"What happened and what caused it?" are often the first questions asked after a catastrophic failure, fire, explosion, leak or injury. Of course, these are often followed by, "How can it be fixed and whose fault is it?"
As forensic construction consulting specialists, Ivey Engineering is frequently hired to conduct or assist with forensic investigations to answer these and similar questions.
Forensic engineering is generally defined as the application of science and engineering to the investigation of a failure or incident. Within the framework of a system or component failure, IEI will provide forensic construction investigation and determine the nature and cause(s) of the incident, prepare engineering reports, and offer forensic analysis expert witness testimony at mediation, arbitration and trial.
Our experienced forensic experts investigate materials, products, systems, structures or components that fail, do not operate or function properly, or may have caused personal injury or damage to property. See our expertise page for more information.
IEI forensic construction consultants are often retained to identify the cause(s) of the failure or incident and, if requested, provide recommendations or information to improve the performance or life of the material, product, system, structure or component.
Since its founding in 1994, the firm has performed hundreds of forensic construction investigations. The following are a few examples of IEI's completed forensic investigations:
Hotel gas explosion
Electrical panel arc flash resulting in personal injury
Temporary electrical system electrocution
Home fire originating in area of HVAC unit
Carbon monoxide (CO) death
Hot water scalding death
Home reverse osmoses (RO) system leak and water damage
Plumbing component leak and damage
Fire sprinkler system leak or unwarranted discharge
Electrical component failure
Pipe leaks
HVAC system performance claims
Cooling tower failure
HVAC unit failure
Electrical system performance claims
Excessive system energy usage claims
Plumbing system leaks
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