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
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
We perform forensic cost analysis, including audit of construction costs, analysis of historic costs, development of cost models for alternatives. As project schedules impact cost, due to factors such as general condition costs and holding costs, forensic analysis of costs … Read More