Overview

The Inspections & Forensic Engineering Strategic Business Unit (SBU) provides investigative engineering services for both private and public buildings and site facilities. We also provide observation and evaluation services for construction quality control of new and existing constructions. The scope of our services includes the following:

• Construction Failure Diagnosis and Analysis;
• Observation and Evaluations of new and existing facilities;
• Structural Building Damage Evaluations;
• Structural Analysis Review; and
• Mitigation and Remediation Measures and Recommendations.

Generally, the observation and evaluation services are provided for residential, commercial and industrial buildings and facilities. The services are mostly performed for new projects during the construction phase, in order to verify work quantity and quality (verification that work is performed according to standards, drawings and specifications). It serves to detect on time contractors’ work deviation with respect to contract documents, and to recommend corresponding corrective actions.

The observation and evaluation also applies to existing facilities that need diagnosis of cosmetic distress and structural damage. The Inspections & Forensic Engineering Strategic Business Unit provides evaluation of probable causes of the distress, assessment of risk of further damage, and recommendations for remedial measures. As an additional service Interfield could design the construction details for remediation.