Structural Engineering Consulting and Steel framing.
Peterson Engineers is a structural engineering consulting practice founded in 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa. Established by Carlyle W. Peterson, P.E. as the first structural engineering consulting office in the state of Iowa, the practice has provided structural engineering services to architects, owners, and contractors for over seven decades. Peterson Engineers has served a wide range of project types including educational facilities, religious buildings, healthcare centers, senior living communities, historic preservation projects, libraries, and residential work across Iowa. Peterson Engineers currently operates as a sole-practitioner office under owner Donald G. Peterson, P.E., focusing on simple, economical structural solutions and relying on repeat business and referrals.
Donald G. PetersonOwner
Provides structural design and analysis for new construction, building renovations, historic restorations, and residential remodeling, catering to architects, owners, and contractors.
Structural analysis and design for historic building preservation and rehabilitation.
Structural design for building additions, conversions, and interior remodeling.
Education · Religious · Senior Living · Multifamily Residential · Healthcare · Historic Preservation · Sports & Recreation · Arts & Culture · Residential · Public Safety
Decorah, IA · Education · 1979 · Client: Olson, Gray, Thompson and Lynnes
Structural design for an auditorium and worship space featuring three deep steel trusses spanning over 100 feet that fan out over the auditorium space, along with a precast concrete exterior wall sculpture.
Clinton, IA · Multifamily Residential · 2023 · Client: RDG Planning and Design
Renovation of a historic building in Clinton, Iowa to convert an office and retail space into a multi-family housing development with 33 apartments and business incubator spaces. Work included restoration of the terra cotta front facade, masonry repairs, and construction of a galvanized steel exit stair tower.
Clear Lake, IA · Senior Living · Client: Bergland + Cram Architects
Structural design for a 48-apartment senior living community featuring lower-level parking.
Mason City, IA · Religious · Client: Bergland + Cram Architects
Structural framing for a new east roof addition and second-floor addition between the existing sanctuary and the classroom wing, including a wide overhang designed to cover a passenger drop-off entry.