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Mr. Wren has diverse engineering experience in design and forensic investigations.  He obtained his Master of Science degree from the University of Missouri in civil engineering with a structural emphasis.  He has designed commercial and industrial buildings and building renovations.  He has knowledge and experience with gravity and lateral resisting system designs.  Mr. Wren has also designed elevated storage tanks and ground storage tanks.  He has conducted forensic investigations of roof damages, chimney damages, exterior cladding systems, and water damages.  He has knowledge of the International Code Council (ICC), International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), and many state and local building codes.  Travis has designed new construction including warehouse heavy use platforms in Southern California to renovations of historical buildings in the Midwest.  As a professional engineer in many states he must stay current with the local building code laws and regulations.  Mr. Wren is also a veteran as he was a nuclear electrician’s mate and qualified shut down reactor operator in the US Navy.  Some areas of expertise are listed below. 

• Damages caused by chimney fires
• Chimney systems and proper operation
• EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finish System) configuration and failure methods
• Gravity and lateral system design for residential, commercial, and industrial construction
• Roofing construction and materials
• Masonry construction and design
• Timber construction and design
• Reinforced concrete construction and design
• Steel construction and design
• CFS (Cold Formed Steel) construction and design
• Structural design repair and renovation construction documents
• Ground storage tank and elevated water tank design and construction
• Deep foundation design