NV5 provides comprehensive forensic investigative services following catastrophic events. Our catastrophe response team is a multidisciplinary, collaborative team of experts located throughout the United States.
Our combined years of relevant experience in the fields of structural forensics, building sciences, indoor air quality, building consulting, fire investigation, and environmental engineering make NV5 well-suited to provide the broad range of services needed to deal with the aftermath of catastrophic events.
Our assessments include structural damage assessments, earthquake damage assessments, wind versus surge evaluations, hail damage evaluations, wind damage analysis, flood damage evaluations, roof inspections, moisture intrusion analysis, and construction defect analysis.
**NV5 only provides services in jurisdictions where the firm is properly licensed according to applicable regulations (federal, state/provincial, local).
Expertise
Building sciences
Cause and origin determinations
Duration of loss
Air quality monitoring programs
Moisture surveys and microbial evaluations
Odor evaluations
Piping and plumbing failure evaluation
Building pressure assessment
Remediation protocol development
Remediation monitoring and post-remediation verifications
Building Consulting
Construction defect analysis
Cost estimating
Design consistency and constructability analysis
Remediation and repair recommendations
Defect correction monitoring
Clerk of works
Decommissioning and demolition
Environmental investigations
Causation analysis
Site assessment
Full-scale remediation, construction, and monitoring
Remediation oversight
Loss and expenses allocation
Waste management
Earthquake damage assessments
Determine earthquake distress vs. pre-existing distress
Build diagrams with elevation surveys and detailed distress documentation
Structural calculations to determine predicted behavior vs. observed behavior in relation to design and construction defects
Structural forensics
Cause and origin investigations
Storm surge calculations
Wind vs. surge analysis
Hail damage assessment
Flood depth determination
Cause and extent of damage
Building envelope evaluations
Basement evaluations
Materials defects analysis
Roof testing services
Foundation system studies
Dock, seawall, and pier damage evaluations
Repair design and drawing preparation