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From a single independent calculation to full turnkey delivery, we cover the structural lifecycle: design, independent review, assessment, seismic strengthening, forensic investigation and construction. Every discipline is delivered to international codes, and every design is shaped to be buildable.

Flagship service

Independent Design Review

Category III checking · Dubai & Abu Dhabi

A second, conflict-free set of senior eyes on a structure before it is built. We re-examine the engineering on its own terms, not the designer's, and issue a stamped review report the authority and the client can rely on.

It is the service the practice is known for: independent, evidence-led, and answerable only to the structure.

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What an independent review covers

  • Gravity and lateral load path, traced from foundation to crown
  • Seismic and wind models re-run and benchmarked against code demand
  • Independent check of the analysis models, assumptions and boundary conditions
  • Foundation interface and soil-structure assumptions verified
  • A stamped review report, with findings, queries and sign-off
The disciplines

Eight engineering services, one independent standard.

Each discipline carries its own code basis and a clear, single outcome. Together they cover a structure from first calculation to handover.

Service · 02

Structural Design

Reinforced concrete, steel and composite frames designed for gravity, lateral and seismic demand. The analysis runs in-house and the judgement is senior, with buildability built into the section sizing from the first scheme.

Codes
EN 1992EN 1993ACI 318AISC 360ASCE 7
Outcome

A frame that is safe, code-compliant, and cheaper to build.

Service · 03

Structural Condition Assessment

Tiered evaluation of existing buildings, from rapid visual screening to detailed analytical assessment. We establish how a structure performs today, where its weaknesses lie, and what intervention, if any, it needs.

Codes
ASCE 41FEMA P-154
Outcome

A clear verdict on capacity, risk and required action.

Service · 04

Seismic Retrofit & Strengthening

Performance-based retrofit of deficient structures, bringing existing buildings up to a defined seismic performance target while keeping them in use. Strategies are chosen for constructability as much as capacity.

Codes
EN 1998ASCE 41
Outcome

An older structure made resilient, without rebuilding it.

Service · 05

Forensic Engineering

Investigation of distress, damage and failure: what happened, why, and what it will take to put right. We provide evidence-led findings, expert opinion and a defensible remediation path.

Codes
ASCE 41EurocodeACI 318
Outcome

A clear cause, a sound opinion, and a way forward.

Service · 06

Construction Supervision

Our engineers supervise the structure rising, covering temporary works, as-built checks and QA/QC on site, so the drawing and the building stay the same thing from first pour to topping out.

Codes
EurocodeACI 318IBC
Outcome

A structure built exactly as it was designed.

Service · 07

Testing & Investigation

Non-destructive testing, material testing and structural monitoring to establish the real, measured properties of a structure, turning assumptions into data the assessment and design can stand on.

Codes
ASCE 41British Standards
Outcome

Measured evidence in place of assumption.

Service · 08

Design-Build / Turnkey

Single-point structural design and delivery, where one accountable team carries a project from concept through optimisation to a completed, verified structure. Buildability is the through-line that ties design to build.

Codes
EurocodeACI 318AISC 360ASCE 7
Outcome

One team, one line of accountability, a structure delivered.

Our difference

Buildable by design.

Anyone can make a structure stand. We make it stand and pay for itself in the build. We design to the optimum steel tonnage, cut bar wastage, and rationalise beams and columns into a small set of repeating families.

With fewer member sizes, the contractor reuses formwork instead of paying for it again and again. The contractor saves on formwork, the client saves on the budget, and the structure stays just as safe and code-compliant.

Standardise members Reuse formwork Less steel and wastage Lower build cost
−20%Steel tonnage
vs. un-optimised
24 → 6Member sizes
rationalised to families
Formwork sets
reused on site
Standards we work to

Code-agnostic by design.

We design, assess and review across six code jurisdictions, choosing the framework the project and the authority require, not the one most convenient to us.

Design codes
Eurocode EN 1992EN 1993EN 1998ACI 318AISC 360ASCE 7IBCBritish Standards
Assessment
ASCE 41FEMA P-154
Assurance
ISO 9001 · in progressISO 45001 · in progressISO 14001 · in progress

When the structure must be right, and buildable, get an independent opinion.