Our forensic expertise

EFI Global is a well-respected market leader in the U.S., delivering world-class engineering failure analysis, origin-and-cause investigations, environmental consulting, laboratory testing, emergency response and specialty consulting services to clients across the country.

Engineering consultants and investigators

With experts in virtually every field, EFI Global can serve as a single provider for all your engineering service needs. Our engineers are equipped with the technology, testing equipment, tools and experience needed to solve even the most difficult cases. Whether your project requires a simple evaluation or an exhaustive investigation, we pride ourselves on delivering the same quick response, in-depth analysis and timely reporting on each assignment.

Our engineering services include:

  • Building envelope consulting
  • Catastrophe response services
  • Civil and structural design
  • Construction management
  • Equipment consulting
  • Expert witness testimony
  • Fire protection engineering
  • Forensic structural investigations
  • Human factors analysis
  • Litigation support services
  • Material science
  • Mechanical and electrical
  • Property condition assessments
  • Slip, trip and fall investigations
  • Telecommunications consulting
  • Vehicle forensics

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Fire origin-and-cause services

We’re renowned as the world leader in fire origin-and-cause investigations, thanks to our experienced professionals and robust technology resources. We investigate residential, commercial, industrial, vehicle, equipment, marine and wildland fires in support of effective claims management and resolution.

Our fire services include:

  • Component testing
  • Contents inventory verification and analysis
  • Evidence collection and storage
  • Expert witness testimony
  • Failure analysis
  • Fire protection analysis
  • Incendiarism and fraud assessments
  • Laboratory analysis
  • Large loss and explosion investigations
  • Litigation support services
  • Marine fire investigations
  • Origin and cause
  • Subrogation, fraud and liability investigations
  • Vehicle forensics
  • Wildfire mitigation assessments
  • Wildfire investigations

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Environmental and industrial hygiene consulting services

Our complete line of environmental and industrial hygiene consulting services is designed to help property owners, managers, developers and insurance professionals maintain compliance with current environmental regulations, minimize risks, and optimize business objectives.

EFI Global’s multidisciplinary professionals specialize in environmental compliance, hazardous materials management and facility health and safety.

Our environmental services include:

  • Due diligence services
  • Emergency planning and response
  • Energy efficiency services
  • Environmental planning
  • Environmental spill response
  • Expert witness testimony
  • Hazardous materials consulting
  • Indoor air quality assessments/microbial consulting
  • Industrial hygiene consulting
  • LEED and green building support services
  • Occupational health and safety solutions
  • Petroleum management
  • Regulatory compliance and permitting
  • Site assessment and remediation services
  • Soil and groundwater contamination management
  • Third party review and data verification
  • Training

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Forensic accounting services

When a significant event, operational disruption or other loss occurs, EFI Global can help you understand the full financial impact. Our forensic accountants bring deep financial expertise to complex property, casualty and liability matters — helping you quantify losses, resolve disputes and make more informed decisions. Through detailed investigations and advanced analytics, we deliver clear, defensible insights that support fair outcomes.

Our forensic accounting services include:

  • Business interruption and time element analysis
  • Extra expense analysis
  • Loss of rent claims
  • Cyber loss and incident financial assessment
  • Corporate crime, fraud and theft investigations
  • Employee dishonesty and fidelity claims
  • Economic damages and loss quantification
  • Inventory, stock and property loss evaluation
  • Marine, inland marine and cargo loss analysis
  • Product liability and recall financial analysis
  • Personal injury and wrongful death economic damages
  • Litigation support and dispute resolution
  • Expert witness reporting and testimony
  • Policy, coverage and regulatory compliance analysis
  • Subrogation and recovery support
  • Builder’s risk, delay and soft cost analysis
  • Catastrophe and large-loss claim support
  • Business valuation and ownership interest analysis
  • Marital dissolution and divorce financial analysis
  • Shareholder, partner and ownership disputes
  • Lost profits and diminished business value analysis
  • Pre-loss financial analysis and exposure assessment
  • Financial condition and solvency analysis
  • Data analytics, forecasting and financial modeling
  • Claim review, validation and settlement support

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Building consulting services

With a nationwide network of construction experts, EFI Global offers comprehensive building consulting services for claims involving commercial and residential structures. Our team provides objective insights throughout the entire restoration process, helping you make informed decisions at every stage of a project. By combining technical expertise with practical insight, we ensure structures are restored efficiently and at the right cost to drive the best possible claim outcomes.

Our building consulting services include:

  • Building damage assessment and evaluation
  • Cause and extent of loss analysis
  • Scope of repair and replacement development
  • Cost estimating and estimate validation
  • Construction monitoring and project oversight
  • Builder’s risk and course of construction claims analysis
  • Schedule delay and impact evaluation
  • Change order review and cost verification
  • Code and ordinance compliance analysis
  • Property condition assessments and due diligence
  • Large-loss and catastrophe response services
  • Appraisal services and dispute resolution support
  • Litigation support and expert witness testimony
  • Claim review, validation and settlement support

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Training

As part of our commitment to building mutually beneficial, long-term partnerships, we’re dedicated to educating professionals in the insurance, legal and corporate communities.

Upcoming webinars:

Vehicle Impact Biomechanics & Technology Use in VAR

Evidence Collection and the Value of Preservation

Vehicle Forensics

The Use of Technology and Data for Vehicle Claim Investigations

Ethics for the Insurance Industry

Storm Damage Assessment of Roofing

Making Sense of Cracking Up

Contact us for expert engineering, fire and environmental consulting solutions

EFI Global is a full-service engineering, fire investigation and environmental consulting firm serving a variety of industries in both the public and private sectors. We look forward to partnering with you.