Articles/Blog

List

Haag publishes an informative monthly blog to keep our clients up-to-date on industry trends, important issues, hot topics, new articles and general news. 

To subscribe to our monthly blog, please click here.

2023:
  • November-
  • October-
  • September-
  • AugustWind Zippering: Common Misconceptions in Property Damage Investigations, by Amber Prom, P.E., Dir. of Curriculum, Forensic Engineer
  • July– Piecing Together the Weather Puzzle: An Intro to Forensic Meteorology, by Fred Campagna, CCM
  • June– Solar Panel Testing, by Steve Smith, P.E., Director of Research & Testing, Principal Engineer
  • MayGeographic Information Systems in Facility Management, by Matthew Young, GIS Analyst
  • AprilWhen Arson is an Inside Job, by Robert Shotwell
  • MarchDiagnosing Cracks in Common Construction Materials, by Amber Prom, P.E., Dir. of Curriculum, Forensic Engineer
  • FebruaryDrones for Facade Inspections, by Brandon Alaniz, Principal Construction Consultant and Kevin Kianka, Director of Operations
  • January–  Effects of Hail-Caused Dents on the Thermal Performance of Insulation Under Single-Ply Roofing, by Steve Smith, Dir. of Research & Testing, Forensic Engineer
2022:
  • NovemberLaboratory Testing of Roofing Samples, by Steve Smith, Dir. of Research & Testing, Forensic Engineer
  • OctoberVisualizing the Unseen: Modern Premise Liability Analysis, by Christopher DeSantis, Forensic Architect, and Benjamin Irwin, Forensic Engineer
  • SeptemberHurricane Geoportal: Real-Time Interactive Storm Data, by Marcie Deffenbaugh, Manager of GIS Services
  • AugustImportant Updates to the Florida Building Code’s 25% Rule, by Aaron Duba, P.E., Forensic Engineer, and Adam Coon, P.E., Forensic Engineer
  • JulyOne Year After the Collapse of the Champlain Towers, Surfside FL, by Sasa Dzekic, Forensic Engineer; and Haag Panel and Membrane Gauge, by Amber Prom, P.E., Dir. of Curriculum, Forensic Engineer
  • JuneInflation: Not My Problem, by Derek Sayers, Managing Director of Haag Canada
  • MayElectrical Surge or Lightning?, by ANDREW LYNCH P.E., CFEI, CVFI
  • April– When BIM & VDC Go Wrong:  Legal Challenges to Digital Design and Construction, by Kevin Kianka, P.E.
  • March– AN UPDATE TO THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE, by Tim Marshall, P.E., Principal Engineer Emertitus, Meteorologist
  • February– Haag Certified Reviewer, Level III- Estimating is Here!, by Ryan Holdhusen, VP of Education
2021:
  • DecemberHaag Certified Review & Haag’s Testing Lab, featured on AdjusterTV
  • November– HAIL DENTED MY ROOF INSUALTION – NOW WHAT DO I DO?, by Steve R. Smith, P.E., Director of Research & Testing, Principal Engineer
  • October– CLASSIFYING FIRES- Firensics e-Minute, by Edward G. Roberts, Director of Fire Investigation Services
  • September– Hurricane GeoPortal: Interactive GIS Data Mapping, by Marcie Deffenbaugh, Manager of GIS Services for Haag Technical Services
  • AugustDEHUMIDIFICATION BASICS, BY THOMAS CULVER, CPAU, IICRC- MRS, WRT, FSRT
  • July– Does Haag’s Test Square Method Work for Wind-Related Damage?, By Scott Balot, RRO, Senior Construction Consultant, and Jonathan Goode, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Engineer, Associate VP of Engineering
  • June– Prevention in Unprecedented Years, by Sasa Dzekic, M.Eng., P.Eng., Haag Canada Practice Lead, Civil/Structural Engineering
  • AprilHurricane Laura Damage to Wood-Framed Residences, by Tim Marshall, P.E., Principal Engineer, Meteorologist
  • MarchThe Haag Certified Reviewer Program– The Insurance Industry’s First-Ever Inside Adjuster Certification, from Haag Education, by Ryan Holdhusen
