FORENSIC ENGINEERING TO SOLVE CASE QUESTIONS 

Down Forensic Engineering, Inc. (DFE), a North Carolina Corporation, has the expertise and resources to provide cost effective, accurate, and thorough investigations of electrical failures, mechanical failures, structural failures, fire and explosion origin and cause investigations, accident investigations or reconstructions, environmental investigations, mold and mildew causations and ID, product defects, and other types of failure analysis. 

WHAT DOES A FORENSIC ENGINEERING FIRM DO?

Forensic engineering is the investigation of materials,  systems, or components that fail or do not operate or function as intended - in order to provide impartial scientific evidence for use in the courts of law. Common types of failure investigations include structural failures, fire and explosion investigations, product defect analysis, accident investigations, and other investigation types. Such failures or malfunctions often lead to costly insurance claims and litigation.  Down Forensic Engineering, Inc. (DFE) provides cost effective, timely engineering support for the investigation and analysis of insurance claims, and offers expert witness testimony to the legal profession for depositions and trials.

Our forensic experts are familiar with the claims, subrogation, and litigation processes, and can help clarify the technical aspects of a cause of failure. When the need for clear, concise, and accurate reporting develops, our forensic experts utilize extensive experience, advanced skills, and technology to get you the answers that you may need in order to resolve a case or claim. 

Areas in which DFE can assist you include: 

Structural Failures & Investigations    Fire & Explosion O&C

Failure Analysis                                Electrical Failures 

Mechanical Failures                          Accident Investigations 

Environmental Investigations             Product Defects

and more...

Common types of losses that forensic engineers will routinely assess include: storm and settlement-related damage to building structures, moisture intrusion and mold causation, vehicular accidents, fires, explosions, lightning damage, and personal injury accidents. The frequency of the need for these types of investigations can be influenced by a combination of weather conditions, population, and location. For example, the southeastern U.S. coastal areas are potential locations for hurricanes to come ashore, resulting in structural failures due to wind damage and rising water and storm surge, moisture intrusion and mold. Areas having higher incidences of severe weather, such as hail, lightning and high winds tend to have more weather-related insurance claims and losses that might require an engineering evaluation. Large metropolitan areas can account for a higher incidence of vehicular accidents, industrial equipment failures, fire investigations, HVAC and IAQ-related issues, electrical failures, and much more. One thing is certain: regardless of the location - forensic experts are frequently being called upon to apply their forensic skills in determining the cause of large property losses and personal injury accidents so that litigation will either be averted, or supported by factual data in the court room.

Down Forensic Engineering is ready to address many of your forensic engineering needs. Whether the claim is involving electrical or mechanical failures, structural failures, product defects, fire investigations,  or environmental analysis requiring the services of a forensic expert, we can help. If we do not have the expertise needed to assist you, we will try to recommend someone who can. Call us now at (919) 234-3473 and speak to an expert about your case or claim, or send and inquiry by completing the brief form below:

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As a service to our website visitors, DFE has provided the following additional information about forensic engineering, fire investigations, and other topics of interest:

"Forensic engineers — electrical and electronics, civil, structural, mechanical and so on — investigate and reconstruct failures in buildings, structures, facilities, vehicles and other engineered products and systems, according to the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)."

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"Randy D. Down, PE, CFEI has over 30 years of experience in Mechanical, Electrical and Control Systems Engineering for a very wide range of industrial, institutional, municipal and commercial applications."

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"DFE is associated with many groups and organizations that serve as a source of education and other valuable information." 

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Message from the President:

Nellie Williams and I are very pleased to be entering our fourth year of business soon and would like to thank all of our clients for our success to-date.  We contribute some of our recent success during this tough economy to continued hard work, prompt service, good communications, holding our standard rates to those offered in 2006 and discounting on extensive travel miles.

Growth during our initial three years has included: continuing expansion of our client base, our technical reference library, and our test equipment.  In addition, we have teamed up with other engineering firms as a sub-consultant and expanded our fire investigation-related training and certifications.

As a reminder, we are currently licensed as a forensic engineering firm in North Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia.  We look forward to continuing to be a reliable resource to you in the years to come.

With Great Appreciation and Regards,

Randy D. Down, PE, CFEI

President/Principal Engineer

 

DFE D-U-N-S NUMBER 78-859-7024

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