Inspection Services:
Inspection
Services for realtors and owners who are concerned about the homes or commercial properties they own
or are in the process of purchasing or selling. Our typical inspection includes the exterior, interior, and crawlspace of
the structure. We look at foundation condition, settlement, drainage and sub-floor structure.
Design Services:
New Building Design that creatively adapts
to form and function, utilizes sustainable design concepts, and includes performance-based engineering.
Design-Build that recognizes the value of fully integrating design and detailing with construction techniques and efficiencies.
Upgrade and Repair Services:
Seismic
Evaluation and Analysis that focuses on specific performance
objectives that are suited to the project and with techniques that are rooted in the historic performance of buildings in
earthquakes.
Seismic
Strengthening with a keen sense for fully utilizing
existing buildings components, and that strives for constructability with least disruption.
Historic Preservation with a strong respect for maintaining the historic fabric that helps define community.
Consulting Services:
Pre-lease/Pre-purchase Investigations
that provide information needed for informed choices.
Peer Review/Value Engineering with
a proper sense of balance between the reviewer and the design professionals of record.
Construction Means and Methods Engineering as needed to ensure a safe and stable construction environment, especially
as it relates to rehabilitation projects.
Expert Witness/Litigation Support
with a dedication to finding the cause of the problem and communicating the details in a clear and concise manner.
Sometimes contractors and engineers fail to perform their work properly, or a seller might fail
to disclose existing conditions, as required by law. Once you have identified a defect in your structure or construction
work, you may need an engineering report and expert witness to help you obtain a remedy from the contractor.
EDC can provide construction defect analysis and report services, as well as providing your attorney with
an experienced expert witness.