  • February– As part of National Engineers’ week, we are highlighting and celebrating the foundation of our business– our forensic engineers!, by David Teasdale
  • January“Haag’s Hurricane Geoportal– Keep An Eye on the Data for the Eye of the Storm”, by Marcie Deffenbaugh, Haag Technical Services
2020:
  • November– Assessing and Removing Mold, by Thomas Culver, Senior Construction Consultant, CPAU, IICRC- MRS, WRT, FSRT
  • October– Haag Expands into Canada- Meet Our Experts in Toronto
  • September– “Stay sharp with Haag’s new training programs for field and NEW certification for desk-based professionals!,” by Ryan Holdhusen, VP of Education
  • August– “Ventilation Miscues – Why More Isn’t Always Better”, by Scott Balot, RRO, Senior Consultant, & Jonathan S. Goode, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Vice President/Senior Engineer
  • July– “Fast Fires and Hot Fires”, by Ed Roberts, Director of Fire Investigation Services (Video Blog)
  • June– “Impact Testing of Impact Resistant Shingle– White Paper”, by Steven R. Smith, P.E., Haag Research & Testing Director, Principal Engineer
  • May– “Spontaneous Glass Breakage”, by Brandon D. Bealmear, P.E., FMPC (Fenestration Master)
  • April– “How GIS Can Help the Insurance Industry When Severe Weather Occurs”, by Marcie Deffenbaugh, Haag Technical Services
  • March– Testing Application Standard (TAS) NO. 106 – Its Importance and Intended Use, By Aaron Duba, P.E., and John Ellis, P.E.
  • February– Understanding Earthquake Risk, by David Teasdale, P.E., Principal Engineer, VP of Engineering Services
  • January– Firensics–Haag’s Fire Origin and Cause Experts, by Ed Roberts, Director of Fire Investigation Services
2019:
  • December– “Grain Explosion Evaluation- The Coshocton Grainery” by John Wlascinski, P.E., Principal Engineer
  • November— “The Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse“, By Jim D. Wiethorn, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Engineer
  • October— “Titanic Movie Set Collapse” by David Teasdale, and “Assessing Hail Damage, Part 2: Hail Inspection Protocol” by Justin Kestner, P.E., Steve Smith, P.E., and Jim Chaney, CPCU
  • September— “10 Years of Haag Education’s Haag Certified Inspector- Commercial Roofs Program” AND “Assessing Hail Damage, Part 1: Issues with “Functional” vs “Cosmetic” Damage”
  • August— “Haag Construction Consulting – 2nd Anniversary of the 2017 Hurricane Season (Harvey, Irma, Maria),” by Brandon Alaniz, HCC
  • July— “Haag Helps Repair a Military Base in Iraq”, by Daniel Behrens, P.E.
  • June— “GIS and Laser Scanning for Oil & Gas Company– Haag Technical Services”, by Marcie Deffenbaugh
  • May— “Haag’s Ice Ball Testing– IBL-7” by Steve Smith, P.E.
  • April— “Haag’s Test Square Method,” by Richard Herzog, P.E.
  • March— “Hoover Dam ByPass Bridge Collapse,” by Jim D. Wiethorn, P.E.
  • February— “For the First Time – Get Haag Certified Online”, by Ryan Holdhusen
  • January— Haag Celebrates 95 Years in Business, and “Imperial Sugar- Sugar Dust Explosion”, by John Stewart, P.E.
2018:
  • December — “Bird’s Eye View—A Guide to Aerial Lifts”, by Tony Bond, P.E.
  • November — “Seen and Unseen….The Benefits of Desaturation Testing”, by Steve R. Smith P.E.
  • October — “Practical Considerations for Utilizing UAS for Roof Inspections”, by Justin Kestner, P.E., and Kevin Kianka, P.E.
  • September — “Repairing Foundation Issues”
  • August — “Hail Yes or Hail No: Was the Metal Roof Really Damaged by Hail?”, By Justin Kestner, P.E.
  • July — “Haag’s 4/09 Shingle Gauge™ & 1/12 Shingle Gage™: What’s the Difference?” by Scott Morrison, P.E.
