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• Engineer new replacement sash balances for acoustical windows in elementary school, Chicago, IL
• Investigate ground level glass that was scratched during construction, Chicago, IL
• Prepare bid document and attend pre-bid conference for the replacement of glass in a large office building, Princeton, NJ
• Assist attorney who is suing a beer company on behalf of people who were injured when beer bottles spontaneously exploded, Jericho, NY
• Finalize scope of work and select bidder for concrete repair and sealing at top of residential high-rise, Chicago, IL
• Investigate glass injury which occurred when adult basketball player impacted a wire- glass window adjacent to the basketball court, community center, Lehi, UT
• Investigate glass spontaneous breakage and delamination in glass handrails, roof garden of new residential high-rise, Chicago, IL
• Investigate argon depletion in insulated glass units in residential townhome complex, Livermore, CA
• Investigate damage to glass in high-rise office building by demolition contractor who used a grinder to remove pipes, Cincinnati, OH
• Presentation at IIBEC Building Enclosure Symposium, “Nightmares on the Edge: Lawsuits About Concrete Slab Tolerance and Deflection Related to Windows and Curtainwalls”, Houston, TX
• Field survey and measure 11 retail establishments for possible application of Defense- Lite façade protection, Chicago, IL area
• Investigate spontaneous shattering of outdoor glass table, with injuries, Louisville, KY
• Investigate replacement window defects in single family residence, Richfield, OH
• Investigate spontaneous curtainwall glass breakage in twin 42 story residential towers, San Francisco, CA
• Attend Defense-Lite façade protection training, Marietta, GA
• Investigation of fatal glass injury at shopping mall, Florence, SC
• Investigation of window defects in luxury residence, Lincoln, NE
• Investigation of spontaneous breakage of ballistic glass in TV studio, Washington, DC.

Videos

• Nickel Sulfide Inclusion – A World Inside Glass
• Dynamic Water Test at Construction Research Lab
• Leaks & Problems with Vinyl Windows
• Testing Leaking Brick Walls

Articles

• Leaks and Mold in Walls: the dirty little secret
• The Symbolic Value of Buildings
• Bad Window Replacement: Top 10 Installer Screw-ups: Bad Window Caulk (Part 2)
• Split Face Block Leaks
• Testing Leaking Brick Walls
• Envision the Wind in a Blizzard
• Legal Claims and Disputes in Construction
• Building Science 1: Rainscreens and Weather Barriers
• Window Condensation: Top 10 Fixes
• Bad Window Replacement: Top 10 Installer Screw-ups: Bad Window Caulk
• My Windows Leak!
• Sudden Cold Snap Coincides with Window Condensation Web Traffic
• Diagnosing Glass Breakage
• Insulated Glass Seal Failure

Case Studies

• Glass Breakage Injury Investigation, Hotel
• Mirror Detachment Injury Investigation, Apartment building, Boca Raton, FL
• Investigation of Glass Breakage Leading to Fatal Fall, Hotel, Atlanta, GA
• Curtainwall Glass Breakage, Hotel & Casino, Hanover, MD

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