432 Park Avenue, New York: Facade Cracking and Serviceability in a Slender Supertall
Engineering case-study report on 432 Park Avenue: reported facade cracks, water intrusion, and sway-related serviceabili
Harmon Hotel, Las Vegas: Reinforcing Steel Defects That Ended a Tower at Half Height
Engineering case-study report on the Harmon Hotel: misplaced link-beam reinforcement found mid-construction, the seismic
Leaning Tower of Pisa: Controlled Under-Excavation of a Foundation on Soft Clay
Engineering case-study report on the Pisa stabilization: soft estuarine clay, 5.5 degrees of tilt, and the soil-extracti
Millennium Tower, San Francisco: Differential Settlement of a Friction-Pile Foundation
Engineering case-study report on the Millennium Tower settlement: friction piles over Old Bay Clay, 26+ inches of tilt,
Salesforce Transit Center, San Francisco: Brittle Fracture of Built-Up Steel Girders
Engineering case-study report on the 2018 Salesforce Transit Center girder fractures: weld access holes, thick-plate bri
Real example reports (PDF)
Actual sealed-report examples, in the exact format we deliver to clients — slab, pier-and-beam, residential, and commercial.
Slab Foundation — Example Report
Slab Foundation — Example Report II
Pier & Beam — Example Report
Commercial Property Report
Residential — Repairs Recommended
Residential — Repairs Not Recommended
These case studies illustrate our reporting format using publicly reported information about well-known structures. Every Lighthouse report on your property is sealed by a licensed Texas Professional Engineer.