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 »
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 »
Little Lake Sunapee House
Our friends at Northcape Design asked us to provide structural plans for this terrific new home on the shore of Little Lake Sunapee. We prepared our design over the summer… Read More »
Laser Scanning Existing Building Conditions
Allow me to first offer my confession – I’m a Yankee, and compared to many, a relatively slow adopter of technology. The transition to digital photography, GPS in our cars,… Read More »
Return on Investment in Engineering
Of all our 2021 projects, one of our favorites was the waterfront cottage where, when the rest of the world was panicking about skyrocketing lumber prices and “supply chain trouble”,… Read More »
Congratulations, New Engineers-In-Training!
We’d like to congratulate Jeff Trovato and Olivia Caron, our newest Engineers-in-Training (E.I.T.)! Both recently passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) Exam and have earned their new professional designation. One… Read More »