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Engineering

Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Forensic Engineering/Investigations

Structural Engineering
Paulsen Architects' structural engineering team provides excellent communication and cooperation between architect and engineer to efficiently design your project. An efficiently engineered project results in exactly the right construction type and quantity of structural material plus ease of assembly and construction. We utilize the latest software such as Revit Structure, RISA 3-D and AutoCAD to suit each project and client’s needs.

Services:
  • Structural Analysis and Design
  • Construction Engineering and Administration Services
  • Forensic Analysis
  • Inspections
  • Feasibility and Environmental Studies
  • System Cost Comparisons
  • Existing Structure Assessment
  • Aged Building Restoration
  • Façade Restoration
Civil Engineering
Paulsen Architects' civil engineering team provides excellent communication and cooperation between architect and engineer to efficiently design the site of your project. Our Civil Engineering staff provides site plans, parking layout, site grading, utility hook ups and erosion and stormwater management plans for our projects. Our engineers are also SWPPP Design Certified through the University of Minnesota

Our projects are designed in the latest engineering software that include Civil 3D, Sketch-Up, GIS and AutoCAD, to meet our clients’ wide variety of engineering needs and budgets.

Services:
  • Civil/Site Analysis and Design
  • Construction Engineering and Administration Services
  • Forensic Analysis
  • Inspections
  • Feasibility and Environmental Studies
  • System Cost Comparisons
  • Existing Site Assessment
  • SWPPP Design
  • Site and Landscape Restoration
Forensic Engineering/Investigations
Paulsen Architects has a new engineering division, I-Eng-A of Southern Minnesota, which provides investigative/forensic engineering services for the insurance, claims support and risk management industries. I-Eng-A, the Investigative Engineers Association, is a national network of over 75+ member firms with over 800 engineering professionals all whom have completed intensive training courses conducted by select industry experts. As a part of the national I-Eng-A network, our staff is trained in standardized forensic methodology for analysis, documentation, testing, security and reporting, and has access to an extensive database of information. Our team consists of two Investigative Engineer and Fire Investigation Specialists as well as two Property and Environmental Conditions Specialists

Services:
  • Construction defects
  • Property damage
  • Fire investigations
  • Structural investigations
  • Injury claims
  • Mechanical and electrical investigations
  • Origin and cause investigations
Our architects' structural and civil engineers and construction administrators experience in the building industry gives them a great insight to potential subrogation issues during inspections as well as building reconditioning evaluations.
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