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Determining the cause of a failure is at the heart of the Kleinfeldt Process. Regardless of the nature of the failure, our Forensic Engineers work to determine whether the cause is due to a failure of design, construction, and/or maintenance. In this way, we can pinpoint the contributing factors.
Determining whether there is a failure in design, construction, and/or maintenance is crucial to our assessment.
If there is a failure in design, we typically begin our investigation by reviewing the following documents and resources:
- Design Drawings
- Permit Documents
- Current and Historical Building Codes, By-laws, and Standards
- Building Code Act
- Design Best Practices
- Contracts
If the failure is construction related, we would likely research the following resources:
- Construction Best Practices
- Inspection Reports
- Current and Historical Building Codes, By-laws, and Standards
- Contracts
If the failure is maintenance related, we would likely assess the failure with respect to the following sources:
- Maintenance Best Practices
- Current and Historical Building Codes, By-laws, and Standards
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Contracts
Using the appropriate reference documents, we are able to identify parties of interest, their associated duties, any breaches of duty, and evidence to support our evaluation of such a breach. In this way, we are able present our conclusions in a clear, coherent, and defendable manner, identifying our assessment of cause.
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