TLF Engineers

Innovative Engineering Solutions Since 1991

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About the firm

Founded in 1991 as Ter Horst, Lamson & Fisk, Inc., TLF is a forty-person multi-discipline engineering organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The practice specializes in structural engineering, civil engineering, site development, project management, landscape architecture, and industrial facility design. With a staff of 24 licensed professional engineers, architects, and landscape architects, it has completed over 10,000 projects across the Midwest.

Established
1991
Team
Small
Firm type
Structural Engineering · Civil Engineering · Landscape Architecture

Credentials

LEED AP BD+C

People

Ramey DurbinStructural Engineering

Kris GrantStructural Engineering

Mark TeeterStructural Engineering

Richard JuddStructural Engineering

Pete RankovichSite/Civil Engineering

Adam HerberStructural Engineering

Devin CookStructural Engineering

Tracy CharitonStructural Engineering

Mark BenjaminStructural Engineering

Chad KincaidSite/Civil Engineering

John GiblinIndustrial Architecture

Cheryl BirAdministration

Capabilities

Structural Engineering

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Provides robust solutions for diverse structural needs, focusing on long-term functionality and durability. Twenty design professionals deliver opinions, investigations, and designs for large high-summary structures as well as rapid-response smaller projects.

  • Structural Design for New Buildings

    Engineers structures using concrete, steel, masonry, or wood to meet specific project needs.

  • Building Additions and Modifications

    Modifies or expands existing spaces to better accommodate updated usage requirements and plans.

  • Specialized Structure Engineering

    Delivers quality engineering solutions for unique, hard-to-classify structures beyond typical buildings.

  • Equipment Support Systems

    Designs appropriate support systems tailored to specific equipment functions and operational loads.

  • Access Platform and Mezzanine Design

    Optimizes platform and mezzanine layouts to ensure proper access to workplace equipment, even in limited spaces.

  • Workplace Safety Systems

    Designs fall protection systems and infrastructure improvements to ensure safe work environments.

  • Rigging and Hoisting Systems

    Assists with bridge crane systems, monorails, spreader beams, and custom rigging setups.

  • Structural Foundation Design

    Engineers proper foundation systems based on site-specific geotechnical and structural conditions.

  • Parking Garage Structural Design

    Designs and rehabilitates cast-in-place, post-tensioned, and precast pre-stressed parking structures.

  • Structural Studies and Investigations

    Analyzes complex engineering challenges and studies early-stage ideas before final design and detailing.

Site/Civil Engineering

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Creates customized plans to maximize usage, space, and aesthetics of a site. The team addresses challenges posed by complex site terrains, infrastructure limitations, environmental constraints, and regulatory requirements.

  • Site Planning and Space Maximization

    Develops layouts that optimize terrain, space, and aesthetics while adhering to local regulations.

  • Environmental and Regulatory Compliance

    Navigates environmental constraints and complex regulatory codes to ensure project approval.

Industrial Facility Design

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Addresses the specific challenges of industrial environments, executing everything from minor maintenance-driven improvements to large-scale capital projects with dedicated focus.

  • Industrial Maintenance Improvements

    Tackles small, maintenance-driven issues and facility modifications to ensure continuous operational efficiency.

  • Capital Project Engineering

    Provides comprehensive engineering services for high-summary, large-scale industrial expansion projects.

Project Management and Owner's Representative

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Protects client interests from inception through completion by coordinating communications, providing peer reviews, and establishing a consistent on-site presence.

  • Project Coordination and Peer Review

    Manages multi-party communications and performs critical design peer reviews to mitigate project risks.

  • On-Site Representation

    Maintains an active physical presence on construction sites to monitor progress and protect client assets.

3D Modeling and Drafting

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Utilizes modern 3D design software to help clients visualize project spaces and analyze how components or equipment fit.

  • Equipment Fit-In Analysis

    Evaluates the placement of new equipment within existing physical spaces to ensure seamless integration.

  • BIM Construction Modeling

    Develops high-quality building information models and precise construction drawings for proposed facilities.

Industries

Industrial · Manufacturing · Pharmaceutical · Commercial · Education · Agriculture · Food & Beverage · Utilities

Projects

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