The Tower of Pisa might just be the most famous 1,000 year old construction defect case in history. And from the famous leaning Tower to the Surfside Condo collapse, as long as humans continue to design and build structures, there will be leaky windows, substandard foundations, improperly installed stucco — and disgruntled clients.
By highlighting numerous historical and recent case examples Terence Kadlec & Andrew Guerra illuminate the path to construction defects and the fundamental best practices in response. Terence & Andy focus on the construction defect landscape, the construction process & where defects arise and best practices for working with experts. These topics are also covered: design build vs. traditional projects, design phase & getting to bid, getting to permit, construction phase, contractor & engineer, governing code, owner/developer, design professional, building envelope, EIFS, patent vs. latent defects, Standard of Care, foundation systems, sitework & framing, vetting experts, previous practice & testimony, education & training, subject matter, the expert’s report.
As Practice Leader at EnVista Forensics Terence Kadlec focuses on construction defect claims and litigation, manages the group’s matters, provides mentorship and technical oversight internally and is a thought leader. Andrew Guerra is a Technical Lead with over 20 years of structural engineering experience including structural design of residential, commercial, educational and mixed-use structures.