Knott Laboratory provides Forensic Engineering & Animation with expertise in Mechanical, Civil & Structural Engineering. Our expert team of engineers, accident reconstructionists, and animators have worked on over 20,000 failure analysis cases nationwide. Knott Laboratory's Digital Media Forensics division is featured on The Tactical Breakdown podcast.The partnership offers a unique combination of skill sets, providing more value to our respective clients. The new division assists law enforcement, investigators and attorneys with in-depth analysis of digital evidence.
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Knott Laboratory provides forensic engineering and animation services for a variety of industries nationwide. Our experts have worked on more than 20,000 failure analysis cases nationwide for the legal and insurance industries, as well as for local and national businesses. We assist our clients from initial contact through investigation, analysis, animation production and expert witness testimony. We produce scientifically accurate graphics and animations which support our engineers in expert witness testimony.
Our forensic engineers are experts in accident reconstruction, failure analysis and cause & origin. Our forensic engineers work directly with our in-house animation department to create state-of-the-art forensic animations for use in court, arbitration, mediation or settlement negotiations. Mr. Arambel received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ.
Knott Laboratory, the nationwide leader in Forensic Engineering and Animation for 40 years is looking for experienced and innovative engineers and animators to join our team. We offer an enriching company culture, diverse projects, growth opportunities and competitive salaries and benefits. We are always interested in expanding the scope of our skill set and further serve our clients.
Knott Laboratory, the nationwide leader in Forensic Engineering and Animation for 40 years, and the 2010 winner of. Knott Laboratory provides forensic engineering and animation, Civil & Structural, and Fire & Explosion Investigation. If you have a claim number and date of loss, please include that in the description field. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to give us a call at (303) 925-1900. We look forward to hearing from you.
Reviews (4)
Jeslyn Gilcrest
Jun 26, 2020
Justin with Knott Labs is hard working and a great asset to his company! He has a strong knowledge of his company and what they have to offer their clients. His response time is incredible, and he always ready to help anyone at the drop of a hat. NexGen roofing really enjoys working with Knott Labs when structural issues arise and we are in need of an engineering report for our projects.
We like working with Knott Labs because of their ethics, workmanship, and customer service. Very please to know this person and have the opportunity to work with Justin and Knott Labs
We like working with Knott Labs because of their ethics, workmanship, and customer service. Very please to know this person and have the opportunity to work with Justin and Knott Labs
Jenna Woodman
Apr 08, 2020
I have been working in the HOA industry for about 7 years now. When i first began and needed engineers I would ask my coworkers for recommendations. It was at that time 7 years ago, I first began working with Knott Labs and they are the only engineering company I will call to this day. The care they have for properties, the knowledge and the professionalism have always been top notch.
I have worked with Mike Lowe, the owner, Justin Bayer, in business development and Cade Caldwell, who is an engineer. I cannot express enough the great job these guys have done for the properties I manage. From small cracks in concrete, to drawings on deck repairs. In my career I have only used one other engineer, and it is due to a job that Knott wasn't 100% confident in and made a recommendation to me.
The fact that they were OK to loose business, to insure my property was able to have a job they were experts in spoke volumes of them and their integrity. Seriously, stop looking for someone else and someone better. They do not exist!
I have worked with Mike Lowe, the owner, Justin Bayer, in business development and Cade Caldwell, who is an engineer. I cannot express enough the great job these guys have done for the properties I manage. From small cracks in concrete, to drawings on deck repairs. In my career I have only used one other engineer, and it is due to a job that Knott wasn't 100% confident in and made a recommendation to me.
The fact that they were OK to loose business, to insure my property was able to have a job they were experts in spoke volumes of them and their integrity. Seriously, stop looking for someone else and someone better. They do not exist!
David Hackett
Jan 18, 2020
My Dad told me to always judge a company for how it handles it's mistakes. Not by the mistake itself. This company obviously does not know how to handle a mistake as is evident to the "owner" responding to reviews by two people that gave "good" reviews but can't say anything to the bad review? Now thats good business! My HOA hired these guys and now our building is in worse shape then it ever was.
They were hired to draw plans to fix drainage issue's for just my unit when the entire building has drainage issues. They thought it was acceptable to only repair 10% of the building. LOL, I am not sure what kind of a engineering company would put their stamp of approval on such a project when the building has several issue that if not addressed will eventually cause more damage to the building and more money to fix down the road. Doing this type of repair seemed to me as if it would create more issues down the road for the entire building.
Funny thing is that the engineer that handled our small project could not even tell me were the top of our foundation wall was? This still baffles me how a engineer could draw up plans for something and know what he is looking at, to know if it is even possible? This guy was bragging about making $250 a hour but he couldn't even tell me were the top of the foundation wall was that his plans were based off of?
