Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was called to a Southern Florida apartment complex to investigate alleged construction defects; specifically, our experts were asked by the insurance carrier's counsel to determine whether reported damages were the result of inherent construction deficiencies, deferred maintenance or recent storm activity. A review of plans indicated a complex comprised of 2 main structures,...

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...