Common Balcony Issues: Water Intrusion Due to Construction Defects

[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 22, 2015 2:17:38 PM / by Adrienne K. Paskind, AIA

There is no shortage of news stories about balcony failures. From the recent collapse in Berkeley, California to The New York Times report on construction defects following a Brooklyn housing boom, balcony and deck construction defects and the possible devastating consequences and law suits make for attention grabbing headlines - and should be of concern to any home or building owner.

Root Cause Analysis: An Important Tool in Accident Investigation

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 6, 2015 3:48:10 PM / by Martin J. Barry, PhD, CIH, CSP, PE

When damages occur, identifying other contributing causes may keep your client from shouldering all the blame—and the associated costs.

Once in a while, an incident occurs that is cut and dry: the cause of damages is clear and a single party is to blame. The only question left for an expert to answer is how much monetary damage was caused. But far more often, when things go wrong there are multiple parties who might be responsible, even when at first glance a single party seems to be on the hook.

Brooklyn construction defects on the rise

[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 9, 2015 11:20:12 AM / by Mark McGivern, CSI, Aff. M. ASCE

Following a Brooklyn building boom, The New York Times reported on March 6th that construction defect cases are on the rise.