Representative Projects
(by type)

Accident Investigation and Reconstruction

Criminal Court expert witness...
...sun position (re: vehicle/pedestrian collision), Barrie ON.

sun position analysis, preliminary report and driver's eye perspective drawings resulting in dismissed charges in a motor vehicle collision (fuel tanker truck and school bus), Head Lake ON.

sun position analysis and preliminary report...pedestrian fatality, Barrie ON.

moon position analysis and preliminary report...pedestrian fatality, Camebridge ON.

sun position analyses, calculate equivalent dates and times for video reconstructions of traffic collisions, London ON, Toronto ON.

sun position analysis, calculate equivalent dates and times for jury visit in connection with motor vehicle collision involving a tour bus, San Diego CA.

sun position analysis for U.S. Air Force re: crash of two U.S.A.F. F-15 fighter jets, Scotland.

sun and shadow position analysis for a “trip and fall” civil suit, Jacksonville Beach FL.

sun position analyses for over 30 traffic accident investigations, various locations in Canada, Norway, the UK and USA.

presentation entitled "Sun and Shadow Modeling in Accident Reconstruction", Ontario Region, Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR), Toronto.

presentation entitled "Superimposing Sun Position and Total Station Survey Data into Driver's Eye Perspective Photographs - A Case Study ", Ontario Region, Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR), Toronto ON.

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Crime Scene and Criminal Investigations

photo / shadow “time and date analysis” for criminal investigation, Charleston WV.

video / shadow “time and date analysis” for an investigation by a United Nations Claims Commission, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague. 

confirm sunset time for criminal trial involving suspect identification issues, Toronto ON.

confirm sunset time for criminal trial involving timeline and witness statement issues, Toronto ON.

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Shadow Impact Studies

Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) expert witness testimony...
...impact of proposed highrise condos, Bradford, Mississauga, Orillia, Toronto.
...impact of infill housing, Kawartha Lakes.
...impact of building addition, Toronto.
...impact of proposed Minto Towers, Yonge/Eglinton, Toronto.

shadow impact drawings & reports for OMB hearings in support of proposed high-rise condos, Bradford, Kawartha Lakes, Mississauga, Orillia, Toronto.

drawings & reports for OMB hearings in support of proposed single-family residential re-development projects, Kawartha Lakes, Markham, Toronto (Rosedale), Toronto (Lawrence Park).

peer reviews of shadow studies for proposed highrise projects...
... Minto Towers, Yonge/Eglinton, Toronto ON
...1 St. Thomas Street, Toronto ON
...Canada Life, 180 Queen St W, Toronto ON
...Canadian Tire, Yonge/Church, Toronto ON.

shadow animation for proposed re-development of Princess Margaret Hospital lands, Toronto.

shadow impact drawings & reports for proposed highrise condos, Agincourt, Ajax, Barrie, Bradford, Mississauga, North York, Orillia, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Toronto.

shadow impact drawings for proposed townhouse development, Aberdeen, Scotland.

shadow impact drawings & reports for proposed single family dwellings, Kawartha Lakes, Toronto (Rosedale). 

shadow impact drawings & reports for proposed house additions, Berkeley CA, Calgary AB, Markham ON, Toronto ON (Lawrence Park).

3D shadow impact models for proposed house additions, Berkeley CA, Calgary AB, Markham ON.

sun position tables for use by municipality to review shadow impact studies, Town of Lacombe AB.

sun position tables for use by ratepayers' group concerned about proposed highrise condo development, Winnipeg MB.

sun position tables for use by church group planning proposed addition to parish hall, Burlington ON.

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Solar Access Studies

sun position tables for design of proposed house, Springdale UT.

solar access plans for housing project, Phoenix AZ.

sun/shade drawings for proposed pool and residence, Ft. Lauderdale FL.

sun/shade drawings for proposed residential pool, Pickering ON.

solar access data for proposed office building renovations, Manhattan NY.

solar orientation input for proposed...
...vineyard, Gainesville TX
...solar energy installation, Whitehorse YK.

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Miscellaneous Studies & Analyses

prepare sun position graphic for commuter page, Dallas Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TX.

prepare sunrise/sunset time tables for...
...radio stations (various locations).
...marine biology research project (fish activity), Abbotsford BC.
...telephone InfoLine, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (Durham Region).

review published sun charts used by the City of North York and City of Toronto ON. 

assess available daylight hours for bussing students under alternative school hour proposal, Plano Independent School District, Plano TX.

assess available daylight hours and daily rate of change for medical patient, Concord MA.

assess available 'on-location' daylight hours and prepare sun position charts and graphs for motion picture firm, Banff AB.

assess available daylight hours for golf course operations and scheduling, Barrie ON.

calculate sunrise times and directions (with camera elevation adjustments) for alternative locations for Year 2000 Sunrise broadcast by New Zealand TV.

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