Analysts. Technicians. Creators.
Combining Forensic Expertise with Design Excellence
Who We Are
We specialize in forensic architecture and construction consulting with expertise in evaluating building performance, diagnosing failures, and providing technical reporting for legal, insurance, and commercial markets.
What We Do
Our Core Architectural Service Pillars
DAI is part of your larger team, managing the technical aspects of the project, so you can confidently focus on other priorities.
Forensics
For the construction-defect professionals, we offer investigations that uncover defects, determine causation, and deliver defensible findings.
Reconstruction and Crisis Response
For the facility owner or manager, we are the reconstruction or post-crisis response team. We can step in and assess the needs, assemble a team, prepare a strategy and see it through implementation.
Risk Management Advisory
For the developer or contractor team, we are the technical risk-management partner for new-construction projects. We assess, advise, and provide information to assist the team make optimal decisions for project success.
Design Services
For the developer seeking a multi-family design solution. We provide multi-family urban infill design, permitting and construction documents that serve the goals of the investment.
Why Trust Us?
Backed by 26 years of architectural and forensic expertise.
Domeier Architects Inc. brings clarity to complex buildings through a rigorous, evidence-based approach to design, forensics, and risk management. Our team combines deep technical expertise, hands-on investigative experience, and a long-standing reputation for frequent accuracy, consistent reliability, and professional integrity. DAI works alongside your team to identify defects, clarify technical risks, and support litigation with defensible analysis grounded in building science.
FORENSIC EXPERTISE
15+ Years
of investigating construction defects, building failures, and envelope performance.
RISK MANAGEMENT
300+ Projects
reviewed for constructability, detailing, and risk-conscious design.
DESIGN IMPACT
$2B+
in multifamily and commercial construction supported through architectural services.
INDUSTRY TRUST
467+
developers, attorneys, insurers, and owners advised across California.
Building Types We Serve
Experts in Complex Building Systems and Construction
Our work spans the full range of modern construction—from Type I towers to Type III & V podium wood-frame multifamily projects, commercial spaces, and institutional buildings. We understand how assemblies interact, how water and air move through wall systems, and how design or construction choices impact long-term performance. Under certain circumstances, this technical foundation allows us to deliver documented evaluations and practical guidance for repairs, risk management, and future planning.
Building Types We Serve
Experts in Complex Building Systems and Construction
Our work spans the full range of modern construction—from Type I towers to Type III & V podium wood-frame multifamily projects, commercial spaces, and institutional buildings. We understand how assemblies interact, how water and air move through wall systems, and how design or construction choices impact long-term performance. Under certain circumstances, this technical foundation allows us to deliver documented evaluations and practical guidance for repairs, risk management, and future planning.
Our Knowledge & Expertise
Solutions for Every Stage of a Building’s Life Cycle
Whether you’re planning, investigating, repairing, or building, our team provides dependable insight and actionable guidance to move your project forward.
Shopping & Acquisition
We help you identify risks before you invest.
Early insight can sometimes save millions. During acquisition, we help developers and owners understand what they’re buying—from site constraints and entitlement challenges to envelope strategies, code compliance, and potential high-risk assemblies. Our guidance supports feasibility decisions, budgeting, and project direction before design even begins.
Design
We help you reduce technical risk.
For design services, we specialize in multi-family urban infill housing. From programming to planning, we focus on technical detailing, envelope strategies, and assembly integration to reduce downstream risk. Our team works with your contractor to identify constructability issues early, advise on durable material selection, and assist with drawings so the build team has a clear scope of work. The objective is to reduce change orders, limit RFIs, and minimize post-occupancy defects through clearer detailing and coordination.
Construction Administration
We monitor quality-related conditions and identify issues that may lead to claims.
Construction Administration is the fourth phase of design. During construction, we work alongside project teams to review submittals, evaluate field conditions, and resolve detailing conflicts before they become failures. We focus on water, air, and vapor control—the areas most likely to cause expensive post-occupancy issues. Our role is to help keep construction aligned with design intent and long-term performance.
Disputes & Litigation
We provide clear, defensible analysis when something goes wrong.
If a building experiences failure in moisture intrusion, or system breakdown, we provide forensic investigations that identify the cause, the responsible parties, and the scope of repair. Our reports stand up often in mediation, negotiation, and litigation. Attorneys, insurers, and auditors rely on our clarity because it’s independent, technical, and grounded in building science.
Post-Occupancy
Post-Occupancy Review Assists in Maintaining Revenue Generation
After year ten the developed project should be focused on profit. Owners and facility managers look to us to assist in identifying aging issues, support capital planning, and strategize recovery after storms, leaks, or catastrophic failures. We evaluate existing conditions, design durable repairs, and support the contractor’s remediation work to support safe operation and reduce revenue disruption.
Attorneys
Causation & Liability Expertise for Legal Teams
Reliable causation, liability, and standard-of-care analysis for complex construction defect cases.
Who We Serve
Attorneys
Causation & Liability Expertise for Legal Teams
Reliable causation, liability, and standard-of-care analysis for complex construction defect cases.
Meet our Experts
Meet Our Technical Experts Trusted Across The Building Industry
Our experts combine architectural training, building science knowledge, and real-world field experience to deliver reliable evaluations, repair strategies, and technical guidance.
Eric Domeier
AIA, Principal
Eric Domeier has been a successful expert for over fifteen years. As a licensed architect, he has been representing top tier developers and subcontractors in the California, Arizona, and Nevada
Edgar Aranda
Tech II
As DAI’s most senior staff person, Mr. Aranda has been with DAI since 2015. He holds a master’s degree in architecture and a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture with a
Elan Morris
Tech II
Ms. Morris has been bringing technical strength and project commitment to DAI’s clients since 2023. With a BS in Architecture and Design from Arizona State University, she has professional experience
Avalon Kuczkowski
Office Manager
Ms. Kuczowski is a San Diego native who earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Real Estate from San Diego State University. In her
Alex Romero Perez
Tech I
Mr. Romero Perez is the newest member of the DAI team, and a welcome addition. With four years of experience as a rough framer, Alex understands how buildings get built.
Case Studies
Our Work in Action
Let’s Move Your Project Forward.
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FAQs
What is construction risk management advisory?
Construction risk management advisory is the process of reviewing plans, details, assemblies, and architectural building systems to identify potential issues before they become defects. It helps developers, contractors, and owners reduce exposure, strengthen documentation, and support building performance through proactive, evidence-based evaluation.
What is forensics?
Forensics is the application of scientific methods to legal questions. In a sea of uninformed opinions, the forensic professional seeks evidence-based conclusions through observation, curiosity, hypothesis, and testing.
What do forensic architects do?
Forensic architects investigate how and why buildings fail. They analyze construction defects, material performance, building envelope issues, code compliance, and causation to deliver clear, defensible findings used in repairs, claims, mediation, and litigation.
Which industries do forensic architecture firms serve?
Forensic architecture firms serve a wide range of industries including legal teams, insurance carriers, developers, general contractors, property managers, HOAs or homeowners, facility managers, and crisis response professionals.
What services does a forensic architect provide?
A forensic architect can provide building evaluations, defect and causation analysis, liability and standard of care reviews, SB-800 documentation, material testing coordination, code review, cost of repair estimating, delay claims analysis, and expert testimony.
What geographic areas do you serve?
California, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
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