XCE

We create thoughtful, livable spaces.

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About the firm

XCE is a structural engineering consulting practice headquartered in New York City that provides structural analysis, design, peer review, value engineering, and project management. It collaborates with architects, building owners, and builders to achieve a balance of form, function, sustainability, constructability, schedule, and budget on projects of all sizes. XCE delivers services on both local and global projects across the United States and multiple international locations.

Firm type
Structural Engineering · Forensic Engineering

Capabilities

Structural Engineering

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XCE collaborates closely with architects, building owners, and builders to design elegant structural solutions for projects of all types, sizes, and levels of complexity. The team continually strives to achieve the best balance among the demands of form, function, sustainability, constructability, schedule, and budget. Combining seasoned professionals with sophisticated technological tools, it aims to enhance creative processes, promote effective collaboration, improve coordination, and enhance visualization throughout every stage of planning, design, and construction.

  • Structural Design for New Buildings

    Provides comprehensive structural planning and design services for new construction projects.

  • Structural Renovation and Building Repositioning

    Adapts, alters, and modernizes existing building structures to meet modern code requirements and architectural designs.

  • Structural Construction Administration

    Provides oversight, reviews submittals, and coordinates on-site structural reviews during the active construction phase.

  • Performance-Based Structural Design

    Utilizes advanced analysis methodologies to design structural systems tailored to specific performance objectives.

  • Structural Feasibility Studies

    Evaluates existing site conditions and structural capacities to determine the viability of proposed developments.

  • Structural Failure Investigation

    Conducts forensic analysis and on-site investigations to determine the root causes of structural failures.

  • Structural Risk Evaluation

    Identifies potential hazards and structural vulnerabilities to evaluate safety risks and recommend mitigation steps.

  • Steel Detailing Services

    Produces highly precise models and structural drawings for structural steel fabrication and erection.

Value Management

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Achieving the optimum value is a crucial factor in the success of any project. XCE utilizes a conscious and explicit set of disciplined procedures to analyze project requirements and achieve essential functions at the lowest total cost over the lifecycle. It offers project schedule and cost control, as well as value engineering through an interactive project management process to reduce client management workloads.

  • Structural Peer Review

    Performs independent structural engineering design audits to verify compliance, efficiency, and structural safety.

  • Value Engineering Services

    Analyzes structural systems to identify cost-saving alternatives that maintain or improve safety and functionality.

  • Project Cost Management

    Integrates cost planning and structural budget controls throughout the design and construction lifecycle.

  • Whole-Process Structural Consulting

    Provides end-to-end structural guidance from initial concepts through project closeout to optimize delivery.

Industries

Commercial · Retail · Residential · Education · Defense · Mixed-Use · Arts & Culture · Industrial

Projects

Burlington QCM, Elmhurst NY

Elmhurst, NY · Retail · Client: Burlington

Petco Union Square

New York, NY · Retail · Client: Petco

Cornell University

New York, NY · Education · Client: Cornell University

CVS Health

New York, NY · Retail · Client: CVS Health