Our Forensic Architecture & Engineering Experts

Randy Hart, AIA

Principal

I joined OAC in 1982 and shortly thereafter became a principal. I am a licensed architect and have over 30 years of experience working on all types of buildings. Over the past 25 years I have watched OAC change from a company that worked mainly in the public sector to a company with a nice balance in the public and private sectors.

While working here I have changed my focus from designing buildings to investigating failing buildings. Forensic architecture and engineering is a very interesting field and provides insight to how buildings are actually constructed and why they fail. Using the knowledge we have gathered from taking hundreds of buildings apart we have developed a specialized area of expertise allowing us to assist and guide building owners, architects, and contractors in the effort to construct buildings correctly. >> View Resume

Practice areas

• Structural engineering and repair

• Forensic and failure investigation

• Expert witness testimony

• Claim analysis

• Analysis and repair of wood structures

• Condition and risk assessment

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Practice areas

• Forensic and failure investigation

• Litigation support

• Building enclosure design

• Façade assessment

• Material evaluation

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Practice areas

• Structural evaluation and repair

• Forensic and failure investigation

• Expert witness testimony

• Seismic rehabilitation

• Façade assessment

• Concrete and masonry repair

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Practice areas

• Roofing and waterproofing

• Construction observations

• Forensic and failure investigation

• Condition and risk assessment

• Existing enclosure repair

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Practice areas

• Administration

• Project documentation

• Litigation support

• Contract preparation

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Practice areas

• Existing enclosure repair

• Forensic and failure investigation

• Project management

• Construction observations

• Building enclosure design

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