Engineering in Urbandale

Services in Urbandale

MEP engineering

• Storm-resilient MEP design — Urbandale's tornado risk requires generator backup, hardened conduit routing, and above-code wind resistance
• Redundant electrical systems and emergency generator coordination for Urbandale commercial and institutional facilities.
• Stormwater-integrated site drainage with MEP utility routing for Urbandale, designed for high-intensity convective rain events.
• Energy-efficient HVAC for Urbandale's mixed-humidity continental climate — hot summers and cold winters.
• Interior utility routing strategies for Urbandale to minimize above-ground MEP exposure in severe-weather-prone conditions.

Structural engineering

• Wind-governed lateral design — Urbandale's tornado and severe storm exposure controls lateral structural system design
• Steel moment frames, wood shear walls, and masonry structural systems for Urbandale, designed to the IBC and ASCE 7 for Exposure Category C/D.
• Foundation design for the expansive clay and loam soils common around Urbandale.
• Roof structural design for Urbandale addressing wind uplift and tornado-zone pressure requirements per ASCE 7.
• Load path continuity engineering for Urbandale commercial and institutional structures under governing gravity and wind demands.

Civil engineering

• For Urbandale projects, stormwater management design per Iowa NPDES permit requirements and local stormwater authority standards
• Site development and grading plans for Urbandale's active commercial and mixed-use project pipeline
• Land development civil engineering for Urbandale — a northern Des Moines suburb with strong commercial — from conceptual site plan through permit-ready construction documents.
• Access and utility coordination for Urbandale sites — a northern Des Moines suburb with strong commercial — with Iowa public works, utility providers, and the state DOT for site access permits.
• Paving, curb, and drainage infrastructure for Urbandale's commercial, industrial, and institutional site development — a northern Des Moines suburb with strong commercial.
• Regional stormwater management for Urbandale with detention pond and retention basin design for high-intensity convective storm rainfall.