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David MacLellan
President
Pacific InterWest Building Consultants, Inc.
Publications:
- California Building Performance Guidelines for
Residential Construction, 2006
- National Home Maintenance Manual, 2004
- The Handbook of Specifications and Scopes of
Work for Trade Contractors, 2005
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David MacLellan is a 30-year veteran home-builder in Northern
California. His experience in the building industry extends
to all types of housing. Dave is a long-time member of the
Home Builders Association of Northern California and is a
current Director of the California Building Industry. He
graduated with both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s
degree in engineering from Penn State University.
Mr. MacLellan
has co-authored three important books on the subject of
building performance guidelines and home maintenance. His
books include the California Building Performance
Guidelines for Residential Construction, The
National Home Maintenance Manual, and
most recently, The Handbook of Specifications
and Scopes of Work for Trade Contractors.
Dave has been instrumental in providing industry standards
in residential construction that benefits both the builder
as well as the homeowner.
Mr. MacLellan’s company, Pacific Interwest Inc.,
is a building services firm that serves the construction
and real estate industry in California and many other Western
states. His company provides third party construction inspections
and construction defect litigation advice. Mr. MacLellan
also facilitates educational seminars designed to improve
the skill levels of customer service personnel and field
superintendents in the home building industry. For more information
about either the training seminars or any of Mr. MacLellan’s
three books please visit www.pacificinterwest.net

George E. Wolfson,
AIA

George Wolfson
is a registered architect in California and New York, Licensed
General Contractor (B), Licensed Real Estate Broker, NCARB
certificate holder, and co-author of three books on residential
construction quality and maintenance. Mr. Wolfson has over
40 years’ experience in home construction. He has provided
expert witness testimony in litigation and/or has served as
mediator for over 200 construction-related cases. He holds
advanced degrees in architecture with graduate studies in
engineering/science, urban studies, real estate, architecture,
construction and business management. Construction experience
includes over two million square feet of commercial space
and 15,000+ housing units. Mr. Wolfson served as VP and CEO
for general contracting firms for 15 years. Project experience
includes the new town of Reston, VA, the research center for
the Pegasus satellite system, the Lower Manhattan Plan, and
the Ballet Theater at Lincoln Center, NY. He served as Chief
Urban Designer/Planner for the Baltimore Regional Rapid Rail
System and the Santa Barbara and Eureka Freeway investigations.
Mr. Wolfson holds a B/BS in Architecture, an MS in Architecture,
and pursued graduate studies at Rice Institute and Milan Polytechnic. |