When a cleanroom does not perform, the dispute usually turns on a technical question that few people are qualified to answer. Was the facility designed correctly for its intended process? Was it built to specification? Is a modular cleanroom capital equipment or a leasehold improvement? We have spent our careers on the construction side of that question, and bring that perspective to attorneys, insurers, and owners who need an expert who can explain what went wrong and why.
Most cleanroom consultants work in theory. We build. That distinction matters in a design-liability or construction-defect case, because we can speak directly to means, methods, materials, and workmanship, not just contamination principles. Our written reports have been submitted to courts in the US and abroad, and opinions are grounded in three and a half decades of designing, constructing, and commissioning cleanrooms across every major industry.
When a cleanroom is designed but fails to perform, the owner often looks to the engineer or designer. We evaluate whether the design was appropriate for the process, the classification, and the airflow and contamination requirements and whether the failure traces to design, construction, or operation.
Disputes over workmanship, specification adherence, and installation quality. We review specifications, submittals, QA/QC records, and field conditions to determine whether a facility was built to the standard the contract required.
Cleanrooms sit in a gray area between real property and capital equipment. Because they are modular and required by the process, their classification carries significant tax consequences. We provide opinion on whether a cleanroom should be treated as a leasehold improvement or depreciable equipment.
When a facility is not achieving its classification or is experiencing contamination events, we investigate the root cause across design, construction, and operation and documents findings in a form suitable for proceedings.
The only field we have worked in, with hands-on experience designing, building, commissioning, and decommissioning millions of square feet of controlled environments.
Deep command of construction means and methods, materials, and specifications, which is where most cleanroom disputes are won or lost.
We understand the expert’s duty is to the court, not the retaining party, and prepares impartial, well-documented opinions on that basis.
Our fee is never tied to the outcome of the proceeding.
Including expert engagements abroad, alongside a body of published technical writing on cleanroom design and contamination control.
