Bradley Potts, Architect, LEED-AP, CXLT

Background

Mr. Bradley Potts is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture.  Being licensed in California for over 25 years, his experience includes resort, transit, airport, and civic center planning; feasibility, property assessments, code analysis, pre-design, and pre-construction services; building design, the preparation and review of construction documents and specifications; building consultant coordination; construction claims and disputes; construction administration, project management, and construction management. The delivery methods he has used include Design-Build and Integrated Project Delivery methods, as well as traditional methods. His covered sectors include K-12 and higher education, healthcare (OSHPD), aviation, municipal, justice, commercial, Type-I to Type-V, single-family, multi-family, high-rise, historic preservation, and retail projects. Outside of design services, he has also worked in construction and has served as an Owner’s Representative for the Palo Alto Unified School District. All K-12 work focused on or included significant ADA accessibility improvements.

Mr. Potts’ design and construction background has well positioned him to be retained as an expert in the forensics sector of the A.E.C. industry. This included single-party and class-action investigations and remediations pertaining to the standard of care; premises liability; the building envelope; plaza and elevated decks; slab flatness and cure issues; window and curtain wall systems; historic preservation and repairs; roofing systems; paints and coatings; potential material defects; noise and vibration issues and code compliance; site and drainage matters; structural and seismic issues; flood, fire, wildfire, and earthquake caused conditions; mold issues; critical airport operational facilities; and flooring issues.  He has assisted insurers, property owners, and tenants with accessibility and premises liability assessments for convenience stores/markets, apartments, parking lots, restaurants, and offices.  These assessments included evaluations of the standard of care, the applicable codes and standards, and reasonable notice.