Root cause you can defend.
Repairs you can close on.

Damage assessment, root cause and licensed repair, through claim closeout.

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Where we engage

  1. 01Evaluate
  2. 02Engineer
  3. 03Permit
  4. 04Oversee
  5. 05Commission
  6. 06Operate

Our Scope, Stage by Stage

  1. 01

    Evaluate & Diagnose

    • Pre-bind risk engineering and site surveys
    • Loss control recommendations
    • Energy plant fire risk review
  2. 02

    Engineer & Analyze

    • Design review for fire and loss risk on insured projects
    • Design review against industry standards for defect claims
  3. 03

    Permit & Interconnect

    • Code and permit compliance review for defect and coverage disputes
  4. 04

    Construction Oversight

    • Builder’s risk loss assessment during construction
    • Workmanship and installation defect investigation
  5. 05

    Commission & Verify

    • Commissioning record review after a loss
    • Post-repair testing and return-to-service verification
  6. 06

    Operate & Maintain

    • Post-event damage assessment and root cause analysis
    • Fire, vandalism, theft and defect damage evaluation
    • Scope-of-loss development and repair cost estimating
    • Licensed repair execution and claim closeout
    • Subrogation and recovery technical support
    • Claims, litigation and expert reporting

Not an exhaustive list. A scope of work is created specific to your project’s needs.

Technical analysis and diagnostics are performed nationally; licensed construction and remediation in California. Contract support is technical and commercial in nature; CNES does not provide legal advice.

Findings built to hold up in the claim file.

Root Cause & Forensics

Establishes why it failed, and who owns it.

  • Root cause analysis (RCA) and failure modes
  • Thermal-event and arc-fault origin
  • Defect classification and warranty claims

Thermal & Imaging

Sees what the meter and the eye miss.

  • Aerial and handheld IR thermography
  • Electroluminescence (EL) imaging
  • PID and hot-spot classification

Electrical Testing

Finds the fault, not the symptom.

  • IV curve tracing and string-level testing
  • Insulation resistance (megger)
  • Ground- and arc-fault location
Every test method

Losses worked end to end, carrier involved.

Client names withheld; references on request.

  • Fire damage assessment, scope of loss and rebuild
  • Vandalism and theft loss remediation
  • Workmanship-defect remediation of other contractors’ work
  • Root cause investigation supporting the claim file

Other Counterparties

Bring us the loss file.

Send the asset and the question. We’ll scope it.

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