The engineers, architects, and scientists at Nelson Forensics identify damage and develop remediation solutions for buildings, equipment, and other property caused by natural perils, inadequate maintenance and misuse, and design and construction errors. This talk will introduce attendees to the field of forensic building analyses, and be presented by senior project director, Travis Ebisch, who has performed structural engineering and materials science forensic analysis and remedial design for numerous residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, athletic, and healthcare facilities which have been affected by collapses, construction defects, design errors, earthquakes, expansive soils, explosions, fire, hail, hurricanes, subgrade settlement, tornadoes, vehicular impact, veneer and cladding failures, water intrusion, windstorms, and wood bio-deterioration.