Marc Viau
One Minute Summary
Marc Viau is a construction professional who brings almost 50 years of hands-on experience as a licensed General Contractor to his career as a Construction Consultant. As a developer, Marc has built or rehabilitated dozens of homes from the ground up, completed countless commercial projects, and worked in nearly every trade along the way. He has a complete understanding of what it takes to get the job done, whether it’s as a manager, a builder, or an evaluator.
Marc is a Certified Building Inspector and Fire Code Inspector, and has hands-on experience in doing the work to repair buildings that have been damaged by earthquakes, fires, flooding, and other catastrophic events. He uses this broad and deep industry knowledge to make expert assessments of construction damage, which includes defect investigations, insurance claims, construction site accidents, and all types of property and injury claims. Marc has been called upon to render sworn testimony hundreds of times and has offered opinions for all parties involved in construction including property owners & managers, governmental organizations, developers & contractors, product manufacturers & suppliers, insurers and lawyers. He works on projects as widely varying as single-family residences, multi-family projects, mixed use developments, commercial, institutional, industrial, low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise construction, both in the private and public sectors and with for-profit as well as non-profit organizations. He is a seasoned expert on assessing damage, estimating costs, determining fault, and allocating responsibility.
Areas of Expertise
Commercial & Residential Construction
Construction Contracts & Contracting
Construction Management
Construction Defect Claims
Construction Quality
Building and Property Inspection
Building Codes & Standards
Expert Witness, Mediation & Testimony
Uniform Fire Code
International Building Code
International Residential Code
Presentations
Managing Real Property Claims (2010)
Avoiding Tile Installation Lawsuits (2012)
Construction Defects from the Cross-Defendant & Third-Party Perspective
Terminating a Construction Project Before Completion: Dos, Don'ts, Claims & Litigation