  • June— “The Brittleness Test”, by Carlos Lopez, Ph.D., P.E.
  • May — “HAIL DAMAGE THRESHOLDS:  WHAT DO THEY REALLY MEAN?” by Scott Morrison, P.E.
  • April — “HAIL STRIKES & GRANULE REMOVAL”, by Scott Morrison, P.E.
  • March — “WHAT CAN RADAR TELL US ABOUT HAIL?”, by Tim Marshall, P.E.
  • February — “IDENTIFYING HAIL-CAUSED FRACTURES IN THERMOPLASTIC ROOFING”, by Steve Smith, P.E.
  • January — “UPDATED HCI-RESIDENTIAL ROOFS COURSE”, by Richard Herzog, P.E.
2017:
  • December — “HCI — THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT STANDARD SINCE 2007”, by Ryan Holdhusen, VP of Education
  • November — “WIND CODES REVISITED”, by Christine Alfano, Ph.D., EIT
  • July — “HAAG HELPS REPAIR MILITARY BASE IN IRAQ”, by Daniel Behrens, P.E.
  • June— “SETTING THE STANDARD FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TRAINING: HCI’S FIRST DECADE”, by Ryan Holdhusen, VP of Education
  • May — “TWIRL– TORNADIC WINDS: IN-SITU AND RADAR MEASUREMENTS AT LOW LEVELS”, by Tim Marshall, P.E.
  • April — “INTERNATIONAL ROOFING EXPO 2017”, by Daniel Behrens, P.E.
  • March — “UPDATED HCI-COMMERCIAL ROOFS COURSE”, by Richard Herzog, P.E.
  • February — “WHAT DOES A LIGHTNING REPORT REALLY TELL YOU?”, by John Stewart, P.E.
2016:
  • December — “Non-Destructive Testing of Residential Electrical Wiring”
  • October — “Recovering from Chaos After a Flood”, by Eddy Pokluda, HCC
  • June — “WATER DAMAGE – WHAT DO I DO NOW?”, by Larry Dillon, Vice President of Haag Construction Consulting
  • May — “OF APPLES AND ASPHALT COMP SHINGLES:  ‘BRUISE’ DEFINED”, by Scott Morrison, P.E.
  • April — “CAN WIND CAUSE FOGGY WINDOWS?”, by Carlos Lopez, Ph.D., P.E.
  • February — “HOW TO MITIGATE AND REMOVE ICE DAMS ON ROOFS”, by Richard F. Herzog P.E., Meteorologist, RRC, Principal Engineer
  • January — “VALUABLE CLUES: WHAT TO LOOK FOR DURING COMMERCIAL ROOF INSPECTIONS”, by Ken Gilvary, M.S., P.E., Principal Engineer,
2015:
  • October — Haag Research & Testing’s lab has earned accreditation from the International Accreditation Service (IAS) for product testing! Video blog of compelling tests performed in the lab
  • September — “UTILIZING VIRTUAL TOURS IN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT”, by Kevin Kianka, P.E., Director of BIM/Modeling
  • July — “READY TO UTILIZE DRONES ON THE JOB? FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN COMMERCIAL USE”, by Kevin Kianka, Director of BIM/Modeling Program
  • June— “LACK OF SEALANT BOND ON COMP SHINGLES: IS IT WIND DAMAGE?”, by Tim Marshall, P.E., Meteorologist, Principal Engineer
  • May — “EARTHQUAKE RISK ASSESSMENT:  CAN WE PREDICT THE NEXT ‘BIG ONE’?”, by David L. Teasdale P.E., Principal Engineer
  • April — “HAILSTORM DATA SOURCES AND HAIL CHARACTERISTICS”, by Richard F. Herzog P.E., Meteorologist, RRC, Principal Engineer
  • March — “DENTS IN METAL R-PANEL ROOFING – WHAT CAN THEY TELL US ABOUT A HAILSTORM?”, by David Teasdale, P.E., Principal Engineer
  • February — “LIGHTNING: A CASE STUDY, ” by KR Davis, P.E.