Albert Paxton, Unified Building Sciences Inc.

UBS is a leading national construction and property consulting firm. Paxton / UBS clients include property and casualty insurance carriers, insurance adjusting firms, law firms, self-insureds, government agencies and municipalities. Paxton's construction expertise includes High Value Residential Structures, both High and Low Rise Multi-Family and Condominium Association Residential Structures, Public Works Projects, High and Low Rise Commercial, Medical Facilities, and Manufacturing Facilities. Paxton / UBS specializes in property casualty damage scope and cost analysis, project management and auditing, infra-red and non-destructive testing, construction delay and schedule / cost analysis, policy loss appraisals, building envelope evaluations, arbitration. As a project director, Paxton is the lead consultant reporting to the client. Paxton's specialty is complex matters of recovery and reimbursement. Paxton has testified in federal, state and municipal courts. As an expert witness Mr. Paxton has qualified on issues of construction cost, building valuation, construction practices and procedures, and the costs associated with correcting construction defects. Paxton has served as policy appraiser, arbitrator, and neutral umpire in building damage disputes. Mr. Paxton has worked with national carriers and government emergency agencies on issues of Special Investigation involving California's Northridge Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina. 

PUBLICATIONS
National Repair and Remodeling Estimator, Craftsman Book Company, 44 annual editions, 1972 to Present.
How to Estimate the Cost of Composition Shingles, Flashing, and Necessary Accessories on Residential Wood Framed Pitched Roof, American Society of Professional Estimators, 2012.
Earthquake Damage Assessment Course for Residential Construction, Professional Construction Analysts, 1992.

LICENSES
B1-425946, California, August 1982, unrestricted General Building Contractor.
13657, National, February 2012, Certified Professional Estimator (CPE), American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE).