Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was dispatched to the scene of a commercial structure that housed the local Girl Scout Council. Our construction defect experts were asked to investigate a reported popping of tiles at the site, complete a failure analysis and prepare a report documenting the forensic causation. The single-story, concrete masonry unit (CMU) building was originally constructed...

Of course, elevators are supposed to go up and down. But when there's missing rebar in the masonry construction housing it, well, it's bound to fall out of alignment. And that's what made this elevator project go sideways. This was the primary topic on a recent surety file in The Big Apple, a claim our experts were asked to investigate...

  One of our nation's leading insurance carriers recently required construction and engineering support that transcended the skills and scope of the everyday Property & Casualty adjuster. They turned to the forensic claims experts who lead the Property & Casualty Group at Guardian Group, Inc. A residential policy holder had made a claim that damage to his roof and ceiling, including...