Landmarked Hotel Property – Hurricane Damage
About the project:
- Historic 1940’s hotel in Miami’s Art Deco District
- Property was subjected to high-winds, wind-driven rain, and flooding during Hurricane Irma
Scope of services:
- Investigation included differentiating between pre-existing damages and those caused by Hurricane Irma
About the project:
- Failure of a modular concrete retaining wall system and subsequent slope failure in residential neighborhood
- Significant damage to several residential townhomes, commercial properties, and buried utilities
Scope of services:
- Investigation included a scope of damage assessment and structural stability analysis
- Project team utilized sUAS (drone) based imagery for aerial evaluation of damage and survey of adjacent, potentially unstable soil slopes
About the project:
- Structure consisted of a reinforced concrete frame with concrete masonry non-bearing walls and a post-tensioned slab
- Warehouse storage facility sustained significant fire damage
Scope of services:
- Investigation included a scope of damage assessment, a reinstatement cost estimation, and a value estimation of the warehouse facility
- Project team utilized sUAS (drone) based imagery for aerial evaluation of site damage
About the project:
- A public-private partnership tasked with replacing 558 aging bridges throughout the area within three years
- Bridges primarily consisted of precast concrete culvert or box beam structural systems in rural areas on smaller state highways
- Prime contractor suffered repeated setbacks due to multiple weather-related loss events impacting project schedule
- Damage to approximately 80 construction sites and partially constructed bridges
Scope of services:
- Investigation included a scope of damage assessment, repair invoice reconciliation, and ROM estimation
About the project:
- Reinforced masonry and wood truss auxiliary hotel building undergoing exterior renovation work experienced a significant failure of the roof framing following a high-wind and rain event
- Significant damage to building and impact to existing business operations.
Scope of services:
- DeSimone provided emergency condition assessment less than 48 hours after loss event
- Investigation included a scope of damage assessment, root cause analysis, and scope of repair assessment
About the project:
- Largest power generator in Colombia with a total production of 15,000 MW
- Generation capacity of 200 MW, with three Francis turbines of 68 MW each, located in an underground cavern, 623 feet deep
- Fire initiated inside a transformer chamber and spread to the other two transformers located inside the same cavern
- Fire rose through the first high voltage cable shaft reaching the cable trenches of the electric substation located above ground
Scope of services:
- Service included the determination of extent and nature of structural and civil work repairs being conducted at the plant
About the project:
- 14-story, 120-unit luxury condo development
- Damage to 500 glass lites reportedly caused by impact of falling weld slag
Scope of services:
- On-site investigation, review of construction procedures, schedules, and other documentation to develop opinions regardinf sources of damage and responsible parties
