Design-Build

Structural drawings of foundations, steel frame and roof joists beside the building model

We design structures the way they get priced, ordered and erected. Your team gets the information it needs early.

See the schedule difference See the joist loading tool

Packages Released in the Order You Procure and Build

Foundations, anchor bolts and steel go out as early releases so procurement and site work start while the rest of the design is still moving.

We Know What It Takes to Build It

Years on industrial and manufacturing work means we anticipate what the fabricator, erector and your superintendent will need before they ask.

Quantities While You're Still Pricing

Steel, joist, deck and concrete quantities come straight from our model, so your numbers rest on the actual design, not an allowance.

Joist Loads, Already Worked Out

Our joist loading tool turns the model into joist-by-joist load diagrams, so the joist supplier can price and design without decoding drawings.

RFIs and Submittals Returned While They Still Matter

Expedited submittal and RFI turnaround, and quick responses to calls from the field, keep crews working instead of waiting on the engineer.

Construction Starts While Design Finishes

Design-bid-build

Design-build with Tucker-Jones

Structure complete about a third sooner

Foundations, steel and joists are released while the rest of the design is still moving.

Structural designConcept to permit set

Takeoffs and pricingContractor's numbers

FoundationsRelease and construction

Steel and joist orderMill order, joist loads

FabricationSteel and joists

ErectionStructure in place

Structure completeOverlap pulls the finish forward

Illustrative schedule for a single-story steel building. Actual durations depend on the project.

Every Joist, Every Load, Already Worked Out

Our joist loading tool runs on the full roof model. Every joist gets its own loads, shear, moment and load schedule, ready for the joist supplier to price and design from.

3D roof framing with one joist selected, its load cases, governing shear and moment, and the pipes and equipment that load it — **Click a joist, see what's on it.** Every pipe, unit and hanger that bears on the joist, with the load case, governing combination, shear, moment and bend check.

Load schedule for one joist: loading diagram to scale, distributed loads and concentrated loads with locations and sources — **A load schedule the supplier can use.** A to-scale loading diagram plus every distributed and concentrated load, with its location and where it came from.

No decoding drawings. The joist supplier starts from load diagrams, not plans and sections.
Special joists known early. Heavy and special joists show up while you're still pricing.
Tonnage from the same model. A rough joist and girder weight comes with it.

“This is the most impressive output we have seen from any engineers we have ever worked for.”

Joist supplier

30%+

Joist suppliers have noted the tool has shaved over 30% off their joist tonnage estimates.

What You Get at Each Stage

Pursuit and pricing

Numbers You Can Bid

Structural concept sized for your pricing set
Model-based takeoffs for steel, joists, deck and concrete
Constructability input on framing and foundation systems

Early releases

Start Before Design Is Done

Foundation and anchor bolt packages first
Steel mill order and joist loads released early
Packages sequenced to your schedule, not ours

Detailing and fabrication

Clean Handoffs

Joist load diagrams ready for the supplier
Coordinated model for steel detailing
Fast shop drawing reviews

Construction

An Engineer Who Picks Up

Expedited RFI turnaround
Quick answers to field calls
Fixes that work with what's already built

Bring Us in during Project Pursuit

Pursuing a design-build project? Talk to us while you're still putting the numbers together.

Talk to our Team about Design-Build