Structural Engineering in Portland, OR
Portland builds inside an urban growth boundary, which pushes density, infill, and middle housing onto tight lots. It is a national mass-timber leader with a strong food-and-beverage, athletic-apparel, and tech-manufacturing economy, all in Cascadia SDC D territory.
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What we design
- SDC D seismic design for the Cascadia subduction zone, with performance-based design common on larger projects
- Liquefaction risk on eastside fill and along the Columbia Slough and Hayden Island requiring deep foundations
- West Hills landslide and steep-slope sites with tieback shoring and hillside foundations
- Mass timber: CLT, glulam, and hybrid systems — Portland architects lead the country, and the structural detailing is specialized
- Unreinforced masonry retrofit, a decades-long city program for the older brick stock
- Soft-story and non-ductile concrete evaluations in the pre-1994 building inventory
Project types
- Middle housing and infill multifamily
- Mass-timber office and mixed-use
- Brewery and food-production facilities
- Athletic-apparel and tech TI
- Adaptive reuse of historic brick
- Riverfront mixed-use
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MEP Engineering in Portland
Mechanical, electrical & plumbing design — permit-ready drawings, best price.
Civil Engineering in Portland
Site civil & land development — permit-ready drawings, best price.
PE Stamping in Portland
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Pool Engineering in Portland
Pool structural, systems & permits — engineered for plan check approval.
ADU Design in Portland
Accessory dwelling unit plans — from concept to permit.
Engineering Cost Guide in Portland
Straight answers on what engineering really costs.