Engineering Experience
McPherson Design Group's structural engineering expertise includes
Federal, State, and Municipal Government Agencies; Design-Build;
Historical Preservation, Renovation, and Adaptive Re-use; Commercial/Office;
Hangars; Hotel/Hospitality; Housing; Industrial; Institutional;
K-12; Universities; Libraries; Medical/Dental Facilities; Public
Safety; Recreational; Religious Facilities; Retail/Shopping
Centers; Restaurants/Dining Facilities; Parking Structures;
Waterfront Structures, and Water/Wastewater Treatment Structures.
Services on these projects include:
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Feasibility or Related Studies; |
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Facility Condition Inspections and Structural
Investigations (including above and below water inspections); |
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Value Engineering Studies; |
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Seismic and Wind Load Evaluations; |
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Structural Hardening for Anti-Terrorist
Force Protection (ATFP); |
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant Features Design and Inspections; |
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Full Service Design, including Contract
Documents, Specifications, Cost Estimates, Calculations,
Shop Drawings, As-Built Drawings, and Permitting Services; |
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Special Inspections and Construction
Administration; |
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LEED Certification in accordance with
USGBC requirements for LEED Silver Rating; |
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Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) preparation; |
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Operation and Maintenance Support Information
(OMSI); and |
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Engineering Consultation Services during
construction. |
McPherson Design Group knows that it is essential
to maintain satisfied clients by consistently performing and
delivering design submittals on time. We take pride in our staff
for providing an excellent track record for accomplishing projects
within the design schedule. Through the years, our firm has
maintained the philosophy that the true value of our success
ultimately depends on our performance in relation to our clients’
specific needs.
Our firm currently has twenty-three (23) employees and has given
the community a fresh look in the field of structural engineering.
McPherson Design Group has a strong commitment to meeting
schedules and works hard at providing a realistic approach to
all projects.
McPherson Design Group strives
to be at the forefront of computer technology, and, in order
to continue to respond to the client's needs in a rapidly changing
world, our team has experience in extensive engineering analysis
and design software capabilities, including RAM Structural System,
RAM Advanse, STAAD Pro, StruCalc, Adapt PT, ETABS, EnerCalc,
SAP2000 and SAFE. The firm has in-house computer capabilities
to provide specifications in Specsintact and Masterspec formats,
cost estimates in CES, MCASES GOLD, SUCCESS/WBS and Excel formats,
and drawings in Revit Structure 2008-2011 and AutoCAD/Architecture
2008-2011.
McPherson Design Group has received
various awards and recognitions based on our work, including
the Small Business of the Year for the City of Portsmouth from
the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce; and Annual Design Awards
from the Hampton Roads Association of Commercial Realtors (HRACRE)
for the Suffolk Shell Building (Suffolk, Virginia), the nTelos
Pavilion (Portsmouth, Virginia), Norva Theatre (Norfolk, Virginia),
Chesapeake Courts Facility (Chesapeake, Virginia), Tri-Cities
Building - Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
(Suffolk, Virginia), The Chamberlin (Hampton, Virginia); Police
Security and Operations Facility (Naval Amphibious Base Little
Creek, Norfolk, Virginia), Jamestown Settlement Riverfront Amenities
Area (Jamestown, Virginia); Portsmouth Public Library-Churchland
Branch (Portsmouth, Virginia); and Studio 56 (Virginia Beach,
Virginia). In October 2010, our office received HRACRE Design Awards for Madison Office Building, formerly The Commodore Maury (Norfolk, Virginia), Belmont at Freemason (Norfolk, Virginia), and Thomas Jefferson School Lofts (Suffolk, Virginia). In 2011, our Team received HRACRE Design Award for Best Sustainable Design for the Grandy Village Learning Center (Norfolk, Virginia).
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