A 40,000 square foot office building in southern California was severely damaged by the 1994 Loma Prieta earthquake. Water intrusion was caused by breaches in the roof, separation of the tilt-up walls, and broken sprinkler pipes. The building was unsafe … Read More
An historic New Orleans French Quarter hotel suffered severe water damage from Hurricane Katrina. For the upper floors of the hotel, there was considerable water damage despite a lack of obvious damage to the roof or exterior walls. During restoration … Read More
Hurricane Katrina ripped the parapet cap off of one side of an 18-story high-rise Class A office building in Metairie, Louisiana, allowing heavy water intrusion down two faces of the building. Power and mechanical failures resulted in the loss of … Read More
A high-rise office building/hotel complex in the New Orleans area was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina’s wind-driven rains which penetrated through the building’s curtain wall, as well as by hurricane-related flooding, which resulted in damage throughout the lower floor of … Read More