Comprehensive Forensic Engineering Investigations: Haglid Engineering and Associates®

Led by Professional Engineer and Registered Architect Klas Haglid, Haglid Engineering and Associates® has the seasoned skills to quickly identify the causes behind structural and architectural failures, discover product defects, and point out careless system breakdowns. Diligent reports and depositions provide clear analysis in determining responsibility for property damage and unfortunate accidents while offering suggestions for avoiding repeat incidents.

Sought After in the Industry

Known for his expertise, Haglid has contributed to notable handbooks in the building industry. His chapter covering HVAC standards and Building Envelope Litigation in Engineering Standards for Forensic Application, edited by Dr. Richard McLay and Dr. Robert Anderson (Academic Press), includes Carbon Monoxide Deaths at a Ski Chalet–a study in experimental techniques for producing evidence used as the basis of opinion by an expert. The integrity of a two-story, wood frame building envelope was tested for its ability to eliminate CO.

Engineering Standards for Forensic Application – 1st Edition, Published 21st September 2018 by Academic Press, Copyright 2019 Elsevier Inc, eBook ISBN: 9780128132418, Hardcover ISBN: 9780128132401, Contributing Chapter 7 – Carbon Monoxide, HVAC Standards, and Building Envelope Litigation. Author: Klas C. Haglid, P.E., R.A.

Who are We Here to Serve?

Private Clients

Builders

Insurance Companies

Our Forensic Engineering Services

Investigate and improve building and machine efficiency and design.
Assess property structural concerns.
Aid in due diligence investigations.
Find mitigative solutions to workplace hazards.
Assess building code compliance.

Locate causes of mold, water damage, corrosive conditions, and fires.
Offer preventative solutions for avoiding structural damage, accidents, and/or fatalities on properties.
Assess storm damage.
Review designs for potential pitfalls.

The Benefits of Using HEA for Forensic Engineering Analysis

We are happy to work with Plaintiffs or Defendants.
Lawyers and Officers of the Court appreciate our ability to simplify common but sometimes complicated engineering concepts for the layperson.
We offer a free 15-minute consultation.
If a case requires experience outside our wheelhouse, we are happy to refer you to someone with the expertise you seek from our international network of forensic engineers.
As the need for forensic engineers well-versed in greener building concepts increases, you need look no further. Sustainable engineering is one of our specialties.

We’ve had the Pleasure of Working with:

CNA Insurance Company PMA Ins. Group
Department of Justice – State of Delaware
Department of Veterans Affairs
Donegal Insurance Company
First Union Securities
Franklin Mutual Insurance Company
Hartford Insurance Company
Hope Owners Warranty
Invision Technologies
J.P. Morgan
Legion Insurance Company
Mt. Hawley Insurance Co.
Nationwide Insurance
One Beacon Insurance
Penn National Insurance
GSA

PMA Ins. Group
Performance Insurance
Residential Warranty
RLI Insurance
Selective Insurance Company
State Farm Insurance Company
TASA Group
The Burlington Insurance Company
The FMI Companies
The Travelers Indemnity Company
U.S. Inspect
Utica National Insurance Group
Vermont Property and Casualty
Zurich Insurance
TSA – Federal Government

SAMPLE HEA CASES

Our specialty: Sustainable Buildings and Systems

Not every forensic engineer knows his way around sustainable buildings—how they should work, design pitfalls, as well as ways to achieve superior efficiency and Net-Zero or Net-Power-Producing potential. With experience in sustainable energy and architecture, Haglid Engineering and Associates is uniquely positioned to find flaws in this way of building that is so essential for our future. It’s our passion, really.

What’s stopping your building from achieving LEED, ENERGYSTAR, or other green building certification? What’s the most efficient and cost-effective way to meet requirements? Did someone promise you the world in efficiency, but your resulting energy bills say otherwise? We’ll point out what went wrong–and we have the expertise to help you fix it.