Forensic perspective beyond the architectural process.Architecture cases and claims call for a professional, experienced expert with a proficient and focused skill. We have experts specializing in architecture design and code compliance to architecture standards and engineering. Our architects have designed, built and maintained industrial, residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. Our experts can assist in cases related to personal injury or commercial claims, and provide technical assistance to the legal and insurance industries. Investigating a wide range of architectural matters.Our architecture group has experience working with safety agencies and the standards they enforce. Our architecture experts use their knowledge in cases and claims.
- Building Life Safety - Expert Introduction to Relevant Codes
Given contemporary knowledge and building technology, there are now far fewer reasons for fire, in properly designed and maintained, modern buildings, to cause loss of life.
According to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) statistics, in 2011, there were 1,389,500 fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 3,005 civilian deaths, 17,500 civilian injuries, and $11.7 billion in property damage.
The attached document contains information on the history of life safety in buildings as well as the modern building and life safety codes. View Full Article HERE
- Fundamentals of Stairway Design
Standards for stairways are derived from how people walk, act and see. The design and construction features of safe stairs are intended to provide the public
with stairways that are consistent in design and construction, and that include features to assist them to use the stairs safely. View Full Mailer HERE
- Design for Safe Walking
The architectural group at Robson Forensic collaborated with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) to provide an interactive presentation on using best demonstrated design practices to improve pedestrian safety. The scope of the discussion includes accommodating pedestrian walking requirements, aiding in the identification of hazards, preventing degradation by transient conditions, and maintaining the integrity of built environments over time.
View Presentation on ASSE WebsiteView Full Speaking Engagement HERE
- Gold Medal Awarded by AIA Florida
Miguel Rodriguez was recently awarded the Gold Medal, the highest honor that AIA Florida presents its members. The Gold Medal is awarded to an AIA member who, through his/her dedication and service, advance the profession by taking a leadership position on practice issues, broad-based advocacy and meaningful professional development. View Full Article HERE
- Door Closer - Expert Investigates Injury at Retailer
A woman was struck by a door while entering a national retail chain store. The entrance consisted of a pair of tall, heavy doors with pivot hinges and door closers. The door slammed into the woman before she had completely passed through the entrance and knocked her into a nearby merchandise display. She fell and sustained serious injuries, including broken bones. Robson Forensic architect/premises safety expert, William E. J. Martin, AIA, NCARB, was retained to determine if improper maintenance of the entrance caused the door to operate outside of established industry standards and caused the victim’s injuries. View Full Case HERE
- Architectural Professional Liability - Expert Opines on Standards of Care
A patron at a nightclub climbed up on top of a 3 foot high speaker box platform and danced off the edge. Many people were sued. The club was a tenant at a Trade Center Development. We were engaged after it was claimed that the developer's architect, who reviewed the tenant drawings for the club, should have required guard rails around the top of the platform. View Full Case HERE
- Architectural & HVAC Professional Liability - Expert Investigates Cause of Mold
A couple hired a construction contractor and his newly-licensed architect son to design and build a high-end modern house. The design included large expanses of glass wall panels. The massive heating system (four air handlers and a boiler) was provided as a design/build effort by an HVAC subcontractor. Even so, during a relatively mild heating season the owners were unable to maintain comfort near the windows. In fact, so much water ran off the inside of the glass that it saturated adjacent surfaces and caused mold. View Full Case HERE
- Door Hardware - Expert Investigates Hand Entrapment
A man was exiting his apartment when his hand became entrapped in the security hardware on the interior door, and his hand was severely injured. His hand was caught between the interlocking pieces of a latch guard, one mounted on the door and the other on the frame.
A Robson Forensic architect was retained to investigate the configuration of the hardware and determine if it was dangerous and met the standard of care for safe door hardware configuration. View Full Our Work HERE
- Glass Sliding Door - Expert Investigates Laceration
A young girl was visiting the apartment of her uncle and cousins when she leaned against the glass of a sliding door that led to the exterior patio. The glass broke into large shards that fell onto her. She was severely lacerated. The glass was original to the door, which was installed prior to the enactment of safety glazing requirements in building and property maintenance codes.
A Robson Forensic architect was retained to determine the requirements for glazing in the subject door, and if the apartment complex owner’s actions were reasonable in not replacing or protecting the glass. View Full Our Work HERE
- Parking Lot Design - Expert Investigates Pedestrian Death
A woman was walking toward a busy donut shop in a parking lot, when she was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a person who had visited the same location every day for more than a year and was very familiar with the layout of the parking lot.
A Robson Forensic architect investigated the design and maintenance of the lot and determined that the parking lot lacked reasonable pedestrian and vehicle controls. The parking lot created dangerous traffic flows that created conflicts of vehicles with pedestrians. View Full Case HERE
- Powered Door - Expert Investigates Pedestrian Knockdown
A woman was entering a medical office building when she was knocked down by the automatic sliding door at the main entrance to the building. The door unexpectedly closed even though she was in the path of its detector eyes. A Robson Forensic architect was retained to determine if the maintenance of the door caused the door to malfunction and injure the woman as she attempted to enter. View Full Our Work HERE
- Restaurant Entrance - Expert Investigates Pedestrian Fall
A woman was exiting a restaurant under a small canopy above the doors when she unexpectedly stepped across a single riser in the raised ‘porch’. The tile pavement continued across the step and into the restaurant, and she didn’t see the change in elevation as she was walking toward her parked car. The configuration of the entrance had been recently changed, and the redesign involved the services of an architect.
A Robson Forensic architect was retained to determine if the restaurant, who maintained the entrance, and the architect, who oversaw construction of the new entrance, created a dangerous condition that caused the woman’s injuries. View Full Our Work HERE
- Robson Forensic Brochure
Robson Forensic has been providing high quality and professional forensic engineering, architectural, scientific and
investigative services throughout the United States since 1987. Robson Forensic provides expertise in a broad range of forensic and technical disciplines. View Full Mailer HERE
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