Needham DBS is a structural engineering firm that designs industrial, commercial, institutional buildings, as well as providing custom design-build, steel framing; fabricated, delivered and erected. Our experience covers all areas of new construction including: • Structural steel buildings, • Reinforced concrete structures, • Shallow and deep foundations, • Engineered timber framing, • Engineered masonry structures, • Wind and seismic design and analysis, • Engineering investigations and failure analysis (forensics). • Steel and concrete product detailing services, • Product development, and • Heavy structural-hybrid PEMB systems, We provide complete structural engineering for new building construction, building modifications, industrial equipment, bridges, and other complex structures. We also deliver unique expertise and experience for precast tilt-up concrete wall products, pre-engineered steel buildings, and open-web steel joist systems. The DBS division provides fixed-price proposals for design-build, structural steel framing on all types of buildings. DBS uses a pre-engineered approach, based on the latest BIM technology and a vertically intergrated fabrication model, to efficiently design-detail-fabricate-deliver steel buildings. Above all, the client can depend on the reputation of Needham DBS as a trustworthy and experienced firm. Reliability, cost and constructibility awareness, plus a commitment to “get the job done” while providing the Needham client with a high level of confidence.
