28 services found
EFI Global, Inc. Services
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Engineering Services
With experts in virtually every respective field, we can serve as a single source for all of your engineering needs. Whether your project requires a simple evaluation or an exhaustive investigation, we pride ourselves on delivering the same quick response, in-depth analysis and timely reporting for each project.
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Civil and Structural Services
We have performed thousands of forensic structural investigations ranging from single-family residential buildings to multi-lane highway bridges and high-rise buildings throughout the world. Our experienced civil and structural engineers bring a clear and pragmatic perspective to complex failure related losses that only years of experience in forensics, design and construction can bring. This diverse experience allows us to respond to virtually any type ...
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Material Science Services
Our materials science team has comprehensive expertise in all components of engineering, ranging from consulting, project management, design and risk-based inspection, to failure analysis, research and testing and expert witness testimony, with experience covering all material applications including metallurgy, polymers, composites and ...
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Construction Management Services
Effective construction management requires the ability to provide and apply a number of concurrent services from pre-through post-construction. Our multi-disciplinary professionals augment the owner's staff with feasibility level planning, design, construction, engineering and management expertise. Whether it is the execution of a retrofit design, remediation, renovation of an existing building or the construction of a new facility, our dedicated ...
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Building Envelope Assessments
Collecting data and making observations is an important first step in identifying distress and other potential problem areas of building envelopes. However, in order to mitigate loss, an assessment must be performed in concert with an appropriate diagnosis and course of action, which can only be determined by building envelope ...
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Property Condition Assessments
What distinguishes our approach to property condition assessments is the invaluable collaboration between our assessment group and our multi-disciplinary team of design professionals, who, when necessary, also contribute to identifying solutions. A property condition assessment is used to determine whether a facility’s current conditions may have a significant detrimental impact on its continued operation, lend to depreciated property value or ...
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Roofing Services
A building’s roof system is one of its most susceptible components with respect to quality of installation, maintenance, and weather, with failure due to any of these variables resulting in costly repairs — that’s why we provide a full-range of roofing services to assist building owners, property managers, consultants and insurance companies design, construct, evaluate and maintain theirs. We specialize in roof consulting, roof uplift ...
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Fire Investigations
We understand the importance of constructing timely, thorough and well-supported fire scene evaluations — that’s why we require that every fire investigator be qualified in origin and cause investigations and receive ongoing training to stay abreast of changing industry standards.
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Incendiarism Services
We understand the ramifications of an incendiary fire cause and the evidence necessary to successfully defend a fraudulent claim. Our fire investigators rely on current industry standards and scientific principles to provide the factual basis to support our findings. An incendiary fire determination must be supported by the evidence and relevant facts developed through the use of sound methodology. Each hypothesis during the fire scene investigation must ...
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Liability Services
Demand letters and notification of claimed liability often surface after the scene has been investigated and the evidence has been processed and removed. In these type cases, a reliable independent opinion can still be formed based on a comprehensive review of the known facts and evidence. Following proper methodology, testing of the stated theories can prove or disprove a final hypothesis or conclusion. One or more of our select groups of fire and ...
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Origin and Cause Services
Determining the origin and cause of a fire loss can be a daunting challenge given the fact that fire can mask or destroy most of its own evidence. However, training and expertise can overcome the challenge resulting in a determination and assignment of responsibility in most cases. When trying to determine the cause and responsibility for a fire loss, it is important that the investigative team employs the proper methods and practices for an accurate and ...
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Subrogation Services
Our combination of expert fire analysis and scientific support can mean the difference between success and failure. Our level of expertise and training in accidental fire causes enables us to recognize, identify and document all issues of potential significance that could aid in the preservation and recovery of insurance funds. It is our goal is to provide an objective investigation, complete documentation and solid determination in order to optimize ...
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Failure Analysis Services
Failure analysis is an important part of any fire investigation where an electrical or mechanical component or system is suspected of causing it. Since many of our electrical and mechanical engineers are also certified fire investigators and are extensively familiar with fire patterns and damage, they work closely with our fire investigators to provide a comprehensive, technical examination that identifies the failure and assigns responsibility when and ...
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Fire Focused Automated Client Solutions (FireFACS)
Insurance carriers rely on service providers for timely responses. Specifically, there is an increased demand for quicker turnaround of investigative reports that address critical issues relating to a loss. In many instances, carriers have explicit timelines to determine how to proceed with a claim and the expert report can be of the utmost importance in that decision process. However, expediting the reporting process is not the only consideration. ...
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Environmental
Our complete line of environmental consulting services is designed to help property owners, managers and developers maintain compliance with current environmental regulations, minimize risks and optimize business objectives through appropriate evaluation, timeliness and resourceful project approaches.
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Site Assessments and Remediation Services
With expertise in due diligence, site assessments and risk management services we provide feasible project solutions from inception to completion for a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, real estate developers, property management firms, attorneys, the manufacturing industry, and healthcare and government ...
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Brownfield and Site Development Services
EFI Global is well versed in working with Brownfield sites. We desire to partner with our client to provide the best solution, whether remediation or corrective action, for a given site and situation. In order to mitigate the risk of a property, we work with our client to address the real or perceived pollution to expand, re-establish, re-use or redevelop the impacted ...
