Structural steel projects succeed through coordinated engineering that aligns design, fabrication, erection, and construction. Prema helps project teams develop practical, code-compliant structural steel solutions that improve coordination, support permitting, and streamline project delivery.
Coordinating structural design with architectural and building system requirements
Developing complete engineering calculations, specifications, and permit-ready drawings
Designing connection strategies that align with fabrication and erection practices
Preparing clear engineering documentation for jurisdictional review
Providing responsive engineering support during fabrication and construction
Structural design collaboration from concept through construction
Gravity and lateral load analysis
Structural member sizing and connection strategy development
Engineering design calculations and specifications
Permit-ready design drawings and construction documents
Coordination with architectural intent, other building trades, and erection teams
Construction-phase engineering guidance
Connection design for structural steel systems
Shop drawing review and fabrication coordination
Bolt, weld, material, and fabrication specifications
Erection drawings and sequencing support
Coordination with fabricator standards and preferred practices
Gravity and lateral load analysis
Product and connection design for precast and prestressed concrete systems
Prestress design, including strand patterns, transfer length, development length, camber
calculations, and long-term deflection
Lifting, handling, and transportation considerations
Code compliance with ACI, PCI, IBC, and applicable state and local building codes
Signed and sealed engineering calculations
Permit-ready engineering documentation
Structural engineering supporting precast building systems
Code-compliant engineering packages
Design responsibility throughout project execution
Shear, moment, axial and braced-frame connection designs
Welded and bolted connection detailing
Base plate and anchor rod detailing
Connection designs accommodating architectural and fabrication constraints
Shop drawings and fabrication-ready documentation
Shop drawing review
RFI responses
Technical clarifications
Field observations
Construction-phase engineering support
Prema combines structural engineering expertise with an understanding of fabrication, permitting, and construction workflows to help project teams reduce ambiguity, improve coordination, and deliver successful structural steel projects.
Building-focused expertise for structural steel systems in building and building-like structures
Constructability-focused engineering aligned with fabrication and erection requirements
Coordination with architectural intent, owners, contractors, and fabrication teams
Fabricator-aligned connection designs and shop drawings tailored to preferred fabrication standards
Engineer of Record (EOR) capabilities
Permit-ready, code-compliant engineering documentation
Clear, structured engineering drawings, calculations, and specifications
Engineering solutions developed to support efficient fabrication and construction
Responsive construction-phase engineering support
From commercial buildings and industrial facilities to institutional and specialty structures, Prema provides structural steel engineering that supports coordinated design, efficient fabrication, and successful project execution.
Commercial buildings, office buildings, retail buildings, arenas, convention centers, and stadiums
Industrial facilities, warehouses, distribution centers, food processing facilities, and data centers
Residential and multi-story housing developments, including condominiums, senior living, and student housing
Parking structures
Schools, healthcare facilities, correctional facilities, and government buildings
Steel-framed additions and retrofit projects
Precast and prestressed concrete systems are widely used for parking structures, commercial buildings, multi-family housing, educational facilities, healthcare buildings, industrial facilities, warehouses, distribution centers, data centers, mixed-use developments, and specialty building applications.
Yes. Prema provides Structural Engineer of Record services, including signed and sealed engineering calculations, permit-ready documentation, and engineering support throughout design, manufacturing, erection, and construction.
Yes. Our engineering teams work directly with architectural precast producers, structural precast manufacturers, prestressed concrete plants, and total precast system manufacturers to align engineering deliverables with production standards, plant capabilities, quality control processes, and erection sequencing.
Our engineering packages include engineering design calculations, erection drawings, production-ready shop drawings, connection designs, reinforcement detailing, strand patterns, engineering documentation, and permit-ready deliverables tailored to project and manufacturer requirements.
Yes. Prema provides engineering coordination throughout manufacturing, erection, and construction, including RFI support, stakeholder coordination, technical guidance, and engineering documentation that supports efficient project execution.