I had to show him were the top of the wall was to prove it to him before he finally agreed with me. I make $38 a hour and I could have made a better assessment of the situation then he did. Which I did point out to the management company before hand because it was not possible to do what they planned without doing the entire building the same way, at the same time.
I contacted the President of this company to explain my concerns and he pawned it off to one of his lackeys that was concerned more about being Mr. Right and how dare you try and compare us to the same standards as other industries were tolerances may by crucial. Not in the civil engineering world.it seems that it is ok to be off 2 or 3 inches because their standards are different in the their world then in others.
Well now my building is suffering from their general compliance stamp and no one has a pair to take a little responsibility for some poor decisions. Attached are some photos that their engineer looked at to give his stamp of approval for the entire job without ever leaving his desk. Please keep in mind that the ground the you see was supposed to be recently filled with new dirt, packed and graded to a perfect 5% grade.
When I look at the pictures the dirt looks old, uneven and unpacked but I guess they are seeing something different then I am since this passed inspection and gets the Knott's Laboratories general compliance stamp of approval. Well their engineer was correct as the issue is moving down the building and the units on both ends now are sinking causing the siding to split laterally and one of the units has started to visually sink on the inside of the unit according to the owner.
To me this damage was accelerated by this repair that was not done to the engineers own specifications and should not have been done in the first place. You would think that Knotts would be more concerned about the damage that would result from their "General Compliance Stamp" of approval for work that was done by incompetent landscapers that probably never did this type of work before. Looking at those pictures it is obvious that they didn't do it properly and they certainly did not do it to the engineers specs.
By the way see Community Management Specialist review so you know how legit NexGen roofing is. Funny that CMS hired Knott's Labs, LOL. Yes CMS the crooks were happy with it and I am sure that Mr Caldwells wife being personal friends with the owner of CMS is helpful for all involved, except me. It comes down to business ethics. I will spare his wife because I do have proof. I am sure that CMS & Knotts makes a good living off of HOA's like mine.
They were hired to draw plans to fix drainage issue's for just my unit when the entire building has drainage issues. They thought it was acceptable to only repair 10% of the building. LOL, I am not sure what kind of a engineering company would put their stamp of approval on such a project when the building has several issue that if not addressed will eventually cause more damage to the building and more money to fix down the road. Doing this type of repair seemed to me as if it would create more issues down the road for the entire building.
Funny thing is that the engineer that handled our small project could not even tell me were the top of our foundation wall was? This still baffles me how a engineer could draw up plans for something and know what he is looking at, to know if it is even possible? This guy was bragging about making $250 a hour but he couldn't even tell me were the top of the foundation wall was that his plans were based off of?
I had to show him were the top of the wall was to prove it to him before he finally agreed with me. I make $38 a hour and I could have made a better assessment of the situation then he did. Which I did point out to the management company before hand because it was not possible to do what they planned without doing the entire building the same way, at the same time.
I contacted the President of this company to explain my concerns and he pawned it off to one of his lackeys that was concerned more about being Mr. Right and how dare you try and compare us to the same standards as other industries were tolerances may by crucial. Not in the civil engineering world.it seems that it is ok to be off 2 or 3 inches because their standards are different in the their world then in others.
Well now my building is suffering from their general compliance stamp and no one has a pair to take a little responsibility for some poor decisions. Attached are some photos that their engineer looked at to give his stamp of approval for the entire job without ever leaving his desk. Please keep in mind that the ground the you see was supposed to be recently filled with new dirt, packed and graded to a perfect 5% grade.
When I look at the pictures the dirt looks old, uneven and unpacked but I guess they are seeing something different then I am since this passed inspection and gets the Knott's Laboratories general compliance stamp of approval. Well their engineer was correct as the issue is moving down the building and the units on both ends now are sinking causing the siding to split laterally and one of the units has started to visually sink on the inside of the unit according to the owner.
To me this damage was accelerated by this repair that was not done to the engineers own specifications and should not have been done in the first place. You would think that Knotts would be more concerned about the damage that would result from their "General Compliance Stamp" of approval for work that was done by incompetent landscapers that probably never did this type of work before. Looking at those pictures it is obvious that they didn't do it properly and they certainly did not do it to the engineers specs.
By the way see Community Management Specialist review so you know how legit NexGen roofing is. Funny that CMS hired Knott's Labs, LOL. Yes CMS the crooks were happy with it and I am sure that Mr Caldwells wife being personal friends with the owner of CMS is helpful for all involved, except me. It comes down to business ethics. I will spare his wife because I do have proof. I am sure that CMS & Knotts makes a good living off of HOA's like mine.
Alex Barse
Nov 08, 2019
