“Sustainability = (Designer Knowledge) X (Environment Concern + Common Sense)”

– Darrin Beier

Structural Engineering & Specialty Services

Structural Design Services; we provide full structural design services. Simple beam analysis to complex multi-story building design, we offer a complete structural analysis of all types of projects.

Barn Repurposing and Barn Alterations has become a specialty design service at Beier Engineering. Ag Barn Restorations of existing farm structures to unique, beautiful commercial businesses and extraordinary residential homes has become a niche we offer. Classic hand crafted post & beam barn structures or more modern pole building structures; we can alter both to repurposed fully code compliant commercial buildings or residential homes.

As Professional Engineers, we offer experience in:

Barn Repurposing

  • Ag Barn Repurposing to Commercial Building Compliance

    • Repurposing an existing barn is considered new construction for DSPS state commercial Review
    • Complete Design, State DSPS Plans and Permitting Package
    • Structural analysis of existing barn
    • Structural modification package required for Permit
    • See Commercial Building Section of Website for complete services offered

  • Ag Barn Repurposing to Residential Standard

    • Complete Permit and bid Plan Set to UBC and State Building Standards
    • Structural Analysis package required for permits
    • Structural modification design and plans

  • Classic Aged Post & Beam Frame Barn

    • Existing barn and structural frame analysis
      • On site review of existing barn frame as originally constructed
      • Inventory and cataloging of barn frame members prior to deconstruction
      • Determination of condition of existing barn frame member pieces
    • Determine structural modification needs of existing frames
    • Design foundation for reassembled barn structure
    • Work with contractor during barn frame reassembly
    • Design interior floor plan and all details, sections and materials of proposed end building use

  • Modern Post-Frame (Pole Barn) Structure

    • Existing pole barn and structural frame analysis
      • On site review of existing pole barn frame as originally constructed
      • Inventory and cataloging of barn frame members for use in Structural Analysis
      • Determination of condition of existing barn frame member pieces
    • Determine structural modification needs of overall pole barn building to meet
      • Commercial Building Code (IBC)
      • Residential Building Code (UBC)
    • Check design of foundation for code compliance
    • Design interior floor plan and all details, sections and materials of proposed end building use

Structural Engineering

  • Justin Tune, P.E., M.S, leads our Structural Analysis/Design Team

  • General Structural Analysis and Design

  • Building Structural Design

  • Foundation Design and Analysis

  • Structural Feasibility Studies

  • Barn Post & Frame Structural Rehab

  • Historic Building Structural Analysis

  • Specializing in “Out of the Box” Structural Design

Project Portfolio (click to explore)

Contact Beier Engineering to discuss your commercial building, site development or residential home design needs.