EFI Global, Inc. services

Our team of mechanical and electrical engineers is extensively trained to handle any size loss and is experienced in providing expert investigations, analysis and reporting in a timely, professional manner for a range of clients including insurance companies, commercial building owners/managers, manufacturers, industrial facilities, law firms and gas and utility companies.

What distinguishes our approach to property condition assessments is the invaluable collaboration between our assessment group and our multi-disciplinary team of design professionals, who, when necessary, also contribute to identifying solutions. A property condition assessment is used to determine whether a facility’s current conditions may have a significant detrimental impact on its continued operation, lend to depreciated property value or create an ongoing maintenance issue as a result of materials and/or system defects.

Failure analysis is an important part of any fire investigation where an electrical or mechanical component or system is suspected of causing it. Since many of our electrical and mechanical engineers are also certified fire investigators and are extensively familiar with fire patterns and damage, they work closely with our fire investigators to provide a comprehensive, technical examination that identifies the failure and assigns responsibility when and where possible. Additionally, in order to stay current with the latest analysis tools and techniques, we require that both our investigators and engineers maintain their certifications through regularly scheduled continuing education courses.

A small failure in a plumbing fixture or an electrical issue with an appliance can lead to large scale, expensive property damage. In an effort to support insurance, subrogation, loss prevention and litigation relating to these types of losses, our team of qualified, licensed professionals perform thorough, scientific failure analysis on a wide variety of products and equipment. We routinely examine appliances, plumbing components, tools, mechanical equipment, electrical parts and other system elements to determine if they failed, the cause of the failure and whether their failure could have led to significant property damage.