Paul Bennett

Biography

Mr. Bennett is a licensed civil engineer in 18 states and a licensed general contractor who has 20 years of experience in the design and construction industry. Mr. Bennett has a diverse background in Civil, Mechanical, and Architectural Engineering as those disciplines apply to buildings and infrastructure. Mr. Bennett has hands-on construction experience working in the construction trades, including framing, excavation, concrete, adhered masonry veneer, construction of water resistive building envelopes, flooring, roofing, plumbing, mechanical, and finish carpentry. As an engineer, he has experience in the structural and architectural design of new buildings and the repair design of damaged structures. He has experience in the building code development process and has expertise in interpreting and applying building codes.

Mr. Bennett has investigated structural and architectural damage induced by expansive soils, hail, wind, tornadoes, seismic events, fires and explosions, rain, progressive ponding, construction vibrations, and snow events, as well as failures caused by design or construction defects. He has investigated building envelope failures caused by defects in flashing, stucco, exterior insulating finish systems (EIFSs), windows/doors, cladding, roofing, water-resistive barriers, and plaza deck failures. Mr. Bennett has conducted hundreds of investigations of both steep and low-slope roofing systems for damage caused by snow, hail, wind, and construction errors.

PUBLICATIONS
R. Williams, R. Daniel, P. Bennett. When Home is a Masterpiece: Analyzing and Defending Claims Involving Large Single-Family Homes. Construction Claims: a Publication of CLM, Vol. 5, Issue 3, pp. 12-13, September 2020.
P. Bennett. COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Systems. The Critical Path: The Newsletter of the Construction Law Committee of DRI, Vol. 24, Issue 2, April 2020
Bennett P. Spray foam problems. Fine Homebuilding, October 2016.
Stoll S, Bennett P. Assessing wind damaged masonite shingles. Proceedings, ASCE Forensics Congress, November 2015.
 

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