CASE Forensics and Trenary & Associates are proud to sponsor this timely and relevant seminar featuring Steve Quarles, Ph.D., University of California Berkley Cooperative Extension.  Dr. Quarles will be joined by experts from Cozen O'Connor, Foster Pepper, CASE Forensics and Trenary & Associates.  We welcome your participation in a day of education and interactive dialogue about wood rot fungi in the comfortable surroundings of the REI Flagship Facility.

Learn About

• Relationships between building envelope performance and wood rot
• Cause and origin of filamentous mold and rot fungi
• Forensic investigative techniques and findings
• The timing / sequence of wood rot and the significance to coverage and legal issues
• Remediation, PPE and potential health effects of wood rot organisms       
• Implications of insurance law related to damage from water intrusion
• Legal definitions and rulings related to collapse of wood structures

Who Should Attend

• Building Envelope Professionals, Insurance Adjusters, Industrial Hygienists,  Attorneys, Remediation Contractors, Developers, Property Owners and Managers, and Municipalities

Registration

• Space is limited - please download the registration form, complete and forward to CASE Forensics, at the address shown at the top of the registration form.
• Questions - please contact Steve Pignotti at spignotti@case4n6.com or
  (425) 775-5550.

7:45 to 8:20am         Registration / Exhibits

8:20 to 8:30am         Kick-off / Introductions

8:30 to 10:30am       "Fungal Growth on Wood-Based Materials: Growth Requirements 
                                      and Performance Implications, Part 1"

                                    Dr. Stephen Quarles, UC Berkeley Cooperative Extension

10:30 to 10:45am       Morning Break / Exhibits

10:45 to 11:30am     "Investigation Strategies and Health Effects of Wood Rot Fungi"

                                    Barbara Trenary, Trenary & Associates

11:30 to 12:15pm     "Alleged Health Claims - What are the Legal Implications"

                                    Jeffrey Frank, Foster Pepper

12:15 to 1:00pm       Lunch / Exhibits

1:00 to 2:30pm         "Fungal Growth on Wood-Based Materials:
                                      Growth Requirements and Performance Implications, Part 2"

                                    Dr. Stephen Quarles, UC Berkeley Cooperative Extension

2:30 to 3:15pm         "Insurance for Rotted Buildings:  A Collapse of Reason, 
                                       or Restoration of Common Sense?"

                                    Craig Bennion, Cozen O'Connor

3:15 to 3:30pm         Afternoon Break / Exhibits

3:30 to 4:30pm         "Case Studies from CASE Forensics"

                                    Jeff Harris, Ahmed Jaddi, Patrick Farrell, Warren Harris, Scott Thomas

4:30 to 5:00pm         Closing / Exhibits

Note – speakers and topics are subject to change

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