We were asked by a building products manufacturer to determine the cost, per square foot of floor area, for removal of an asbestos-containing fireproofing product they had once produced, from a major airport in the northwest. The problem was that the … Read More
A concrete frame community library building in the New York Metropolitan area underwent major renovation work to add an additional story to the building. Water intrusion problems were noticed as soon as the building was occupied, and continued despite various … 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
Asbestos-containing fireproofing was being removed from a 20 story office building in a major West coast city. One night, fire broke out in the asbestos removal project on the 10th floor of the building. The fire consumed the decontamination unit … Read More
A building materials manufacturer who once produced an asbestos-containing fireproofing product was being sued for the cost to remove this material from a number of buildings. In all instances, the fireproofing material was being removed and replaced as part of a … Read More
A large manufacturer of building materials had filed bankruptcy due to lawsuits filed relative to asbestos-containing products it had once produced. As part of the bankruptcy it was necessary to determine the cost for removal of asbestos-containing fireproofing from several … Read More
We were commissioned to analyze the cost implications for alternative methods for providing fire protection of the steel structure of a high rise New York City building. The building had been constructed with an asbestos-containing spray fireproofing just months before non-asbestos formulations of spray … Read More
A 40-story commercial high-rise office building across the street from the World Trade Center in New York City was extensively damaged when it was hit by WTC Tower 2 as it collapsed on 9/11. The building was gashed open, the low … 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
We were commissioned to perform a retrospective analysis of the cost differences between various methods for fireproofing a high rise building. The building had been constructed of structural steel with spray applied fireproofing. We studied the cost impact that would result … Read More