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Transform Your Property with Accessory Dwelling Units:
Small and independent, an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) typically has many characteristics with the primary residence that already exists. ADUs may be called other names as well, like carriage houses, lane way homes, granny flats, in-law suites, and supplementary...
Sustainable Commercial Building Design
In today’s rapidly changing world, sustainable commercial building design has become a crucial environmental responsibility. At PSE, we understand the immense impact that commercial buildings and operations have on our planet. By integrating sustainable materials and...
What Sustainable Home is Right for You?
One of the greatest challenges of our time is the need to create affordable, sustainable housing for Earth’s growing population - without burning Earth down in the process. PSE Consulting Engineers is meeting this challenge head on with a variety of advancements in...
Pros and Cons of Light Gauge Steel Framing
When it comes to building homes and light commercial buildings, it’s common for people to default to wood framing as their first choice. Wood is relatively cheap, readily available in North America and Europe, and has been used in home construction for centuries, so...
A Guide to Modular Home Design
At PSE Consulting Engineers, Inc., we are big advocates of building modular. Prefabricated modular buildings are the most affordable and fastest ways to get from design to a complete project. Modular homes can be custom-made with the same freedom and flexibility as...
Why Shipping Containers Are Environmentally Friendly
Why Use Shipping Containers Every day, we hear about a new threat impacting our environment. From electric cars to solar panels, people everywhere are purchasing more environmentally friendly products. Yet, although businesses across the globe are making more...
How Design & Planning Saves Money on Utilities
How Design & Planning Saves Money on Utilities We all think about our dream home. Maybe it’s during the traffic-heavy commute home from work or trying to fall asleep after a long day that we plan our basement. But, unfortunately, many of us settle this dream as a...
Ready to design your dream house? Here’s how to begin
Designing a custom home from scratch might feel like a daunting and technical task. But like most big projects, the key to custom home design is knowing where to begin, how to build up your knowledge, and who to turn to when you need expert help. To get you started on...
Benefits of Having a Structural Engineer Design a Pole Barn
Pole barns became popular in the 1930s as an inexpensive way to build durable, versatile storage buildings. Pole barn design was simple, construction could be done quickly, and — perhaps most importantly — an abundant supply of surplus utility poles meant framing out...
Insulated Composite Concrete Forms (ICCF): A Better Concrete Form
Insulated concrete forms have long been the go-to alternative to lumber building projects, but do the latest developments in ICF technology make the old obsolete? Composite ICFs, or ICCFs, are insulated concrete forms made from a composite blend of expanded...
Unique Building Projects: Design A Dome House
Why Design A Dome Home When it comes to unique building projects, there is hardly one that stands out in my mind more so than the dome. These strange structures might just seem like a bold form of self-expression on the part of the homeowner, but dome houses come with...
Advantages of (ICF) Engineering
When it comes to engineering your project, we strive to provide you with a plan for building the highest quality and longest-lasting product for the best possible price. At PSE Consulting Engineers, we engineer your projects with cost savings, durability, and...