30 Forensic Engineering Appoints Dana Bjornson, P.Eng., M.Arch. as Practice Lead – Building Envelope Engineering Group

CALGARY, AB, MARCH 7, 2024/insPRESS/ – 30 Forensic Engineering, Canada’s leading multidisciplinary forensics firm, is pleased to announce the senior appointment of Dana Bjornson, P.Eng., M.Arch. as Practice Lead of our Building Envelope Engineering group. Dana joins the 30 Forensic Engineering Calgary office and will be a valuable resource to our insurance, construction, and legal clients.

Dana holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours, Civil) from the University of British Columbia. Dana joins 30 Forensic Engineering with 20+ years of industry experience, having served as the President and Founder of Optimize Envelope Engineering from 2010 to 2023. In her new role, she will lead the Building Envelope Engineering group and perform design reviews and investigations related to building envelope failures. Dana is a licensed professional engineer in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia and has been qualified as an Expert Witness in Building Envelope Engineering, appearing in Alberta Provincial Court and the Court of King’s Bench.

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

Building Envelope Engineering.
Experience interacting with the construction industry in various roles including design review, site review, investigation, design assistance, project management, report writing, energy analysis, and research.
Registered as a professional engineer with APEGA, APEGS, and EGBC.
LEED® Accredited Professional.
Written and reviewed technical reports for arbitration, mediation, and litigation.
Qualified expert witness in Building Envelope Engineering.
Appeared in Alberta Provincial Court and Court of King’s Bench.

“We are excited to announce the appointment of Dana Bjornson, P.Eng., M.Arch., to our Calgary Office. Dana is a seasoned professional with extensive leadership experience in Building Envelope Engineering, making her an invaluable asset to our expanding team in Western Canada. Her expertise in design review and building envelope investigations is a natural complement to our growing portfolio of forensic engineering services for clients in the insurance, construction, and legal sectors. Dana joining 30 Forensic Engineering exemplifies our firm’s continued success in attracting top talent in the Canadian forensic engineering industry,” states Chad Gooyers, Ph.D., Regional Director – Western Canada.

About 30 Forensic Engineering

30 Forensic Engineering is one of Canada’s largest and most respected multidisciplinary forensic firms, with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa. Our core team of 80+ professional engineers, experts, investigators, engineering technicians and support staff is enhanced through relationships with some of the top scientists, standard-makers and specialized consultants in North America supporting clients across multiple sectors and industries including:

Environmental
Health Care
Hospitality
Infrastructure
Insurance
Legal
Manufacturing
Renewable Energy
Commercial & Residential Property
Construction

We provide world-class engineering and consulting expertise in:

Building & Fire Code
Building Science & Building Envelope
Civil & Structural Engineering
Collision Reconstruction
Construction
Digital Media Analysis
Fire & Electrical
Geotechnical Engineering
Human Factors
Materials & Product Failure
Remediation
Special Investigation
Transportation

To meet the people behind 30 Forensic Engineering please click HERE.

For further information and media inquiries, please contact:

Paul Aquino, Director, Marketing
paquino@30fe.com

For confidential inquiries on becoming a member of the 30 Forensic Engineering team, please contact:

Stephanie d’Obrenan, Director, Human Resources
sdobrenan@30fe.com

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