About
Chris Kahanek has more than 17 years of international experience in design and forensic consulting. His dual licensure allows him to provide a wide range of services including seismic evaluation and retrofit design; building envelope evaluation; due diligence; seismic risk evaluation; balcony inspection; code compliance consulting; property claims; design defect litigation support; and trial testimony,
Chris is currently developing forensic investigation process solutions and web-based deliverables that utilize the Microsoft Common Data Model and Power Platform.
P.E./S.E.
CA, UT, HI, NV, AZ, LA, OR, ID, CO, New Zealand
Architect
AZ, FL, NC, TX
Affiliations
NCARB, NCEES, APEC, IPENZ
Featured Experience
- Various hail and wind storm damage evaluations
- California Judicial Council damage evaluations
(2019 Ridgecrest EQ) - California wood-framed balcony evaluation and repair
(various projects) - Hurricane damage evaluation and repair
(Ida, Laura, Delta, Zeta, Irma, Michael, Harvey, Ike) - Mexico City seismic retrofit evaluations (2017 Puebla EQ)
- Prattley v Vero Insurance NZ trial testimony (2014)
- New Zealand earthquake evaluations
(2010-11 Canterbury, 2013-14 Cook Strait)