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Remediation Oversight and Monitoring Services
EFI Global‘s remediation and oversight monitoring program can be designed to provide multi-faceted resources and tools that effectively assist with the management and resolution of environmental risks and their associated impacts. With our extensive industry and regulatory experience, we can perform the investigation, oversight and remediation for any given project. Our oversight capabilities include services associated with expense and loss ...
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Regulatory Compliance Services
EFI Global’s regulatory compliance experts partner with our clients’ specific needs to assist with compliance and best management practices. We provide assessments to organize and implement vital management system programs that assist in maintaining compliance with environmental health & safety monitoring, record-keeping and training ...
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Petroleum Management Services
Our petroleum management team consists of geologists, environmental scientists and engineers that focus on creative strategies that are cost-effective while gaining buy-in from the associated regulatory agencies in order to provide a comprehensive plan for Underground Storage Tanks (UST) ,Above-ground Storage Tanks (AST) and their associated management ...
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Industrial Hygiene Compliance and Consultation Services
We offer a full spectrum of industrial hygiene compliance and consultation services. Our staff includes certified industrial hygienists (CIH), field industrial hygienists, certified safety professionals (CSP) and occupational health and safety professionals. Our staff regularly performs services for the identification, evaluation and control of chemical and physical hazards as well as in-plant evaluations of employee exposure to airborne dust and vapor ...
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Indoor Air Quality and Mold Services
EFI Global offers a team of qualified microbiologists and chemists to evaluate indoor air quality (IAQ) issues caused by microbiological materials such as molds, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, temperature, humidity, carbon monoxide, radon gas, particulates and volatile organic compounds. Our staff includes PhD-level human health risk assessors, certified environmental infection control (CEICS) consultants, toxicologists, professional engineers in HVAC and ...
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Asbestos and Lead Services
EFI Global's asbestos and lead professionals have considerable expertise in managing and performing inspections related to asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and lead-based paint (LBP) at sites ranging from small stand alone buildings to facilities with multiple locations. We have completed work in a variety of facilities including commercial, industrial, medical, educational, multi-family, hotels, retail and government. Our experience includes ...
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Wetlands and Biological Services
Delineation of wetlands is typically accomplished to formally designate wetland boundaries to meet notification requirements and to help assess the magnitude of mitigative actions should impacts to a wetland occur as a result of a proposed project. Many development activities that are commonplace and do not impact wetlands negatively have been issued Nationwide Permits (NWPs) by the United States Army Corps of Engineers ...
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Occupational and Industrial Safety Services
EFI Global health and safety consultant professionals provide a wide range of health and safety services, including health & safety management systems for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance audits, job hazard analysis, industrial hygiene services, health and safety program development and health and safety ...
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Third-Party Review and Data Verification
EFI Global provides third party review and data verification services for our clients to assist them in reviewing the details of their project in an analytical manner as compared to regulatory requirements, cost considerations and industry standards. Many clients call on our experts to verify project costs, regulatory compliance and specific procedures to ensure the project is proceeding in a responsible, practical manner without cost overruns or ...
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Specialty and Consulting
In order to support both our core forensic services and our clients’ needs, we also offer sophisticated chemical and microbiology laboratory analysis, as well as industry leading transportation forensics such as biomechanical analysis, accident reconstruction and vehicle failure analysis.
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Collision Reconstruction Services
This engineering specialty is utilized to determine how or why a collision occurred and the various factors that may have contributed to it. Our experts conduct full-scale collision site surveys to document forensic evidence that may be present while our engineers inspect the vehicles to determine impact points, collision forces and occupant interaction within the vehicle. We also have the capability to download any available collision data from the ...
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Vehicle Failure Analysis Services
The complexity of motor vehicles increases ever year with the addition of safety systems, electronic control and monitoring systems and alternative engine power sources. The engineers at EFI Global have the capability of analyzing motor vehicle systems and determining the cause and sequence of events leading to the failure of various vehicle ...
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Laboratory Services
Our technical laboratories are located in Houston, Texas and Sacramento, California and offer a wide range of chemical and microbiological testing services. Our laboratories are staffed with degreed, trained and experienced microbiologists and chemists who perform a variety of tests to support fire investigations, indoor air quality (IAQ) assessments, mold evaluations and failure analysis. We provide the highest quality analysis, rapid turnaround times ...
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Chemistry Laboratory Services
EFI Global maintains two chemical laboratories providing a full range of material and chemical testing. Both laboratories are fully equipped with state-of-the-art instruments and experienced chemists specializing in analysis of forensic fire debris, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and polymers. Our chemistry personnel are degreed professionals with expert witness testimony experience for industrial, civil and criminal ...
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Microbiology Laboratory Services
Our microbiology laboratories support a wide range of indoor air quality, mold and other environmental investigations conducted throughout the U.S. We specialize in the analysis of indoor air quality samples for common fungi, yeasts and bacteria found in residential and commercial properties. In addition to fungal analysis, we offer an extensive list of services for the identification of bacteria in indoor environments and drinking ...