Fruchtman and Associates

Fruchtman and Associates is a Consulting Engineering firm specializing in design, consulting, expert witness, and forensic engineering services. Our areas of expertise include heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing and fire protection systems for buildings.

Services

Fruchtman and Associates service a wide range of clients which utilize our expertise. This includes attorneys, insurance claims examiners, architects, developers, building managers, property managers, retailers and building engineers. Services we routinely provide to these clients include the following:

- Engineering & Design Services

Fruchtman & Associates provides technical expertise, construction design documents, and construction administration. Skilled engineers take complete charge of the design project from concept to project completion. Our engineers work with the latest calculation software and CAD systems allowing us to quickly produce high quality plans, accurately and efficiently.

- Forensic Engineering & Failure Analysis

Fruchtman & Associates provides expert investigative and forensic engineering services, specializing in failure analysis and construction defect investigations.

- Expert Witness & Testimony

Mr. Fruchtman's proven track record of success as expert witness and his dedication to maintaining high professional and ethical standards are just two reasons why Mr. Fruchtman has a reputation for quality investigative forensics.

Litigation Support examples:

. Forensic Engineering & Failure Analysis; . Dispute Resolution; . Strategy planning; . Educating our clients on complex technical issues; . Easily understandable technical reports, presentations and Mechanical Illustrations.

- Insurance Investigations and Evaluations

Fruchtman & Associates provides consulting services to insurance companies to assist in evaluating losses and claims.

- Due Diligence Studies

Fruchtman & Associates evaluates the physical condition and anticipated useful life of mechanical systems.

- Professional Consulting Services

Fruchtman & Associates provides professional consulting services to assist our clients in understanding mechanical systems and their impact on a building.

Litigation Support Services

Fruchtman & Associates provides unbiased and impartial expert testimony and litigation support for attorneys and insurance companies.

As a licensed Professional Engineer with over 30 years of extensive experience in the design of mechanical systems of buildings, David Fruchtman, PE, CEM, Certified Mechanical Inspector, Certified Plumbing Inspector, Principal, provides truly expert testimony. Mr. Fruchtman's up-to-date hands on design knowledge provides you with effective testimony from a credentialed professional that demonstrates a real world understanding of construction industry practices.

Areas of Expertise

• Air Conditioning
• Building Codes
• Construction
• Construction Claims
• Construction Disputes
• Damages
• Due Diligence
• Energy
• Engineering
• Engineering Design
• Engineering HVAC
• Engineering Investigation
• Engineering Mechanical

• Engineering Quality Assurance
• Environmental
• Failure Analysis
• Fire
• Fire Investigation
• Fire Protection
• Fire Sprinkler
• Fuel Systems
• Government
• Heating Systems
• Hotel
• HVAC
• Insurance, Property Casualty

• Investigation
• Laboratories
• Litigation
• Mechanical
• Mold
• Plumbing
• Research
• Restaurant
• Roof Drainage
• Scald Injuries
• School
• Water Safety

Profile

Forensic engineering is one of our strongest areas of practice. Why? We have many advantages over the vast majority of the practitioners in the field.

A key benefit to using our firm is the fact that, unlike many forensic engineering firms, we are also a practicing engineering firm. We are designing and consulting on HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems every day. It is likely that any given day we are working on design and construction issues relative to office buildings (low and high-rise), shopping centers, single family residential, multi-family residential (low and high-rise), restaurants, industrial, medical office, and institutional projects. We are fresh and up to date on current codes, industry practices, and industry standard of care. Many of the expert witnesses currently in practice have not designed a system for many, many years.

Because Fruchtman and Associates also provides full service engineering and design services we have a full complement of designers, engineers, and administrative staff members. When we perform forensic assignments, we utilize the services of the appropriate staff members for each task. Hence, when a forensic project requires technical research, portions of this effort may be done by a designer or an engineer. When presentations are prepared, and invoices and bills are prepared, an administrative assistant assists in performing these functions. Because we bill at the rates of these staff members for their services, rather than the higher rates of the expert, we are able to pass a considerable amount of savings on to the client.

David Fruchtman received his B.S. in Mechanical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1979 and graduated Cum Laude. He completed graduate level Mechanical Engineering courses at Columbia University in 1981, is a licensed Professional Engineer in the States of California, Nevada, and Arizona, and is NCEES (National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveyors) Certified. He is a CEM (Certified Energy Manager). He is also an IAPMO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) Certified Mechanical Inspector and IAPMO Certified Plumbing Inspector.

David has extensive experience in the design of mechanical systems of buildings of all types. He has consulted on and designed state of the art facilities and innovative systems across the country.

As principal of Fruchtman & Associates, David is directly responsible for over 100 projects per year, with mechanical and plumbing construction costs totaling in excess of $10,000,000. His attention to detail, in-depth knowledge of codes, and vast understanding of construction industry practices, coupled with a proven history of successful projects, has led the firm in steady growth, and the development of long term business relationships.

Consulting Practice

All States

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