Engineering Solutions for Maine
Hedefine Engineering & Design, Inc. is a Maine-based engineering and design practice committed to providing technically sound, responsive, and environmentally conscious solutions. With a staff that includes LEED accredited design professionals, the practice integrates engineering principles, modern design methods, and practical solutions across civil, structural, and environmental projects throughout Maine.
LEED Accredited Professionals
Assisting with local, state, and federal regulatory alignment and site planning documentation.
Developing comprehensive planning documentation to support site programming and project viability.
Navigating environmental and municipal permits, including Maine DEP Site Location of Development and NRPA applications.
Designing high-efficiency and low-impact site layouts in harmony with the local environment.
Creating functional circulation routes, sidewalks, access drives, and parking facilities.
Designing extensions and upgrades for water supply, sanitary septics, wastewater, and general utility systems.
Conducting analysis and creating mitigation systems to manage drainage and runoff.
Modeling drainage impacts to develop low-impact development (LID) treatment solutions.
Designing retention ponds, bioswales, under-drained soil filters, and treatment systems for sensitive watersheds.
Providing structural designs and evaluations for commercial, residential, municipal, and institutional buildings.
Assessing building superstructures, including wood frame, pre-engineered steel, structural steel, masonry, and reinforced concrete.
Engineering foundations and structural systems for new facilities, modifications, and expansions.
Conducting structural condition assessments and forensic analyses for insurance providers, banking institutions, and municipal agencies.
Assisting owners and design partners to monitor the implementation of engineered designs.
Providing bidding support, project coordination, and construction administration services.
Education · Government · Federal · Healthcare · Parks & Open Space · Public Safety · Research Facilities · Residential · Commercial · Land Development · Stormwater & Flood Control · Environmental & Remediation
Northeast Harbor, Maine · Government · Client: Town of Mount Desert
Demolition of an existing structure and construction of a new 12,200 square foot custom pre-engineered metal public works building on the same site. The facility features mechanics bays, offices, a break room, truck bays, a parts room, and a wash bay.
Bar Harbor, Maine · Federal · Client: Acadia National Park
Structural and code compliance evaluation of approximately 12 structures and a public water system for the existing headquarters complex to assist in deciding between renovation and relocation.
Bar Harbor, Maine · Federal · Client: Acadia National Park
Structural evaluation of an existing roof and deck system to evaluate significant deflection, including development of emergency shoring recommendations and long-term structural support modifications.
Bar Harbor, Maine · Public Safety · Client: Town of Bar Harbor
Structural design of a two-story steel-framed port security building attached to a pier and supported by a marine-loading wood column foundation due to impact restrictions.