The Engineers Ireland Register for I.S. 465:2018 – Assessment, testing and categorisation of damaged buildings incorporating concrete blocks containing certain deleterious materials.

Personal contact details and Professional summary

Name Michael Carr

Address c/o Carr & Company Civil Engineers Ltd. Unit 1, Northern Point Business Park, , Co.

Contact details TEL: 074 91 31060 Email: [email protected]

Qualifications EDUCATION B.E., (Hons) Civil Engineering, 1985, University College Galway M.Sc., Offshore Structures, 1988, Cranfield University

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Chartered Engineer of Institution of Engineers of Ireland 1989 (Registration no. 021450) Fellow of Institution of Engineers of Ireland 2008 (Registration no. 021450) Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA 1990 (licence no. PE-040493-E) FEANI Registered European Engineer 1990

Career history Carr & Company Civil Engineers, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal Managing Director & Chief Engineer - I am responsible for managing a consulting engineering firm supervising engineering staff and preparation of engineering designs and reports. I acted as team leader on the following projects: Typical Projects 2017-18 Refurbishment of Dianorm Factory, Industrial Estate for Udaras na Gaeltachta(2.1m) Civil & Structural Services for refurbishment of existing industrial unit into modern industrial rental units. 2016-17 New Cleanroon & Ancillary Accommodation for Randox Teoranta, (1.2m) Lead consultant, Civil & Structural engineering & PSDP. 2016-2017 Extension to McElhinney Stores Civil & Structural Services for construction of a 4 storey extension with staff accommodation & storage 2013-15 Reconstruction of United Fish Industries, (7.0M) Phase 1 & 2 Lead consultant and Civil & Structural Services for reconstruction of an existing Fish Meal Plant. Ambric Testing & Engineering Inc, Philadelphia, USA During early years after graduating I gained broad experience in laboratory testing and report writing under the supervision of Mr Don Meisel PE. I achieved professional engineer status by exam in 1990. 1985-1986 Graduate Engineer mainly in materials testing and field work. 1988-1992 Professional Engineer in geotechnical and materials engineering

Relevant Project Experience I have broad experience of structural inspections, material testing and preparation of engineering reports including interpretation of physical, chemical and petrographic test data. I prepared one of the earliest reports identifying the presence of muscovite mica in a house in Carndonagh in 2010. Since that time I have inspected many houses affected with unsound masonry and also prepared specifications for remedial works. I have experience as an expert witness in court proceedings on several occasions during my career to date.

Over the past number of years I have carried-out an many engineering reports each year on houses. Several of these were requested due to concerns regarding cracking and possible unsound masonry. I supervised and in most cases prepared these reports and designs. Therefore I am very familiar with building and material defects in residential construction. A sample of specific relevant projects are listed below addiitional information can be provided on any of these upon request:

Recent Projects  Dec 2018 Inspection report and testing of masonry cores at Ashling Court Housing Development, Ballybofey for Mr. Seamus McMenamin.  Dec 2018 Inspection of house in Dromore Park, for C & J Patterson  Dec 2018 Inspection of house in Fintra, Killybegs for Mr. Gary McGing  Nov 2018 Structural inspection of house in , Co. Donegal for Mr. John Harkin  Nov 2018 Structural report on masonry retaining wall at PC World,  April 2018 Structural report on house in Killybegs for Mr Conal McBrearty  Feb 2018 Structural report of house in for Mr Kevin Kelly  Jan 2018 Structural report for house in Bomany, Letterkenny for Mr Darragh McParland Selected other relevant project experience  August 2016 Structural report and design of remedial works for house with unsound masonry at Drunkeen, Ballybofey for Mr Mark Bonner.  July 2016 Structural report for house with unsound masonry at Dooish, Ballybofey for Mr. Sean Keegan  Nov 2016 Structural report for house with unsound masonry at 38 Solomens Hill, Letterkenny for Mr Pat Campbell  Structural report on defective construction for house at Clogher, Donegal Town for Ms Sinead O’Donnell (Note: This included court testominy as an expert witness)  Oct 2010 Structural report and testing of masonry for house in Carndonagh for Ms Ann Owens. (note this was one of the earliest reports with on a house with unsound masonry in Donegal. Ann Owens subsequently formed the Mica Action Group to highlight this problem.

Verified by : 1. Name: Conor McMenamin CEng, FIEI Membership No: 022301 Date: 16/ 01 /2019 2. Name: Noreen Durning CEng Membership No: 033591 Date: 16/ 01 /2019 Declaration: I accept responsibility for the accuracy of the particulars contained in this form including my qualifications and I agree that, when submitted, its contents will be made available on the Engineers Ireland website www.engineersireland.ie I agree to the declaration above �yes.