Insurance Claims
No one wants to experience a loss. But when there is a loss you need experience on your side. Florida Building Inspections, LLC can work with you before, during and after all types of losses. FBI has written and defended estimates for Fortune 500 Companies, major hotel chains, hospitals, manufacturers, financial groups, assisted living communities, condo associations, apartment owners and REITS as well as individual home owners.
FBI offers a no risk Guaranteed Emergency Services Response Agreement that we will be available for your emergency services 24 hrs a day 365 days a year. When you sign up for our Emergency Services Response Agreement program you are assured of fast emergency response, the right people and the right equipment to take care of your needs, building dry out services, packing and content management, professional estimating services, published prices, accurate scopes of damages and repairs, and the follow through of our full service restoration team. We also provide presentations to Boards of Directors or Condominium & HOA Associations on Mold Prevention and Hurricane preparedness.
Florida Building Inspections, LLC has extensive experience in the causes and correction of water damage problems.
Roofs
Curtain Walls
Mold Evaluations
Indoor Air Quality
Leaks, overflows, pipe bursts, backups, floods.
We use the latest and best technology, equipment and training to assure that your water problems are quickly identified and repaired.
Florida is going to get hit by a hurricane sooner or later. You need to be prepared.
Before the storm you need a plan and after the storm you need a guarantee of assistance. No one is more ready to assist you than Florida Building Inspections, LLC. We seamlessly integrate all of the pieces, Pre loss, emergency services, logistics, estimating and repairs under one roof. And with our Emergency Services Agreement you are gauranteed that we will respond to your loss - promptly and with the right equipment and personnel.
You name it, Florida Building Inspections, LLC has been there and done that. Our team approach of working with estimators, contractors, vendors, engineers and attorneys has had experience in all forms of insurable losses.
FBI" president, Mr. Madsen has worked on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of insurnce claims. While his approach is always even handed, he has the experiencde to determine fair and balanced compensation. As the former Senior Vice President of a national reconstruction firm he has the knowledge, experience and credentials to understand the facts and assist in successful negotiations.
Expert Witness
Mr. Madsen has been recognized as an expert in the field of construction, specifically in the field of building damage and restoration.
He has also been recognized as an expert in the field of water damage and mold remediation.
Negotiations
Mr. Madsen has been part of the negotiating team on numerous large losses, assisting in settlements, arbitrations, mediations and appraisals.
Appraiser in Insurance Damage awards
Mr. Madsen has regularly been appointed and accepted as an appraiser in insurance damage awards in numerous states. His fair and thorough approach has helped settle many millions of dollars in insurance claims. He has worked on projects throughout the United States on cases large and small.
Arbitrator or Umpire
Mr. Madsen has been certified as a Windstorm Umpire. He has acted as a court appointed Arbitrator assisting the court in deciding the pre-loss values, the after-loss values and the as-repaired value of property.
Consultant
Mr. Madsen has acted on behalf of clients as an outside consultant reviewing scopes of work, contractor billing details, change order logs, equipment calculations, initial conditions and property valuations, site surveys and other areas.
His clients have included: financial firms, publicly traded companies, international investment companies, REITs, manufacturing firms, Health care services, municipal governments and others.
Mr. Madsen is a member of the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, the Green Building Certification Institute, the US Green Building Council, the Building Envelope Science Institute. He is certified as a Defective Drywall Consultant, a Certified Leed Green Associate and has educational certificates for Structural drying, water damage and moisture intrusion in building systems, Mold remediation, Cost estimating for construction, Chinese Drywall Removal supervisor. He has acted as lead estimator, project manager, Senior project manager and Executive Project manager on multi million dollars claims throughout the US.
Education
Windstorm Umpire Certification
Windstorm Insurance Network
2010 – Jacksonville, FL
Moisture Intrusion Inspection Certificate
InterNACHI
2009 - Boca Raton, FL
Mold Inspectors Certificate
InterNACHI
2009 – Boca Raton, FL
Green Building Certificate
InterNACHI
2009 - Boca Raton, FL
Safe Practices for Building Inspections
InterNACHI
2009 – Boca Raton, FL
Green Associate
USGBC at Florida Atlantic University
2009 - Boca Raton, FL
Chinese Drywall Inspection Certificate
Florida Atlantic University
2009 – Jupiter, FL
Certified Defective Drywall Consultant Certificate
BESI
2009 - Orlando, FL
FEMA Incident Response Manager Certificate
2008 – Boca Raton, FL
DriEase Advanced Building Drying Seminar
2006 - Toms River, NJ
Fee Inspector Training Seminar
Area III HUD Office
1992, 93, 94, 95, 96 and 97 – Richmond, VA
Plans Reviewer Training Seminar
Area III HUD Office
1992, 93, 94, 95, 96 and 97 - Richmond, VA
Plans Reviewer Training Seminar
North Carolina HUD Office
1995 – Greensboro, NC
Residential Inspection Course
American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
1994 -- Charlotte, NC
Design Human Engineering (DHE
Richard Bandler, Ph.D.
1993 and 1994 – San Francisco, CA
Estimating for Rehabilitation Seminar
Hometech (ASHI sponsored)
1992 -- Norfolk, VA
Appraisal Courses
All appraisal courses required as of 1992
By the State of Virginia
1991 – 1992 – Virginia Beach, VA
Licenses
1979 - State of Virginia
2010 - State of Florida
2010 - Home Inspector, State of Florida
2011 - Mold Assessor, State of Florida
2011 - Mold Remediator . State of Florida
Bachelor of Arts
Columbia College
1975 – Chicago, IL
ASSOCIATIONS
• Indoor Environmental Air Quality Council
• Florida Associaiton of Certified Mold Inspectors
• United States Green Building Council
• Windstorm Insurance Network
• International Association of Home Inspectors (InterNACHI)
• International Association of Qualified Indoor Air Quality Consultants (IAQ2)
• Building Envelope Sciences Institute
• Past Associations:
American Society of Professional Estimators 1993 – 1995
Virginia Building Codes Officials Association 1994 – 1996
