George DuBose brings over 30 years of experience in building forensics, focusing on failures related to mold and moisture issues. Domestic and global clients have retained George on some of the most complicated building failures in the world, including the Walt Disney World Company building envelope and HVAC-related moisture issues (50+ project s), Fairmont Raffles Hotels International Southeast Asia $130 million+ building envelope and HVAC-related mold issues (2,000+ rooms), NYU Campus Abu Dhabi ($1billion in construction) air infiltration-related mold problems in on-campus housing, Superdome post-Katrina roof failure claim ($200 million+ claim), 1.2 million square foot Orlando VA medical complex HVAC mold remediation project, the $60 million Hilton Hawaiian Village mold problem, design, construction, and four-year monitoring of the repairs, and both the Martin County Courthouse mold and moisture-related issue which was one of the first significant mold cases in the country.
George has provided expert witness services for clients pursuing and defending claims related to mold and moisture design deficiencies, construction defects, a combination of the design and construction defects, property/casualty and builders risk claims, and subrogation efforts. These matters have included a contractor builder’s risk claim for a $9 million ductwork mold problem, a $15 million developer claim against the contractor for a 52-story building moisture problem, a general contractor claim against subcontractors for an $18 million water intrusion failure in a 12 building apartment complex, $100+ million hotel building envelope and HVAC system moisture failure in Southeast Asia, defense of a subcontractor on a $40 million+ building envelope claim, and the Martin County $24.5 million claim against the contractor for a moisture and mold problem in a courthouse and constitutional office building.
