structural engineering services

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Structural design of new commercial buildings. Expertise in the design and analysis of a variety of building types and uses including:  Higher Education, Lab/Office, Manufacturing, Hospitality, High Rise, Parking Garage, Retail/Restaurant, Transportation, Institutional, Theater, Entertainment, and Tilt-up.  We focus on creative and elegant solutions to achieve your project objectives, economics, and schedule.

Adaptive re-use of existing buildings.  Seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings. Structural expansion or addition to existing buildings.  Historic building renovation. Evaluation and retrofit of soft story and unreinforced masonry (URM) conditions.  We are well versed in the delicate balance between making sure an existing building is safe while meeting the proposed project goals and owner's needs.

Considerable experience in providing engineering services for industrial facilities including equipment installation consultation, structural analysis, foundation, and seismic anchorage design.  Our experience includes water treatment plants, chemical plants,  food production facilities, winery facilities, recycling facilities, conveyor supports, bridge supports, service platforms, mezzanines, stairs, pipe racks, and catwalks. We are experienced with turning abstract ideas into sound structural designs that can be permitted and easily constructed.

Well versed in structural design and analysis of tenant improvements for:  Education, Retail, Restaurant, Health Care, Theater, Office, Manufacturing, and Institutional Sectors.  Experience in supporting reprogrammed interior and exterior spaces.  Structural design of metal stud walls, ceilings, mechanical equipment supports, openings added or closed in existing structure, roll up doors, crane installation, monument and egress stairs.  We anticipate needs and program changes necessary to built environments, and design adaptive structures that support layout flexibility, economics and construction schedule.

FMM Structural Services support mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure projects including central plants, equipment upgrades, and new equipment installations.  Review existing building structural capacity for HVAC upgrades and aesthetic changes.  Expertise in PV solar panel support, and electrical vehicle charging structures and telecom structures.  Familiar with serving contractors and/or owners directly, we support projects that may require deferred submittals and responsive field coordination to stay on schedule.

Our experts provide valuable insights and recommendations to achieve a better project outcome.  We perform traditional pre-construction reviews, value engineering reviews and code reviews.  We offer consulting services to clients to assist them in optimizing the proposed project, either pre-design or post-design.  We perform due diligence review, property condition assessment investigations, structural investigations, seismic risk analysis, and code review plan checks. 

Structural design and detailing  of supporting elements, structural supports and foundations.  Design of  metal building foundations and anchorage.  Design and detailing for site structures such as fence walls, retaining walls, landscape trellis structures, playground equipment foundations, structural repairs, and structural observations.

Effective and efficient project management. Innovative techniques to streamline building construction, minimize cost and reduce risks and maintain even the toughest schedule.   Our team can provide technical support during construction to ensure your projects stay on track.

Innovative engineering approaches and sophisticated computer modeling techniques to solve our clients’ toughest engineering challenges with practical solutions.  We use state-of-the-art computer software to support traditional hand calculations to ensure that our designs are safe, efficient and comply with relevant codes and standards.

Create structural engineering plans, calculations and specifications suitable for submittal to the Building Official for review and permitting. Provide documents in digital format (pdf) for plan submission.   Respond to authority having jurisdiction questions, based on documents provided, and modify documents when necessary to assist with permit approval.

CAD drafting, hand drafting,  and development of Revit BIM model to specified level of design (LOD).