Comprehensive Engineering Services
Structural design, independent review, and forensic analysis throughout the entire project lifecycle for successful outcomes.
Structural Engineering
Design and analysis for buildings, bridges, and industrial facilities, delivered by licensed Professional Engineers.
- →Structural analysis and design for concrete, steel, masonry, and timber.
- →Foundation and retaining wall engineering.
- →Seismic, wind, and extreme event load evaluation.
- →New construction, renovations, alterations, and additions.
- →Code compliance and peer review under IBC, ACI 318, AISC LRFD, and AASHTO LRFD.
- →Construction administration support and structural observation.
Design Review and Peer Review
Independent technical review of design submissions at milestone stages, for owners, agencies, and design build teams.
- →Independent design review at schematic, design development, and construction document stages.
- →Constructability review and comment resolution tracking.
- →Third party plan review, certified by the District of Columbia Department of Buildings.
- →MEP design coordination review.
- →Federal, state, and municipal project design compliance, confirm DHS client reference.
- →Design build and construction manager at risk contract support.
Independent Engineer Services
Independent verification under public private partnership agreements, reporting to the owner on the developer performance.
- →Independent Engineer services under P3 Project Agreements.
- →Commissioning plan and commissioning report review against Project Agreement requirements.
- →Occupancy readiness verification against conditions precedent to substantial completion.
- →Sustainability and design criteria compliance review under agreement exhibits.
- →Contractor quality control program audits issued facility by facility.
- →Furniture, fixtures and equipment verification and deficiency logging.
- →Independent Engineer annual reporting on compliance statistics.
Building Inspections
Third party inspection by licensed engineers, verifying constructed work against the approved documents and the governing code.
- →Third party building inspections and special inspections, certified by the District of Columbia Department of Buildings.
- →Structural observation and structural special inspection during construction.
- →Building envelope and systems inspection.
- →Code compliance inspection under IBC and the Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code.
- →Construction deficiency investigation and documentation.
- →Milestone and progress inspection reporting for owners and agencies.
Property Condition Assessment
Condition assessment and capital planning reporting for owners, lenders, and investors.
- →Building and site condition assessment with photographic documentation.
- →Structural condition assessment and repair design oversight.
- →Deficiency identification, classification, and remediation cost opinion.
- →Remaining useful life and capital needs assessment.
- →Due diligence reporting for acquisition and refinancing.
Litigation Support and Forensic Engineering
Analysis and testimony on schedule, cost, and technical disputes, grounded in the contract record.
- →CPM schedule analysis and forensic delay analysis.
- →Request for equitable adjustment and claims evaluation.
- →Entitlement, causation, and damages analysis.
- →Construction defect and deficiency investigation.
- →Expert witness testimony and expert reports.
- →Dispute resolution advisory and settlement decision analysis.
Energy and Sustainability
Energy performance review, modeling, and diagnostics across residential, commercial, and federally funded buildings.
- →Energy code compliance review and energy modeling.
- →Energy audits and building performance evaluation.
- →Building envelope and HVAC diagnostics.
- →Green building standards including LEED and Energy Star.
- →Commissioning support for high performance buildings.