Paul Christoferson

Principal Construction Consultant

Sacramento, CA

Paul Christoferson

Principal Construction Consultant

Sacramento, CA

GET TO KNOW Paul Christoferson

Paul Christoferson is a Principal Construction Consultant with Haag. He has more than 22 years of experience in the insurance consulting industry and 20 years additional in the construction industry overall. Paul has previously owned and operated a construction consulting/management firm and an electrical contracting operation in his career. Most recently his experience includes insurance claims consulting, estimating and investigations, building and MEP code, design and calculation reviews, CA title 24 reviews, MEP + E and fire systems analysis, origin and cause analysis per NFPA 921 and over 25 years of experience in infrared analysis, evaluations and monitoring. He has extensive experience in large loss complex property, builders’ risk, liability and subrogation claims investigations and assessments. He has been involved in multiple CAT operations since 2002 preparing scopes of repair, cost estimating and evaluations for fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, wind, water and theft damage, including project cost and invoiced cost evaluations at end of project.

Paul has extensive large industrial experience with constructing and maintaining of manufacturing facilities within the tech sector including working with Intel Corporation, consulting on large Petro-chemical plants, solar/wind farms, lumber and pulp mill facilities, steel and aluminum mills, and energy production plants of all types.

He is a proven expert in litigation cases for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing systems and many other differing types of specialty equipment. Paul’s overall diverse knowledge in the construction industry from the client, owner, contractor and claims representative perspectives gives him an advanced insight into inspections, investigating, evaluating, scoping and estimating projects of any size and duration.

Primary Areas of Consulting

Facility Conditional Assessments – MEP + E

Energy Efficiency / Green Systems

  • Energy Auditing, CA Title 24
  • LEED Accredited MEP
  • Lighting and Controls Design and Integration
  • Solar and Wind Design, Integration, Incentives
  • Infrastructure Upgrades and Integration

Construction

  • CM/ CMR Management
  • Owner Rep., Design-build
  • Pre-Construction
  • Estimating
  • Value Engineering
  • GMP Budgeting\
  • MEP Coordination
  • Permit Applications
  • Inspections

Property Loss Consulting

  • Emergency Services Work Arounds- Electrical and Mechanical Systems
  • Damage Assessment, Scope Development
  • MEP + E Restoration Means and Methods
  • MEP + E Estimating / RCV & ACV
  • Coordination of Trades, Consultants and Experts
  • Bid, Contract, Evaluation & Negotiation
  • Expert Testimony

Certifications

State License Board – Electrical; State of California
State License Board – Electrical General Journeyman; State of Oregon (Inactive)
Qualified Individual – State of California Earthquake CEA
Qualified Individual – NFPA 921 Fire and Explosion
Qualified Individual – Hydraulics and Pneumatics Design
Qualified Individual – Level 1 Infrared Thermography
Qualified Individual – Kohler and Holec Generator Expert

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