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"
Finally, a structural engineering firm that specializes in
houses and small buildings..."
Need a structural engineer
to help with your small project or house? We are here to help.
Davis Consulting provides structural engineering design and site
review services for all kinds of buildings, including houses.
We work for homeowners ( yes, do-it yourselfers are welcome !
), contractors, architects, realtors and property managers. Davis
Consulting Specializes in Small Projects. Most projects are for
older buildings of varying construction. We have seen it all,
so don't be shy about calling us to discuss your project.
"...When
you call our firm, you will speak to someone that is interested
in your small project..."
If you are thinking about
removing a wall, creating a new opening in a doorway, or underpinning
a foundation wall, we can provide you with a Site Consultation
and then prepare building permit drawings for your project. Structural
changes and significant repairs to a building require a building
permit.
We can provide all required
design services for buildings which fall under Part 4 and Part
9 of the Ontario Building Code, and many people come to us
for help when they need a structural engineer on a house project
or when their project has run into difficulties.
We provide services throughout
Canada, but primarily in Ontario and Alberta.
We carry $1.0M of errors and
omissions insurance to protect our clients. Please feel free to
call us to discuss your project.
Our sister company,
KHD
Engineering Construction Ltd, provides general contracting
services for many of our clients. We can build the structural
part of your project and your local renovation contractor can
do the finishing work. Feel free to ask us about building your
project.
(This site
was last updated September 27, 2009)
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AREAS
OF SPECIALIZATION
- Comprehensive
Structural Engineering Design and Inspection
- Site Visits to report
on perceived problems (pre-purchase structural inspections
available)
- Design of Custom Homes,
both new construction and renovations.
(Click
Here for much more on Residential Design Services )
- Design and Project
Management for small & medium sized buildings, with an
emphasis on Residential Structural Engineering Projects.
Many of Davis'
projects are small residential structural engineering projects
carried out for contractors and homeowners. However we regularly
undertake much larger structural engineering design projects for
major Architectural and Engineering firms in the Toronto Area.
We have extensive
knowledge of Residential Housing and Small Building Design - frankly,
we have done it all when it comes to wood framed houses, and this
specialty knowledge gives us an advantage over larger structural
consulting firms that do not regularly provide design services
for wood frame houses.
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RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INCLUDES:
- Structural Engineering
Services for Architects - we will supplement architectural
drawings with structural information, and then CO-stamp the
Architectural drawings for Structural Engineering content.
- Structural Engineering
Services for Residential Contractors - we will provide structural
design services for a General Contractor that is building
or renovating a home. Often, the General Contractor is also
the Owner.
- Design for Green Roofs,
Review of roof structures for Solar Panel Installation, Desgin
using Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF).
In addition to providing
structural engineering design services, we also provide complete
building permit plan services for small projects which do not
require the services of an architect.
We can also provide BCIN
review for your project in case you are a designer and you are
not registered and insured.
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INDUSTRIAL
/ COMMERCIAL
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INCLUDES:
- Structural Engineering
Services for Mechanical Consultants & Mechanical Contractors
- Davis Consulting regularly works for Mechanical Consultants
or Contractors involved in work which requires new equipment
supports. These supports are often on the roof of a large
industrial or commercial building, and detailed analysis of
various building components needs to be carried out to ensure
that the proposed equipment can be safely supported.
- Structural Inspection
/ Structural Building Audits - These projects are often carried
out when a Home Inspector refers us to a Client, or, when
a Real Estate Agent refers us as part of a Real-estate Transaction.
This work usually involves a site visit and a structural inspection
report which identifies any observed structural deficiencies.
Recent Projects Include:
- ESRI Canada - Scott Torrance
Landscape Architects - Structural Engineers responsible for
the evaluation and structural design work needed to install
a new green roof on top of an existing 9 storey building.
Construction completed May 2009.
