Structural Design for Permits
Structural design for building permits: calculations in approvable form, framing plans and the submissions the permit requires, coordinated with the checking engineer.
The calculation that leads to the building permit: complete, traceable, and built so the checking engineer can work through it without a round of queries.
Scope
- Structural calculation to the Eurocodes, with load assumptions and framing plans
- Verification of foundations, superstructure and stability
- Fire verification of the structure where the permit requires it
- Coordination with the checking engineer and the building authority through to approval
Why this rarely runs smoothly
Because the design keeps moving during the approval stage. We expect that and keep the calculation structured so a changed slab thickness does not overturn half the document.
The approval route
For international clients: in Germany the structural submission is checked by an independent engineer appointed for that purpose, not by the design team and not by the contractor. Their queries have to be answered before construction can be released, so the quality of the submission is a programme item, not a formality.
Structural Engineering