Avelar

Avelar investigates building defects and failures, accurately analyzing the cause, extent, and magnitude of damage through advanced performance testing, forensic analysis, and documentation reviews.

• Litigation Expert Support

  Deploys multi-disciplinary backgrounds in architecture, contracting, estimating, and code requirements to analyze complex building failures and support legal teams.

• Expert Witness Testimony

  Offers technical expertise for plaintiff or defense teams, providing testimony in depositions, trials, or binding arbitration concerning construction defects, design/code deficiencies, and architectural standards.

• Research and Analysis

  Reviews design, construction, and maintenance records to identify sequencing issues, contractual deviations, life-safety problems, and manufacturing compliance errors.

• Standard of Care Analysis

  Evaluates project files, plans, and specifications to determine if architects or general contractors met professional industry standard of care expectations.

• Schedule Analysis

  Analyzes construction delays, project schedule updates, and cost overruns to evaluate the contractual and cost ramifications of project timing disputes.

• Injury Causation Analysis

  Evaluates personal injury claims involving alleged building code violations, design defects, water infiltration, or deferred maintenance issues.

• Building Conditions Assessment

  Assesses physical structures to document current defects, analyze components, and detail the severity of building failures.

• Course of Construction Review

  Evaluates active construction phases and sequencing to verify that execution aligns with specified standards and design parameters.

• SB326 Inspections and Reporting

  Conducts visual structural inspections and reporting on exterior elevated load-bearing elements in compliance with state regulations.

Integrates architectural design capabilities with standalone structural engineering to deliver high-performing buildings and resolve complex site structural challenges.

• Code Compliance of Existing Structures

  Analyzes structures for historical and current building code compliance using certified code professionals and structural specialists.

• ADA and Accessibility

  Performs professional accessibility audits led by a Certified Access Specialist to evaluate buildings and sites against federal and state ADA standards.

• Architectural Project Management Services

  Coordinates diverse design professionals, integrates special inspections, and manages complex rebuilding or rehabilitation schedules.

Specializes in design development, repair drawings, and reconstruction management to ensure long-term and cost-effective remedies for building deficiencies.

• Overall Repair Plan

  Develops a prioritized roadmap and budget to address immediate and long-term repair needs based on client funding.

• Schematic and Design Development

  Translates initial project concepts into detailed architectural, structural, and building systems documentation.

• Construction Drawings and Specifications

  Prepares robust contract documents suitable for contractor bidding, building department plan checks, and permit acquisition.

• Presentation Drawings

  Uses computer-aided design systems to model concepts, document current conditions, and communicate proposed plans.

• Historic Restoration

  Balances structural and modern safety updates with strict adherence to the historical and architectural integrity of older structures.

• Design-Build

  Provides efficient design and reconstruction under a single contract, coordinating post-litigation and repair work seamlessly.

• Site Surveys

  Performs comprehensive inspections to evaluate aging infrastructure, identifying components in urgent need of maintenance.

Oversees reconstruction, painting, reroofing, and repair projects, keeping budgets, schedules, and work quality strictly aligned.

• Construction Contract Administration

  Reviews contractor submittals, schedules, and changes, performing site visits to verify progress conforms with construction plans.

• Scope of Work Development and Bidding

  Drafts clear rehabilitation scopes, pre-qualifies contractors, coordinates walkthroughs, and assists in negotiating owner-contractor agreements.

• Contractor and Consultant Coordination

  Integrates the work of third-party specialty consultants, materials inspectors, and contractors to ensure smooth field operations.

• Construction Cost Analysis

  Evaluates cost estimates, assesses the legitimacy of cost overruns, and estimates fair values for disputed construction items.

Utilizes diagnostic tools such as infrared thermography, moisture meters, spray racks, and floor-level mapping to confirm structural or envelope compliance.

• Third-Party Testing

  Conducts independent testing of building assemblies, waterproofing systems, and exterior wall envelopes in line with ASTM and AAMA specifications.

Provides niche advisory services to associations, property developers, and owners to prevent defects and resolve complex structural issues.

• Environmental Consulting Services

  Specializes in the mitigation, moisture mapping, and remediation design of structures affected by water, smoke, fire, or mold damage.

• Peer Review

  Performs independent project file reviews to identify high-risk construction assemblies and eliminate issues before the build phase begins.

• Community Association Services

  Assists community board members in inspecting, organizing, budgeting, and executing deferred maintenance tasks on common-area assets.

• Homeowner Representative Services

  Acts as an owner liaison, managing communication, coordination, scheduling, and inspections for multifamily associations during repairs.