For Over 50 Years...
The LFZ Group is a multi-faceted consulting design and advisory engineering practice serving the real estate investment and construction industries. It specializes in seismic risk assessments, structural design, and due diligence services, leveraging state-of-the-art building technologies to address complex real estate challenges. Operating through sister companies Seismic Engineering Associates Ltd. and Lord, Ficks, Zayed and Associates Inc., the practice delivers technical expertise across diverse property portfolios.
The practice specializes in deterministic seismic risk assessment, vulnerability evaluation, and structural mitigation planning.
Utilizing deterministic methodologies and proprietary software tools to conduct individual property and portfolio-level seismic loss estimation.
Developing cost-effective upgrade strategies and detailed designs for vulnerable building types using traditional and modern dynamic analysis techniques.
Providing advanced structural design and independent engineering evaluations for high-performance buildings and civil infrastructure.
Conducting independent, authoritative reviews of structural designs to verify safety, compliance, and structural integrity.
Applying finite element modeling and structural dynamics to the design of wind-sensitive and seismically sensitive structures like high-rises and bridges.
Delivering comprehensive engineering assessments to support investment decisions, risk mitigation, and transaction cycles.
Evaluating all essential building systems to provide a detailed view of current physical condition, deferred maintenance, and capital expenditure forecasts.
Serving as on-site field representatives to monitor the course of construction, ensuring conformance with plans and specifications.
Commercial · Multifamily Residential · Industrial · Retail · Historic Preservation · Infrastructure
San Francisco, California · Commercial
Completed seismic dynamic modeling, property condition assessments, and seismic risk evaluations for a 48-story high-rise office tower comprising approximately 1,464,000 gross square feet.