McDowell Owens Engineering is still open and operating. In order to protect the health of our staff and others, we are closely monitoring the situation with COVID-19, which includes following the official guidelines provided by Federal Authorities, the City of Houston, and the CDC, as well as taking extra precautions in the office, during travel, and at examinations in the field.
Our main phone line – 832.831.2910 – is open; however, as we do not know what the future will present, we also encourage you to communicate with us by cell phone and e-mail, if needed. For those of you who may be working remotely and not have our information handy, below is a list of cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses for all of our staff.
Please let us know if we can address any of your concerns.
McDowell Owens Engineering is still open and operating. In order to protect the health of our staff and others, we are closely monitoring the situation with COVID-19, which includes following the official guidelines provided by Federal Authorities, the City of Houston, and the CDC, as well as taking extra precautions in the office, during travel, and at examinations in the field.
Our main phone line – 832.831.2910 – is open; however, as we do not know what the future will present, we also encourage you to communicate with us by cell phone and e-mail, if needed. For those of you who may be working remotely and not have our information handy, below is a list of cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses for all of our staff.
Please let us know if we can address any of your concerns.
At our core, McDowell Owens team of professional engineers, fire scientists, and consultants specialize in failure analysis. Over the last 35 years, we have established ourselves as a leader in the forensic engineering and failure analysis industry. Our commitment is to provide top-notch, highly trained and skilled engineers and investigators that provide quality and cost-effective solutions to customers worldwide.
With over 30 years of onsite fire and explosion investigations, the fire analysists at McDowell Owens can conduct both full-scale and reduced-scale testing at the Fire Testing and Research Center. We can go beyond standard testing methods and scientifically test hypothesis. Our experts can then document the fire progression of the incident being tested. McDowell Owens can give the answers need to the origin and cause of the fire or explosion. From the need to determine arson, or if company equipment failed, our forensic explosion experts will bring all the puzzle pieces together to fully asses the cause.
Learn MoreWith over 30 years of experience, our gas system consultants have both the technical and operational expertise regarding gas system testing and propane explosion investigative techniques. Knowledge of the regulatory codes and standards that apply to fuel gas is required to understand the full picture of what occurred.
Learn MoreMcDowell Owens are certified experts in accident investigation. Our tested methods always yield the answers to why, providing all the information needed to determine the cause of every accident we investigate. Our state-of-the-art lab and all the latest technology help reconstruct all angles of the incident to explain the accidents to our clients and jury when needed. Our forensic engineers are also expert witnesses in accident reconstruction.
Learn MoreAt our core, McDowell Owens team of professional engineers, fire scientists, and consultants specialize in failure analysis.
Over the last 35 years, we have established ourselves as a leader in the forensic engineering and failure analysis industry.
Our commitment is to provide top-notch, highly trained and skilled engineers, scientists and investigators that provide quality and cost-effective solutions to clients worldwide.
Our experts are here 24/7 to help with the analysis of fires, explosions, vehicular accidents, structural, mechanical and electrical failures using the latest technology and testing methodologies.