Anderson Materials Evaluation (AME) has worked with clients in the building materials and construction industries in many contexts. AME has used materials characterization to solve materials problems for a variety of building materials; examples include paints, shingling, coatings on siding, drywall materials, thermal insulation materials, flooring materials, window frames and seals, explosion resistant windows and tempered glass, roofing materials, mortar and cement, adhesives and sealants, fireproof materials, and materials for historical restoration. Additionally, we frequently help clients determine the cause of damage or failure of building materials, including issues such as glass shattering, blast-resistant window delaminations, scratch resistance, and other causes of damage; flooring stains; volatile chemical emissions; and delamination/peeling of coatings and paint from concrete, wood, and metal surfaces. We measure the static coefficient of friction for flooring and walking surface materials. We have identified the cause of problems in water pipes, sprinkler systems, swimming pools, HVAC systems, and steam heating systems.
AME has worked with building owners, restoration companies, project developers, building supplies companies, and companies developing new building materials, verifying that vendor-supplied materials are as required, or in determining if a material represents a safety problem.
Our analytical and expert witness services have also helped building material manufacturers and building owners. Dr. Charles Anderson served as a technical expert witness for a building products manufacturer in an intellectual property theft case that awarded a Connecticut record in damages and costs. He has served as an expert witness in cases involving swimming pool ladder corrosion, window damage from concrete cleaning products, grout coloration, swimming pool deck slippage, paint peeling, laminate delamination due to adhesive degradation, and cabinet stain and protective coatings.
Our building and construction customers include:
| Acorn Engineering | Lantz Construction Co. of Winchester |
| AIMCO | Levolor Div. of Newell Rubbermaid |
| Alliance Environmental | Lithonia Lighting of Hydrel |
| Architecture by Design, Inc. | Martin Marietta Materials |
| Associates Plumbing Inc. | Moen |
| B. F. Saul Property Co. | Mueller Copper Tube |
| Balmar | Navigant Consulting (former Peterson Companies) |
| BECC Inc. | New Dimensions Solutions, LLC |
| Bell BCI LLC | NICC JV LLC |
| Boatman & Magnani, Inc. | Omni Excavators, Inc. |
| Boise Cascade | Overhead Door |
| Bosch Security Systems | Performance Industrial Coatings |
| Bowles Fluidics Corporation | Pernix Group, Inc. |
| Building Dynamics, LLC | Peter Kohler Windows and Entrance Systems |
| Building Engineering-Consultants, Inc. | Peterson Management |
| Building Envelope Consulting Group | Pilkington North America |
| Building Exterior Solutions, LLC | PRI Asphalt Technologies |
| CCS Project Management | REIT Management & Research |
| CeraTech | RHI, Inc. |
| Chandler & Associates | RIC |
| ClimateCraft Inc. | RMF Engineering, Inc. |
| Clopay | Rothfuss Engineering |
| Congoleum | S. C. Herman & Associates, Inc. |
| CresTechnologies | Saco Industries, Inc. |
| Criterium-Yingst Engineers | Sherwin-Williams Company |
| CuraFlo Mid Atlantic | Site Realty Group |
| Dauphin North America | Sonata LLC |
| Emerson Climate Technologies | Southern Cross Building Products |
| Engineering & Technical Consultants, Inc. | Spears/Votta and Associates |
| Environmental Consultants + Contractors, Inc. | Standard Signs, Inc. |
| Forensic Analysis & Engineering Corp. | Structural Preservation Systems |
| G.C. Zarnas & Co. | Structural Rehabilitation Group |
| Glacier Garlock Bearings N.A. | Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson Associates, Inc. |
| Government Services Administration (GSA) | Thomas L. Brown & Associates, PC |
| Grace Construction Products | Thomas Properties Group |
| Harbor East Development Group | TIVOLITOO, INC. |
| Harder Mechanical Contractors | Tower Industries, Ltd. |
| Haworth | URS Corporation |
| Herrington Harbour South | W.M. Schlosser Co. |
| ICF Concrete Additives, LLC | W.W. Henry Company |
| Industrial Product Formulators, Inc. | Western Summit / Pizzagalli |
| Keswick Hall | Westmoreland Cooperative |
| Kiewit Building Group, Inc. | Weston Solutions |
| Kinsley Properties | Whitlock, Dalrymple, and Poston Associates |
| Knott Reality Group | Whitney Bailey Cox Magnani |
| LAM International Corporation |
