Duval Associates 

Home buyers, property owners, and tenants who have been harmed as a result of a construction defect are advised to contact an experienced building consultant or construction lawyer to schedule a consultation.

You may be coping with losses related to leaky building syndrome or structural defects in a home, apartment, or office building. When you  seek compensation for financial or other losses you are sure to face lawyers whose job it is to watch out for the best interests of the builder, developer, vendor, or architect.

Insurance companies employ lawyers to help protect them from liability costs when roofs leak, walls collapse, and dampness causes toxic mold. To level the playing field, you , the injured homeowner, should have your own exeperienced advocate. With more than thirty years of experience the Forensic Team at Duval Associates are well qualified to protect your rights as  a home owner and consumer.

In most cases it is advisable to get on with the repair as soon as possible to minimize the damage regardless of whether or not you chose to mediate or litigate. We assist in the repair or complete recladding of the building through our parent company Buena Vista Construction Company Limited.

  
What We Do

Duval Associates is an internationally recognized leader in Building Envelope Consulting and defects arbitration. We understand the science and technology of the building exterior.  Our services are offered by way of a Forensic Inspection of the building and repesentation in Leaky Building Claims.

In order to meet the demands of our clients for greater representation in Mediation and Adjudication we expanded our services to include a Forensic Team.

The Forensic Team at Duval Associates  combine many years of trade experience in Building Envelope Construction with formal legal training.

Why we are Good at What We Do:

• Duval Associates primarily represents home owners  in mediation and adjudication of leaky building cases.
• Our senior staff are uniquely qualified having completed over 30,000 building envelope inspections in North America and Australasia since 1976.
• We do more building envelope  inspections nationally and internationally than any other company in New Zealand.
• Our sassociates include exceptional people with previous experience in engineering, architecture,law, and the trades.
• We have won some of the largests settlements in Leaky Building Claims in New Zealand History
• We succeed where other consultants and  lawyers have failed.
• We are a small company that cares about every client, yet we are substantial enough to give the best representation in every case.

 Targeted Repairs or Recladd?

Buena Vista Construction Co Ltd will provide a full estimate of both options and act as owners representative if you chose to repair or recladd. Email us now for an inspection and receive a $50 dollars discount. We will not put you on a list. Check first with us if you even have a "leaky building".

 Buena Vista was established in New Zealand in April 2001 to specialize in consulting and repair of leaky buildings.

BUENA VISTA RECOMMENDS ONLY QUALIFIED LICENSED CONTRACTORS authorised to do specific restricted work on your leaky building.

Lord of the Rings makes King Kong of buildings -- Film director James Jackson builds excellent office complex in Wellington.

What do you do if you are the most successful film director in the world - build a beautiful building

Organic,  symetrical, inspiring- and with  sofit over hangs.

Architecture at its best- no leaks here

 Rocky Mountain hospital -new specs for building envelope in high altitude -extreme temperature cycles

Nice balance of glass curtain wall and brick facade

Sydney track home no stucco but coated good quality brick.

Notice the weep holes for ventilation and moisture release

 Australia Contemporary-Melbourne

Solid brick coated with plaster

 Now that is  tight angle with special flashing requirements

 Great view of the opera house

 Infrastructure leaks

Non organic building rap now mandatory on commercial buildings

 Ice and water shield around windows

Unemployment figures are down and sales up in USA but property owners are still worried about the economy. In the residential and commercial real estate sector owners are staying put and repairing and remodeling the property they have.

One in four homes leak in the US. Water leaks are the biggest maintenance problem for commercial properties. Left unchecked the building rots from the inside out costing thousands in damages.

Summer 2012 is a great time to check if you have a leaky building and repair or recladd.

DO NOT DELAY if you have noticed water leaks contact the experts.

 INSULATION GRANTS --TOP UP WHILE

GOVERNMENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE-- MAKE

SURE YOU CHECK FOR LEAKS BEFORE YOU INSULATE OR ADD AN EXPENSIVE HEAT PUMP 

SAVE ON HEATING BILLS AND MAKE SURE YOUR

HOME DOES NOT BECOME A LEAKY BUILDING 

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