Christy/Cobb, Inc. is a Consulting Structural Engineering firm committed to providing excellent professional services by focusing the diverse talents and technical expertise of our team in developing innovative structural engineering solutions to benefit our clients and our community. Christy/Cobb is a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) that provides design and construction phase services for a wide range of industrial, municipal, commercial, educational and residential projects. The firm was founded in 1981 and has completed over 2,700 projects, functioning as either the prime design professional or as a consultant to contractors, engineers and architects. Projects range in size and complexity from unique single family residences to multi-million dollar water and wastewater facilities. Some Birmingham area projects include the renovation of the Inland Water Supply, a new Control Building for the Cahaba Pump Station, the Lister Hill Library Expansion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the West Wing Addition at Coosa Valley Medical Center and the Lakeview Residence Halls at Birmingham Southern College. As a consultant to contractors, Christy/Cobb often provides value engineering services, design of temporary excavation bracing systems, and other construction support services. Christy/Cobb maintains a staff with diverse skills and technical interests. Outside consultants often work as a team with members of the firm bringing together the skills and knowledge pertinent to the project. As part of a program of continuous improvement, Christy/Cobb has participated in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ organizational and technical peer review programs and completed a second level technical peer review conducted by the Structural Engineers Risk Management Council.
