Dr. Elena Vasquez

Elena holds a PhD in structural engineering and spent eight years reviewing low-slope assemblies, ventilation plans, and reroof scopes for Connecticut towns and Fairfield County building departments. She left municipal work to write full-time about building science—the details that prevent ice dams, attic moisture, and million-dollar flat-roof mistakes on commercial buildings. Her articles are technical but never condescending, with examples from real Danbury, Norwalk, and Ridgefield projects.