Projects

NV5 was contracted to: Analyze demolition and redevelopment estimates Review billing invoice labor rates, and supervisor to labor ratios Review invoicing for equipment pricing Review and confirm the appropriate equipment, equipment size, and duration of equipment usage was justified for the specific loss conditions Provide an independent cost estimate for[...]

NV5 was retained to observe and comment on reported structural damage to the main residence and the detached guest house with regard to the passage of a tornado on March 3, 2020. Soon after the weather event, NV5 staff went the site to conduct a visual, non-destructive assessment at the[...]

NV5 completed a geotechnical and visual assessment of a ground surface depression that developed suddenly in the rear portions of one building at a condominium complex in Tennessee. The depression that formed along the south-central portion of this building were backfilled and emergency underpins were installed along a limited portion[...]

NV5 was retained to assess how a southwest Florida office and manufacturing building flooded during Hurricane Irma although no damage was observed to the building envelope. NV5 concluded that clogged downspouts, the absence of secondary drain scuppers and the parapet walls allowed approximately 9,600 ft3 to rainwater to pool and[...]

NV5 was hired to assess the roofs of a hotel in Lakeland, Florida in response to Hurricane Irma. NV5 evaluated the extent of damage to the roofs of the hotel structures, and the extent of moisture infiltration as a result of the storm. The wind-related damage was evaluated with respect[...]

As the nation’s combat logistics support agency, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) manages the global supply chain – from raw materials to end user to disposition – for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 10 combatant commands, other federal agencies, and partner and allied nations. DLA leads DoD’s efforts[...]

NV5 was retained as an expert to determine the extent of damage from an explosion that occurred with a residential gas barbeque grill. Damage from the explosion included detached, displaced, and/or cracked finish components, and bowed and/or cracked wood framing members. In addition to evaluating the extent of the damage[...]

In response to Hurricane Irma, NV5 was hired to evaluate the exterior and roofs of 42 buildings within an airport complex. The types of structures included hangars, offices, residences, and rental space structures with claimed wind-related damage. Wind-related damage was evaluated, quantified, and analyzed for building code issues related to[...]

Immediately after Hurricane Michael in October 2018, NV5 sent a team of building science experts to evaluate the effects of wind-driven rains to windows and doors in a 206-unit high-rise condominium. The evaluation included a moisture mapping survey on all affected units to determine which units were effected. A random[...]

NV5 was asked to opine on discoloration and condensation concerns along the exterior side of an office wall located within a newly built warehouse. NV5 determined that the condensation and discoloration that formed along the office wall (warehouse side) was the result of conductive heat transfer. The design drawings of[...]