In addition to helping a business owner navigate a relationship with an AHJ, a civil engineer serves out his key role in a commercial project in a number of ways. A commercial project would include nearly any place of business: office buildings, restaurants, medical clinics, or retail shops, among others. Cornerstone Civil Engineering specializes in commercial projects, and our services offered encompass many of the necessary steps taken to ensure a build is constructed safely and according to code.
If you, as a business owner, are looking to embark on a new build or improve your current location in some way, we can help you work through the process. Below are a few examples of how Cornerstone CE would be a good fit for your project.
1. Commercial Build – New Location
Creating a new site for your business is an exciting prospect, but this process may sometimes present unexpected variables. Identifying the impacts of any physical encumbrances will be a major component in ensuring the design team plans a build that is not only visually impressive, but also safe and cost conscious. In addition to meeting the code requirements that must be followed, a civil engineer will prepare for those encumbrances, such as topography, hydrology, and encroachments.
2. Commercial Build – Expansion
When the success of a business causes it to outgrow an existing space, this is a great time for the owner to expand their vision of how the business functions. A civil engineer can aid in this planning process by ensuring the current site can support an additional warehouse, more parking space for employees and customers, or other feature that may help the business continue to grow. While an expansion is often less involved than a brand-new build, many of the same processes still apply. Planning and zoning assistance will provide a foundation for the design team to achieve the end goal. A civil engineer will help determine how to accomplish the addition in a cost-effective way, while keeping efficiency in mind.
3. Commercial Build – Feasibility Study/Feature Analysis
Often, a business may not necessarily outgrow its current space. Instead, adjustments to current features may need to be made. When planning for updates to an existing facility, it is wise to include a civil engineer early in the process. A feasibility study of the site will provide the design team the knowledge they need to overcome particular challenges caused by environmental or regulatory factors. For example, a high school football stadium may be long overdue for an update to their seating. A civil engineer will help the design team determine what other factors would come into play when creating additional seating. Would the parking lot be sufficient to hold the additional fans that would be attending? Where can that additional parking be placed and does that require additional detention or stormwater runoff conveyance? A feasibility study and due diligence assistance from a civil engineer would help answer these questions.
Whatever stage your business or company is in, keep in mind that you can have guidance in creating the physical space you need for your corporate vision to come to life.
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