The Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW) is a structured assessment process used to evaluate the fire performance and risk of external wall systems…
Case Study Overview Following a successful building enclosure design review during Phase 1, a client returned to Rimkus during Phase 2 to request another review…
Learn how roof snow load requirements are calculated, why drift loads matter, and what older commercial buildings may lack under current code standards.
Case Study Overview Before a new K-12 school broke ground in Texas, an independent, third-party review of the building’s water, air, and thermal barrier design…
As autonomous vehicles move from novelty to commercial reality, the legal and insurance industries face an emerging and complex question: when a self-driving vehicle is…
Case Study Overview When a residential community operator identified water intrusion across two adjacent post-tensioned concrete parking garages, the Rimkus Built Environment Solutions (BES) team…
Case Study Overview When a multi-story residential community began experiencing water intrusion and cracking in its below-grade parking structure, the Rimkus Built Environment Solutions team…
Case Study Overview When concrete spalling and water intrusion began appearing throughout a decades-old pre-cast parking structure, the Rimkus Built Environment Solutions (BES) team was…
Biomechanical analysis links mechanical forces to injury claims. Learn how the three-step methodology supports causation opinions in litigation and insurance.
The construction standard of care measures professional conduct against what a prudent practitioner would do. Learn how it is defined, applied, and evaluated.