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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 Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) Engineering
When it comes to engineering your project, it’s important to have the highest quality and longest-lasting products at the best possible price. Keeping cost savings, durability, and sustainability as your priorities isn’t easy, but insulated concrete forms make this...
Pros & Cons of Designing a Log Home
With all of the modern building styles around us today, we often overlook the fact that many of the popular styles come from building innovations that date back hundreds or even thousands of years. A shining example of this can be seen with the log home. To this day,...
How to Design a Custom Home
So you’re tired of living in a home that’s less than perfect, and you’re ready to design one that is just the way you and your family like it? If so, then you have come to the right place! Designing a home is a fairly complex process, but if you’ve made it this far,...
Alternative Sustainable Structural Engineering: Fighting the Lumber War
Rising Lumber Costs Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have experienced hardships that were foreign to us before last year. The resulting lockdown status of many states was necessary to curb the spread of the infection but as expected, brought some undesirable...
Why You Shouldn’t Buy Prefab Tiny Houses Online
Tiny Prefab Houses For Sale Online: Good Idea, Bad Idea? Prefab tiny homes are becoming more and more popular, and with good reason. Not only are tiny homes economical and good for the environment, but they also allow homeowners to enjoy a minimalistic lifestyle and...
Is Bamboo Stronger Than Concrete?
Is Bamboo Stronger Than Concrete For Some Building Projects?When you are starting a design and build project, looking at available materials and making a determination based on needed durability is a top priority. In recent years, bamboo has become a popular addition...
Niche Design Projects from a Structural Engineer
When people think of structural engineers, they typically picture massive projects, complex blueprints, and towering skyscrapers. While those examples may be true, that’s not all we do! At PSE Consulting Engineers, Inc. our engineers also work on a variety of smaller...
The Benefits of Designing a Home During the Winter
The Benefits of Designing a Home During the Winter Winter is here! The winter months are full of so much seasonal fun due to the beautiful snowfall and warm holiday festivities. There is so much to enjoy, that it can seem like a less than ideal time to start working...












