From mechanical anchorage and load review to tenant improvements — and beyond
DCI's Special Projects team handles fast-moving, complex work across our 20+ offices nationwide — licensed in all 50 states, with one team that stays with you from start to finish.
Special Projects covers complex, fast-turnaround engineering — often inside occupied or active spaces, often across multiple locations, always managed by the same dedicated DCI team.
Whether it's one location or twenty, our team knows your business, your standards, and your timeline. No handoffs, no starting over with a new firm in a new city.
Our team has worked with architects and interior designers to provide structural engineering support for numerous tenant improvement projects, including offices, medical clinics, shopping centers, retails shops, restaurants, and exhibition centers. We work very closely with the architects and contractors, and we pay close attention to delicate interior details and constructibility. Our team’s experience includes all types of drop cloud ceiling, hanging objects, and all equipment gravity support and seismic bracing.
We design the connections that hold mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment securely in place, including seismic and vibration requirements. DCI details anchorage for rooftop units, piping, and heavy equipment to meet code without over-building.
DCI engineers the specialty structures that give a building character, including climbing walls, feature stairs, and architectural screen walls. We handle the lateral loads, connections, and detailing behind these standout elements.
DCI evaluates whether an existing structure can carry new or relocated equipment, from imaging machines and rooftop units to heavy industrial gear. We pinpoint where loads work as-is and where targeted strengthening is needed, so you can install with confidence and no surprises.
DCI adapts existing structures for new uses, layouts, and loads, whether that means opening up floor plans, cutting new openings, or upgrading aging systems. We work efficiently in occupied and historic buildings to keep disruption low and construction moving.
When a space needs new openings, added mezzanines, rooftop screens, or support for new equipment, DCI designs the supplemental steel and framing to carry it. We integrate new members into the existing structure with minimal footprint.
We mobilize quickly, work in sensitive and occupied environments, and take on multiple projects for the same client across the country — all managed by one dedicated DCI team who knows your business, your standards, and your timeline. No handoffs, no starting over with a new firm in a new city.
