The mechanical engineers at Robson Forensic are Licensed Professional Engineers who have extensive hands on experience in the design, operation, manufacture, installation and maintenance of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and equipment.
Our experts have broad experience in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional equipment and building systems.
We commonly investigate incidents and injuries involving oil and gas fired boilers, furnaces, heaters, air handling units, chillers, pumps, hot and chilled water hydronic systems, steam systems, refrigerant based air conditioning and freezer systems. Many of our mechanical engineers also have extensive experience in gas fired appliances such as stoves, ranges, clothes dryers, and log sets.
Investigations often involve:
- HVAC system operational issues due to improper design or construction
- Freezing of piping due to heating problems
- Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
- Construction disputes
- Equipment failure analysis
- HVAC equipment related fires
- Energy cost damages due to improperly designed and/or installed systems.
- Natural gas, propane and oil fired heating equipment
- Steam system failures and explosions
- Boiler explosions
Robson Forensic offers local mechanical engineers from many of our regional locations. Please contact your local Robson Forensic office, or the practice leader for our HVAC group, David Caggiano, P.E., for assistance in determining the most appropriate expert to assist on your matter.
- CSST - Experts Investigate Fire in Upscale Home
A fire broke out in a recently constructed upscale home during a heavy thunderstorm. Robson Forensic fire investigators were retained to investigate the fire and determine the origin and cause. Our investigator concluded that the origin of the fire was under the first floor where a hole was discovered in the flexible gas tubing. He determined that the hole had been created by a lightning strike. Based on these findings, additional Robson experts were engaged to determine if the work performed by the electrical contractor during the home’s construction was a cause of the hole in the gas tubing.
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- Scald - Biomechanics Expert Investigates Ability of Users to Avoid Injury
A security guard was badly scalded by hot water from an outdoor hose bibb. She had been patrolling a public housing complex when she saw water running and tried to shut off the valve. As soon as the hot water hit her skin, she was scalded. We measured the water temperature at over 185 degrees F. Tracing the lines back through the system showed ,how in the course of repairs, maintenance workers had piped the bibb from a tap into the nearby hot water piping instead of the cold.
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- 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.
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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.
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