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Dr. Ben Daee is a qualified expert witness in Civil/Structural Engineering with a specialty in the forensic investigation of complex construction claims/litigation matters, the standard of care assessment, and root cause analysis.
After receiving a BS degree in Civil Engineering, he earned his MS and PhD degrees in Structural Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in Canada (AB, BC, MB, NS, NB, NL, ON, PEI, SK) and the United States (NY, MI, TX, CO, WA, PA, NC, SC, IN, MA, VT) with 20 years of experience in forensic investigation, analysis, and design of industrial, residential, institutional, and commercial construction projects.
As a forensic expert, he regularly provides consultation to lawyers, insurance experts, contractors, manufacturers, owners, corporations, and municipalities in relation to complex civil engineering litigations and claims related to building/structural failure, property damage, design/build issues, foundation issues, material failures, subrogation matters, professional and municipal liability, and engineering error and omission. He has been retained to conduct forensic investigations on several P3 infrastructure projects across Canada and the US to opine on the standard of care of engineers/contractors, fundamental breach of contract, verification of claims, procurement issues, and scope of remediation. His forensic engineering experience includes failure analysis of various buildings and structural components and foundation systems as a result of fire, flood, impact, natural disasters, or vibration.
He represents contractors, consulting firms, builders, owners, and engineers in relation to cases involving professional negligence, code compliance, design errors, and construction disputes. Ben holds certifications in construction law, contract law, and project delivery methods. He attended mediation, arbitration, expert hot-tubbing, and settlement meetings to assist in dispute resolution and has been pre-qualified as the Construction Adjudicator by ODACC under the Prompt Payment Construction Act.
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