Residential Braced Wall Design
A few members of Team Engineering recently had the opportunity to attend a specialized training on braced wall requirements for residential buildings. This conference was held by the New Hampshire… Read More »
Category: Engineered Consultations
Mechanical Anchoring
In the construction industry, we often need to connect one thing to another. The kind of fastener or anchor you need for every connection depends on a few different variables:… Read More »
Steel Moment Frames
The main goal of a steel moment frame is to resist lateral load, such as wind or seismic, that often calls side sway or racking. These types of structures are… Read More »
Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certification
On the path to becoming a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), most people must first obtain their Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification. We are happy to report that Team Engineering has 2 new… Read More »
Wood Post Blocking Between Floor Framing
Creating a continuous load path is a fundamental principle of structural engineering. In steel construction, steel columns are often spliced in the field to be continuous for the entire height… Read More »
Adaptive Foundation Design
This project is referred to as The Needles (after the original hunting lodge owner, I think). When I first inspected under the building’s crawl space (tight squeeze), I had to… Read More »
Residential Barn Renovation
We recently had a client who wished to convert their 1800’s unfinished barn into an in-law apartment in Derry, NH. The exterior aesthetics had its own antique characteristics that the… Read More »
Engineered Wood I-Joists as Tension Members
Engineering wood I-joists (TJI, BCI, AJS, etc…) are a popular choice for floor framing members in wood-frame construction, and we like them for the same reason others do: they are… Read More »
The Magic of Magic Plan
Team Engineering has recently stumbled across an amazing app called Magic Plan that can scan a building’s existing conditions in a super-efficient timeframe. It… Read More »
New Hampshire Residential Energy Code: R-Values
When architecturally designing a residential building, the New Hampshire Energy Code is a factor that must be considered throughout the design process. New Hampshire has the adopted the IRC 2015… Read More »