William R. Broz, P.E., MBA, LEED AP

Mr. Broz is a Principal in ESi’s Mechanics Practice. He has over 45 years of strong, diverse engineering and business experience including mechanical building system and industrial facility design, mechanical system failure analysis, construction claims, patent litigation, and economic analysis. A seasoned expert witness, Mr. Broz has given oral evidence on more than 40 occasions, in forums including U.S. state and federal court, U.S. domestic arbitration, and international arbitration. Matters have encompassed a broad spectrum of case types including design standard-of-care, construction defect, class action tort litigation, patent disputes, and property/casualty matters.

Mr. Broz has particular expertise in power and process piping design, and served for more than 10 years on the Design Task Group of the ASME Power Piping Committee (B31.1). He has designed high-temperature and -pressure piping systems for power plants and process facilities, and is highly experienced in pipe stress analysis.

Mr. Broz previously served as an operations manager for the Construction Claims Consulting Group of ARCADIS. He has spearheaded claims analyses for a wide variety of projects, with issues ranging from schedule delay and loss of productivity to evaluation and pricing of direct-cost change orders. Mr. Broz is especially well versed in the analysis of complex design and construction contracts, on such varied issues as obligations of parties, delay and disruption, and sustainable design and construction.

Economic analyses performed by Mr. Broz have included net present value and return on investment for energy conservation projects, new capital programs, and major engineering system modifications.

An early adopter of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, Mr. Broz has designed LEED projects for new construction up to the Gold award level.