- Designers of New Glass
Blowing Studio - 60 Clarkson - Structural Consultant for owner
of new 2 storey concrete glass blowing design studio. Design
completed September 2009
- Church Conversion to
Housing Co-op - Structural Consultant to Ellen Allen Architect
on the conversion of a community church into an affordable
housing complex. Project construction starting as of September
2009.
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INSTITUTIONAL
PROJECTS INCLUDE:
- Green Roofs, Police Stations,
Community Centres, Churches, and Public Spaces: Davis regularly
undertakes larger structural design projects where Davis acts
as the structural consultant on larger, multidisciplinary
projects. Recent projects include:
- West Toronto Railpath
- Structural Engineers responsible for the rehabilitation
design of 2 railway bridges, design of new stairway access
structures, bikeway ramps, and statue supports.
- Bible Way Church of Jesus
Christ - Structural Consultant for Axiis Architects Inc. -
Structural Engineers for a very unique structural steel/wood
church on Lawrence Avenue in Toronto.
- Redwood Women's Shelter
- City of Toronto - RHL Architects - Structural Consultant
for the expansion of the Redwood Women's Shelter.
- Davenport Lash-Miller
Garden - Parking Garage analysis and feasibility study for
a multi-million dollar rooftop garden project at the University
of Toronto. Project requires reinforced concrete strengthening
due to addition of 28,000 square foot landscape garden on
an existing parking garage/pedestrian area at the University.
- OPP Midland Police Headquarters
- Structural Consultant for a new 10,000 square foot police
station in Midland - Richard Ziegler, Architect.
- Humber Arboretum Expansion
- Humber College - Allen Kani Associates. Structural Consultant
to AKA for the design of an expansion to the College's Arboretum.
Project includes a rooftop garden and design with Ecologically
friendly building materials.
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OUR
PRINCIPAL
Ken
Davis, P. Eng.
Consulting Structural Engineer (Principal) Mr. Davis has over
18 years of experience dealing with a wide range of small and
large structural engineering projects. Mr. Davis regularly carries
out site reviews, even for small project, and he is ultimately
responsible to our Clients for all structural engineering design
carried out by the firm.
ken@khdavis.com
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LOCATION
OF OUR OFFICE
K. H. Davis Consulting
Ltd and KHD Engineering Construction Ltd operate from their offices
located at 1468 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Please note that
many residential design projects can be carried out "site
unseen". We regularly undertake structural design projects
which are more than 1000km remote from our office since engineers
do not always need to visit a site in order to design the structure
of a building. Most house projects are inspected by a local municipal
building inspector and we do not have to inspect firsthand.
Our office utilizes
industry standard CAD software such as AutoCAD and SoftPlan.
We are connected
to the Internet via high speed connection, to facilitate the transfer
of large electronic CAD files over the Internet, and all staff
have e-mail equipped computer workstations to communicate directly
with you.
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COMMITMENT
TO QUALITY
Davis Consulting
is committed to providing quick turnaround and highly practical
and cost-effective solutions to all of your engineering &
design requirements.
We are regularly
commended on our customer service and our relaxed approach to
dealing with difficult technical matters, even on small projects.
We are ready to answer your technical questions and assist you
and your contractor in understanding the design that we provide.
We will support you at all stages of your construction project.
We work closely
with the design-build industry; we understand the need for speed...especially
during construction which must keep moving ahead at all times
to avoid costly delays. Our reputation depends upon keeping your
project moving forward without delays.
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OUR
GUARANTEE
All of our projects
are directly supervised by Mr. Ken Davis, a licensed Professional
Engineer and a Designated Consulting Engineer. We are committed
to a "lifetime of learning" and to keeping abreast of changes
in our field, through membership in local, national, and international
professional associations.
We insure all
projects against any unforeseen errors or omissions. The firm
carries $1,000,000 of errors and omissions insurance to protect
our Clients.
Although our
Professional Engineers stamp supersedes the need for a BCIN number,
K. H. Davis is Bill 124 compliant for Small Buildings and Legal
Process.
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