Mr. Vander Heide has over 30 years of experience as a registered architect in the construction industry.  His professional experience includes the design of residential, commercial, and institutional/industrial facilities for public and private owners. He has managed both architects and engineers in several organizations.  His career has encompassed design and analysis of structural work for a manufacturer of space-frame systems; management, development, training and computer programming work in a large, multi-disciplined design firm, and management and project work as the owner of a large collection of public buildings in a major city.  He has broad experience with codes and standards including the International Building Code, BOCA, the Uniform Building Code and the Southern Building Code.

Mr. Vander Heide has also been a principal in his own firm since 1990, providing a broad range of architectural consulting services to A/E firms and the public.

Mr. Vander Heide has testified in cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and has served on juries in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

DKM & Cherry Valley Construction Company vs. STO Corp.
Post construction, the developer was forced to remove STO EIFS from over 100 homes due to moisture problems. Provided an opinion as to the suitability of the product to a particular purpose. Written Report and deposition testimony. The case settled favorably.

CCC Atlantic, LLC vs. Intech Construction, Inc.
Post construction, the owner of an office/commercial renovation project near Atlantic City, New Jersey experienced storefront window leaks. Provided an opinion on the adequacy of the construction. Written Report. Negotiations are in progress.

Estate of Mykola Bojczuk vs. Centimark
A dispute about the quality of a re-roofing job. Provided an opinion as to the quality and workmanship of the re-roofing. Written Opinion. The case was settled favorably.

Paladino v. KeySpan New England, LLC.
A teenager was injured while trespassing on an abandoned pier on the Delaware River. Provided an opinion relative to the requirements of the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code for the owner. Written report.

Kanter vs. Parec, et. al.
Post occupancy, the owner was plagued with water and mold problems in this new house. Prepared a written report for mediation. The case settled favorably.

Catasaqua Area School District vs. Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates, Inc.
Post construction, the school district and contractor are seeking recovery for delays and excessive costs from the architect. Written Report. Arbitration.

Seagate Longmont Consolidation Facility
A new office, lab and manufacturing facility’s performance suffered from over value engineering without appreciation of all the consequences. Written report.

New Jersey School Construction Corporation
The architect for two new school buildings in Jersey City claims additional fees. Consulting to NJSCC to evaluate validity of claims.

Linda Hoye v. Aspen Section Condominium Council
A condominium resident was injured on the premises. Provided an opinion regarding fire and property management code compliance for the condominium council. Written report.

Brandywine v. MDC Systems, Inc.
A dispute about reconciliation of rents and the rentable area rented. Provided an opinion about rentable area in the tenant area for the tenant. Written report.

Lobar v. WASD & McKissick
Contractor claimed damages from owner and architect during construction of Wellsboro High School, Wellsboro, PA. Consulting for the school district, identifying defects and inspecting repairs.

Betty Payne vs. Temple University Hospital
Post occupancy, an accident caused an injury. Provided an opinion on the design of vehicle and pedestrian traffic relative to the use of the facility by the owner.

Tiger Hayes v. L. Robert Kimball, Assoc. Architects and Engineers, Inc.
A dispute about responsibilities for budget estimating in a design build, LEED office building. Consulted for the architect prior to settlement.

Bellamy v. Westover Companies and Christiana Properties, LLC.
Post construction personal injury. Provided an opinion regarding defects in the premises for the plaintiff. Written report.

Stout Road Assoc. v. Alesker & Dundon Architects
Post construction professional liability case involving encroachment on public right of way. Provided an opinion regarding the professional standard of care for the owner. Certificate of Merit and written report.

Kline v. j2a et.al. During construction a worker was injured, he sued architect, contractors and owner. Provided an opinion regarding professional conduct and practice for the architect. Written report.

Brister v. 1845 Walnut Street Assoc. et.al. Post construction personal injury due to falling toilet partition door. Provided an opinion regarding maintenance of facility for plaintiff. Written report.

New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Analysis of delay and material escalation claims due to design errors in structural steel in new Driscoll Bridge over Raritan River for New Jersey Parkway.

Silverman v. Benjamin Shaoul, et.al. Condominium purchaser cannot occupy unit due to damage from water intrusion in unit, causing dispute over cause of water intrusion. Developing opinion for curtain wall sub-contractor.

