Holmes US

Delivering innovative and sustainable design solutions across diverse building materials, from new construction to seismic retrofits.

• New building structural design

  Engineering advanced concrete, steel, masonry, and wood structures to meet performance and sustainability goals.

• Seismic retrofit and existing building upgrades

  Evaluating and retrofitting unreinforced masonry and other existing buildings to improve earthquake resilience.

• Historic preservation and adaptive reuse

  Breathing new life into historic landmarks by combining heritage preservation with modern seismic performance.

• Mass timber design

  Leading sustainable design with innovative mass timber structures, including CLT, glulam, and hybrid systems.

• Performance-based structural design

  Utilizing non-linear analysis and advanced engineering to challenge prescriptive code and achieve optimal performance.

Integrating fire science with structural design to protect property assets, occupants, and communities.

• Structural fire engineering

  Delivering performance objectives and cost savings using advanced analysis of fire-structure interaction.

• Fire and life safety design

  Developing holistic fire safety systems, egress strategies, and compliance pathways for complex structures.

• Wildfire and wildland urban interface design

  Designing fire risk reduction and wildfire protection strategies for buildings located in the wildland-urban interface.

Evaluating vulnerability to extreme events and developing mitigation strategies for a changing climate.

• Earthquake, flood, wind, and wildfire vulnerability assessments

  Performing comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessments of existing sites and structures.

• Climate-informed design criteria

  Developing adaptation strategies and design criteria to address extreme temperatures, drought, and rising flood risks.

• Post-event damage assessment and repair design

  Inspecting structures after natural hazard events and engineering durable repair and mitigation solutions.