ATS has investigated the cause of building system and structure failures for insurance companies, owners, as well as plaintiff and defense attorneys.
Building System Failures
Residential, retail, office, industrial, and processing facilities utilize a wide variety of building systems for heating and cooling, water distribution, and fire suppression. System failures can lead to losses resulting in personal injury, property damage, and equipment failure.
Our investigators have extensive knowledge of building systems and their associated equipment, including piping, fittings, sprinklers, and air/water/steam handling components.
We perform failure analysis, component testing, and standards guidance for both general industries and the litigation community. An additional asset to the ATS investigators is the wide array of in-house testing capabilities including NDT, Metallurgy, Chemistry, and Mechanical and Environmental testing.
Investigation Capabilities
Our investigation capabilities include:
- Fire Suppression Systems
- Sprinkler head failures
- Wet & Dry systems
- Pipe & fitting failures
- Water Distribution
- Pipe & system failures
- Heaters/tanks/pumps
- Waste/drain/venting
- Fittings & Hardware
- Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Furnaces & Heaters
- Boilers/Condensers/Evaporators
- Pumps
- Fans
- Industrial & Residential Structural Failures
- Wind, Moisture, Insect & Fire Damage
- Roof Collapse
- Deck Collapse
- Welded & Bolted Connections
- Flooring
- Trusses
- Hand Rails & Guard Rails