Significant past projects include the following:

• Philadelphia City Hall Master Plan and demonstrations projects for cleaning and restoring the building envelope, as the owner
• The Shores at Wesley Manor, Ocean City, NJ, for Donnelly Wagner Nelson Architects, LLC
• Collingswood Manor, Collingswood, NJ, for Donnelly Wagner Nelson Architects
• Manhattan View, Union City, NJ, for The Brommer Group
• Perkiomen Valley Elementary School, Schwenksville, PA
• Brandywine Elementary School, Brandywine, PA
• St. Elizabeth Church and School, Sellersville, PA
• St. Alfonses Church and School, Maple Glen, PA
• Penn Ridge High School, Penn Ridge, PA
• Cedar Grove Christian Academy, Philadelphia, PA for Philip E. Franks & Assoc.
• Quakertown High School, Quakertown, PA
• St. Basil’s Church, Westmont, PA
• Christmas Displays for Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia, PA
• Prince Music Theatre, Phila., PA for Cooke/Chachkes Associates, Ambler, PA
• Retail space for Strawbridge & Clothier
• Design and manufacture of Mero space-frame roof structure for shelter for remains of Gunboat Cairo recovered from the Mississippi River, Vicksburg, MS
• Design and construction of Mero space-frame roof structure for Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, Grand Rapids, MI which underwent pre-occupancy full scale load testing
• Construction of Mero space-frame skylight support and roof structure, Montreal, Canada for Hotel du l’aeroport, Mirabel Airport
• Architectural design and documentation of seven buildings for a 10 MGD Waste Water Treatment Plant in Niles, MI, for MacNamee, Porter & Seelye, Consulting Engineers

Visualization work including computer models and rendering for the following projects:

• The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, for Kitchen Associates
• Washington Savings Bank Headquarters, Philadelphia, PA, for Stein Architects
• Applied Card Systems Headquarters Office Building, Southeastern PA, for Stein Architects
• Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center, a 460-bed Residential Healthcare Facility, located on a 15 acre suburban campus on Long Island, Lake Success, NY, for Landow & Landow
• An office and distribution center for Dollar Stores, Philadelphia, PA, for The Office of Charles King Architects and Store Planners
• Security options for the Pennsylvania Capitol building, Harrisburg, PA, for Vitetta, Philadelphia, PA
• William Penn Charter School new recreation building, Philadelphia, PA, for Hayes & Hough Architects
• The Union League Archives plus project, and adaptive re-use in a historic building, Philadelphia, PA for William Post Thomas, AIA
• Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts a new stairway in an historic Furness building, Philadelphia, PA for Dagit – Saylor Architects
• A high end residence (Ralph & Suzanne Roberts’ apartment), Philadelphia, PA for Malcolm Eisenberg, Philadelphia, PA & Don Reiff, Elkins Park, PA
• Linderman Library renovation at Lehigh University, Lehigh, PA, for MGA Partners
• A fund raising video animation for the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA with design help from Ueland Junker MacCauley Nicholson and GBQC, Inc.
• International Cultural Center at Lincoln University for Saylor/Gregg Architects

• DWKCB Architects, Inc., Hatfield, PA and Philadelphia, PA
• Kitchen Associates, Collingswood, NJ
• Cooke/Chachkes Associates, PC, Ambler, PA
• Alvin Holm, AIA, Architects, Philadelphia, NJ
• Curtis Cox Kennerly, PC, Philadelphia, PA

• WUFI Seminar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory & Fraunhofer Institute of Building Physics, Waltham, MA
• Seek Expert Witness Conference, Hyannis, MA
• Advanced WUFI Seminar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory & Fraunhofer Institute of Building Physics, Napa, CA
• Advanced WUFI Seminar, Fraunhofer Institute of Building Physics & Oak Ridge National Laboratory, at Fraunhofer Institute Building Physics, Holzkirchen, Germany
• Speaker for  “Sticks and Bricks” program for American Bar Association Construction Forum in Washington, DC
• Primavera Project Planning and Scheduling, Bala Cynwyd, PA
• Advanced WUFI Seminar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory & Fraunhofer Institute of Building Physics, Napa, CA
• Speaker for Design on the Delaware, Philadelphia, PA 2008
• RCI Symposium, Washington, DC
• Roofing Consultants Institute Convention, Orlando, FL

• University of Michigan, Master of Business Administration, 1977
• University of Michigan, Bachelor of Architecture, 1971

• Registered Architect:  Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
• LEED Accredited Professional, United States Green Building Council

• American Institute of Architects Philadelphia - former Board of Directors & Treasurer, Finance Committee Chairman, AIA/GBCA Joint Committee Member
• AIA Pennsylvania - former Board of Directors
• Professional Services Management Association Philadelphia Chapter- Founder, Board of Directors, former President
• Professional Services Management Association (national) – former Vice President Professional Development, President Elect, President, Past President and former Board Member