both plaintiff and defense parties. This expert brings to the table specialized knowledge of construction materials, industry standards, code compliance, waterproofing, vapor transmission, exterior finishes, corrosion, condensation, ventilation, mold, wood rot, suspended ceilings, interior partitions, and structural issues. This expert's experience includes thousands of visual inspections and hundreds of intrusive tests for construction defect cases, including institutional, commercial and retail structures, housing developments and private homes. This expert also provides reconstruction design, details and specifications focused on solving complex construction problems and developing effective repairs for commercial and institutional buildings.
This expert has served as a third-party neutral construction expert for mediators, arbitrators and courts, and retained jointly by both plaintiff and defense parties. Specializing in complex construction disputes where resolution can be facilitated through clarification of technical issues and extensive case documents. Experience includes complex, multi-party commercial and institutional cases.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #226340
This team is a group of seasoned construction professionals providing expert witness services. Their focus is on architectural, building, construction, design and engineering forensics. To ensure proper support, the group maintains an extensive library which includes historical building codes, industry standards, published construction cost estimating guides and a wide array of other necessary resources. Each Associate has real world experience in their respective specialties, and has experience in varied construction methods including traditional, prefab, modular and other processes. All have significant testimony experience in State and Federal Courts.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #249431
This expert is a mechanical engineer, a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and a Certified Energy Manager (CEM). Specializing in HVAC, Clean-room and Laboratories, Central Utility Plants, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Controls/Automation, Property Condition Assessment, Commissioning Authority, Reporting and Presentation, this expert has many years of mechanical engineering experience in Building Technology synthesis, design, operation and assessment at a variety of firms including TRC Engineers, Engineered Automation Systems, Inc. and ESCO. This expert is an effective consultant on diverse and challenging projects due to a solid background in mechanical, electrical, controls, life safety and security systems. This expert provides engineering, analysis, project planning, resource management, engineering, quality assurance, and commissioning and client communications. This expert's broad project experience and unique ability to integrate project needs and solutions for multiple and overlapping disciplines and technologies enables this expert to serve as an effective expert and participant on challenging projects.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #124245
This building materials expert holds a Ph.D. and D.Sc. and is a Professional Engineer and a Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Safety Engineering and Design.
This expert has significant testifying experience as an expert witness.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #231033
This construction expert group includes engineers with extensive construction experience, including commercial building design and construction, structural engineering for commercial spaces, schools, and stadiums, and senior engineering operations experience in county government.
This group has expert witness experience.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #279988
This biomechanical causation expert leads a highly successful, in-demand architectural security design consulting firm that provides consulting and design services to architects, owners, and developers in the private and public sectors. This expert has over 30 years of experience and specializes in planning, safety design, construction, and accessibility features for many types of buildings, including apartment buildings, office buildings, shopping centers and plazas, parking garages and lots, parks and recreation facilities, nightclubs and restaurants, schools and universities, jails, prisons, courthouses, and police facilities.
This expert earned a Ph.D. in Criminology as well as a B.Sc. and MSc. in architecture and works as a consultant on building codes, secure environments, slips, trips, falls, and threat assessments for private and public buildings. This expert has specialized training and experience in architecture, safety, security, and human factors. This expert has worked on many stair-fall cases and has testified for both plaintiffs and defendants. This expert has extensive experience providing expert witness services in premises negligence cases, including matters involving slips, trips, falls, accessibility and ADA compliance, building code compliance, negligent security, inmate violence, and suicide.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #283004
This mechanical engineering/HVAC expert holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Engineering Management and Operations, and specializes in mechanical engineering design and forensic engineering, with a focus on Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC), plumbing systems, building systems, and energy conservation. This expert has held a founding leadership role at a technical consulting firm providing design, forensic, and construction management technical consulting services, drawing on over 30 years of mechanical engineering experience.
Project experience includes work at residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, educational, and institutional facilities. Services include forensic investigations, property loss and liability consulting, expert witness testimony, investigations of building system performance issues, repair and replacement cost estimate preparation and review, and building code research and analysis.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #283131
This peer inspection expert has robust experience conducting peer review inspections for new construction and rehabilitation projects of varying scopes, sizes, and complexities, with involvement spanning the full project lifecycle from pre-construction through post-completion evaluations.
These reviews often focus on design, implementation, and compliance with industry standards, building codes, and construction contracts. This expert has also been engaged in forensic evaluations, leak detection, and the provision of expert opinions in litigation matters related to construction defects and construction management.
The work includes in-depth analysis of architectural designs, material specifications, construction methodologies, and final as-built conditions, often including quality assurance testing that enables stakeholders to identify potential issues, address them in a timely manner, and make informed decisions to support the longevity and performance of the building.
