Experience

Designs using various materials and finishes

Blast resistant design of façades for government and commercial projects

Structural design of systems to re-clad existing buildings

Design of curtain wall test specimens and attendance at full-scale mock-up tests

Designed project reviewed by the following state regulatory agencies: California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), California Division of the State Architect (DSA) and Florida Miami Dade County.

National and international projects

Over 35 years of structural design for curtain wall systems

Service

Preliminary system review and design development

Structural design of mock-up test wall

Structural design for unitized systems, stick built systems and large panelized façades

Strip windows, punch windows and operable window system structural designs

Structural design of sunshades, louvers, fins and light shelves

Concrete embed analysis

Glass verification

Analysis of post installed concrete connections

Design in hurricane impact regions

Designs to resist seismic loads and review of the movement capability

Blast resistant design for curtain wall systems

Structural calculation submittal packages for mock-ups and façade systems

Structural design assistance with field installation issues and on-site structural modifications

Registered in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Mexico, 8 Canadian Provinces and 3 territories

Contact

Arizona - Scottsdale
Kirk Smith, P.E.
ksmith@larsonengr.com
480.212.4200

Illinois - Chicago
Melissa Gradecki, S.E., P.E. Leed
mgradecki@larsonengr.com
312.345.0540

Minnesota - White Bear Lake
Ethan Charpentier, S.E., P.E.
echarpentier@larsonengr.com
651.481.9120

Missouri - Maryland Heights
Keith Quick, P.E.
kquick@larsonengr.com
314.731.4710

Wisconsin - Appleton
Kevin Wisniewski, S.E., P.E.
kwisniewski@larsonengr.com
920.734.9867