Raker Rhodes Engineering

Structural Engineers Bringing Innovative and Responsive Solutions to Life

About the firm

Raker Rhodes Engineering started in 2006 and has been bringing innovative and sustainable structural solutions to life ever since. Its engineers collaborate with architects, owners, and contractors on construction projects in the Midwest, serving higher education, healthcare, K-12 education, industrial, mixed-use, residential, retail, athletic, and municipal project types. With four offices and licenses in 38 states, Raker Rhodes is equipped to serve clients throughout the country.

Established: 2006
Team: Small
Firm type: Structural Engineering

Capabilities

Structural Engineering

Service website

Raker Rhodes Engineering provides structural engineering for construction projects across a range of building types. Its engineers collaborate with architects, owners, and contractors from design through construction, delivering structural systems for higher education, healthcare, K-12 education, industrial facilities, mixed-use developments, residential, retail, and municipal buildings.

Industrial Structural Engineering
Structural engineering for industrial projects and facilities.

Industries

Education · Healthcare · Industrial · Mixed-Use · Residential · Retail · Government · Sports & Recreation · Arts & Culture

Projects

111 East Grand

Des Moines, IA · Mixed-Use · Client: Neumann Monson Architects

Project details

A four-story, 65,000 square foot mixed-use building in Des Moines, Iowa. 111 East Grand is the first multi-story office building in North America to use dowel laminated timber (DLT), a mass timber system relying on friction-fit wood connectors for strength and durability. All timber framing is left exposed, and exterior windows admit natural light into the interior and express the wood structure to the surrounding streetscape.