|   Mr.  Kaźmierczak collects data in the field, conducts field observations, performs  quality tests, causation and condition assessments, performs simulations of  failures, and recommends remediation procedures and materials.  He also contributes his  knowledge and experience to solve disputes among parties of construction  process and serves as an expert witness. He  was involved in major forensic investigations in the South East region of the U.S.,  providing assistance in evaluation of property damage. He is skilled in  cause-and-origin investigations and analyses,  like-kind repair analyses and estimates, separation of the pre-existing damage,  and building code analyses. He specializes in architectural glass and glazing:  (i.e. curtain walls, skylights, windows, and glazed doors). Thoroughly familiar with insurance  adjusting and a current holder of the Florida license.
               As  a forensic expert, he investigated high-profile cases, such as the collapse of the  monumental skylight in Embassy Suites hotel in Hunt Valley, Maryland, the  tornado damage to the Georgia Dome, Georgia World Congress Center, and CNN  Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and wind, flood, fire, and smoke damage to  the  Oakwood Center Mall, New Orleans,  LA. However, the expert witness services are incidental to  his main line of work, which is design and construction assistance of building  enclosures.            
             Typical Scope of Services: 
                Assistance in evaluation of casualty &  property damageCause & origin investigations/analyses Remediation designPreliminary cost estimatesLike-kind repair analysesReview of building documentationCode analyses Building-code violationsIdentification of standard of careRisk management analyses Due diligence auditsOwnership transition (take-over) assessmentsUnderwriting assistanceNegotiations with contractors                  Air, water, thermal, and structural testing                  Construction dispute resolution assistance Pre-existing conditions evaluation                   Failure, damage, wear and tear evaluationDepositions and court testimony  
   
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