Why is a mediator with engineering or construction experience valuable in these disputes?

Construction and design-build disputes often turn on technical questions — whether work met the plans and specifications, whether a design was constructible, what caused a failure, how a defect should properly be repaired, and what a delay or change actually cost. A mediator who has genuine engineering and construction experience can understand these technical realities directly, follow the competing expert positions, and ask the questions that get to the heart of the dispute. That fluency lets the mediator give both sides a credible, grounded assessment rather than needing to be educated on the fundamentals, which often moves the parties toward resolution more efficiently. In technical disputes, a neutral who speaks the language of the design and the build is frequently decisive.