About
Profile
Jim Hanna has more than 35 years of experience practicing architecture, interior architecture, corporate leadership, quality assurance, and quality control. Hanna has provided consultation, arbitration, mediation, and expert witness services.
Hanna is the founder of Hanna Design Alliance, and his career has spanned project types including multifamily apartments, condominiums, resorts, hotels, offices, medical, and recreational design. With a focus on the technical aspects of architecture and the built environment, he has been responsible for waterproofing detailing, contractual agreements, and design management, including specialty consultants.
Hanna is a licensed architect in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Missouri.
Dispute Resolution & Relevant Experience
Depositions
Water intrusion, exterior plaster failure, roofing, and glazing condensation allegations
Expert Witness
Stucco, roofing, balcony, window, and door waterproofing failure allegations
Mediation
Masonry subcontractor/owner dispute
Arbitration
Disputes include stucco, building settlement, window failures, and class action siding failure
Reroofing Designs
Multiple reroofing designs due to failures in Georgia and South Florida
Accessibility
Multiple certifications of national restaurant chains. Expert reports for dispute resolution
Code Peer Review
Dekalb County, GA Peer Reviewer
Glazing
Window crack analysis for aftermarket glazing film installation
Sound Transmission
Review and repair designs for condominium demising wall and floor sound transmission issues
Solar Heat Gain and Water Intrusion
Wall and window replacement design to resolve south-facing overheating of a lab environment
Water Intrusion Design Repair
Window replacement including brick veneer, steel lintel, and waterproofing
Fire Damage
Apartment partial redesign due to fire damage
Concrete Beam Corrections
Transfer beam crack and beam/reinforcing hole corrections utilizing carbon fiber wraps
Affiliations
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- National Council of Architectural Board (NCARB)
- International Code Council (ICC)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Areas of Expertise
· Architecture
· Architecture Practice
· ADA Design & Compliance
· ADA Compliance Certification
· Balconies
· Brick/Masonry
· Building Codes
· Cementitious Siding
· Change Orders
· Coastal Construction
· Concrete Conventional Structure
· Concrete Post-Tensioned
· Construction Claims and Disputes
· Contract Negotiations
· Design Standards
· Dispute Resolution
· EIFS
· Exterior/Air Barrier
· Insulation/Thermal Transfer
· Light Gauge Metal Framing
· Moisture and Water Intrusion
· Owner Architect Agreements
· RFI’s
· Roofing
· Sound Transmission
· Standard of Care
· Steel Structures
· Stucco and Plaster
· Wall Coatings
· Waterproofing
· Wood Framing
· Zoning