This expert has served as an expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #286788
This IAQ research and indoor environmental engineering expert has over 30 years of experience as an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) researcher, sick building investigator, mitigation planner, healthy building design consultant, expert witness, technical author, and workshop instructor, and holds an M.S. Mechanical Engineering from a prestigious university, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from a well-regarded technical institute, and Graduate Studies in Air Pollution Monitoring and Control from a public university in California.
This expert serves as president of an indoor environmental engineering consultancy and directs an interdisciplinary team of environmental scientists, chemists, and mechanical engineers in indoor air quality building investigations and healthy building projects. The team has developed both pro-active and reactive IAQ measurement methods and diagnostic protocols. This expert has been a recipient of state and federal research grants regarding building air quality and ventilation field studies, tracer gas techniques, in situ contaminant emission rate measurements, and the development of indoor air quality measurement instrumentation.
Prior to starting a consulting firm, this expert was a Staff Scientist with a building ventilation and indoor air quality program within a national laboratory in California. This expert has published extensively and lectured frequently on IAQ, ventilation, air cleaning, and product emission testing, and is both a licensed professional Mechanical Engineer and a Certified Industrial Hygienist.
This expert has been qualified numerous times in court as an expert in the field of indoor air quality and ventilation for both plaintiffs and defendants, and has been deposed over 150 times in cases involving indoor air quality and ventilation issues in residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #291180
This manufacturing equipment expert is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 40 years of experience with equipment and systems in mechanical engineering and manufacturing, and is LEED AP Building Design and Construction credentialed. This expert received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from a well-regarded technical institute and a Master's Degree in Project Management from a graduate school of management.
This expert has extensive hands-on experience in equipment and system design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and troubleshooting. This expert has worked with processes, equipment, and systems in residential, commercial, and industrial construction and aerospace industries. As a mechanical engineer, this expert has performed design, analysis, assessment, and troubleshooting tasks involving commercial and industrial equipment and building systems. This expert has been involved with system programming, debugging, start-up, and runoff processes and has experience with robotics, vision systems, position sensing, and data tracking systems. Manufacturing experience includes metal fabrication, machining, finishing, and assembly processes.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #291249
This property improvements expert holds the AIA credential and has over 30 years of experience in development, design and construction management, and on-site field administration across a broad range of building types, including new construction and renovation in the private and public sectors.
This expert has testified as an expert witness in over 60 cases relating to architecture, construction, land use, and real estate development, and has broad professional experience across many building types.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #291628
This architectural and building materials expert holds AAA and MRAIC credentials and has substantial knowledge of the design profession, building materials, and building regulations.
This expert has evaluated building components for industry, particularly wall and roof panels, as well as other building components, and has consulted on wind-energy development in Alberta.
This expert has served on and chaired technical building-code task groups concerning airborne sound transmission, solar collectors, and sheet steel products.
This expert is a registered architect who continues to design buildings, examine and remediate building envelope issues, and consult on building regulations and standards.
This expert has been qualified in court as an expert in architecture, building science, building construction, building codes, indoor air quality, and general health.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #292176
This structural engineering expert has held a senior role with a highly sought-after consultancy and has over 20 years of experience with forensic investigation, evaluation, and repair design of existing building enclosures, as well as building enclosure consulting and commissioning for new construction projects. In addition to being a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, this expert is also a Registered Exterior Wall Consultant, Registered Exterior Wall Observer, Certified Construction Specifier, and Certified Construction Contract Administrator. This expert serves on committees and task forces for prominent building enclosure and fenestration industry organizations. During this expert's career, this expert has participated in dozens of building enclosure assessments, including those associated with glass windows and doors, and has designed a number of window and door replacement projects.
This expert has provided technical consultation, litigation support, and deposition testimony on numerous matters related to building enclosure and structural systems throughout the U.S.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #293073
This building engineering expert is an experienced engineering consultant who diagnoses and solves problems involving building enclosure and structural systems, materials failures, moisture accumulation, installation problems, and design deficiencies.
This expert has testified numerous times regarding the causes of these failures, responsible parties, and appropriate courses of repair. This expert has designed and implemented repairs for complex failures and performance problems across a variety of building types, including heritage structures, institutional buildings, and high-rise buildings.
This expert is also a business leader with over 20 years of experience in forensic investigations, engineering design, construction consulting, industry leadership, team development and leadership, business development, and marketing. As an expert witness, this expert has provided technical consultation, litigation support, and deposition testimony in numerous matters involving building enclosure and structural systems for clients across the United States.
Start Building Design Expert SearchExpert Witness #297033
This civil engineering expert is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) who holds a B.Sc. in civil engineering from a well-regarded technical institute and has over 40 years of experience in state, federal, and private-sector civil engineering projects, including bridges, roadways, and construction monitoring.
This expert has forensic expertise involving metal building design and construction, flagpole design and installation, tall slender structure design and construction, gantry design, reinforcing bar cage design and fabrication for concrete foundations, and concrete wall design and construction.
This expert is also an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
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