SERVICES
Our integrated mindset benefits projects, clients, teams, communities, employees, and families; it's how we revolutionize the way structures are designed and built.
LET'S CREATE TOGETHER
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Since our inception, we have crafted the art of adding value to the traditional approach of consulting engineering. Our differentiators in delivery are collaborative and project centric, facilitating a more engaging design process. Our expertise is unparalleled and is the bridge to all project types, all materials and construction techniques, and all delivery methods. Our reliability in outcome is un-matched, our creativity is enticing, and our technical advancements in the industry will bring you back for more.
Structural Engineering
We are well versed in the various building materials and construction techniques. Our designers collaborate with the key trades to blend design intent with the built environment that is best suited for the project constraints.
New Construction in All Materials
Renovation, Addition and Retrofit
Structural Assessment & Feasibility Studies
Design Assist & Connection Design
Peer Review Services
Local Construction Administration Representative
Material & Method Experts
CIVIL ENGINEERING
KL&A uses a “FIELD-TO-FINISH” approach for the civil engineering on projects. This involves the engineer being on the survey crew which performs the preconstruction site survey. This approach has proven very beneficial as the engineer gains a very in-depth understanding of the site while performing the survey. It also ensures all data needed for the design is collected. The engineer will then transition into preparing the plans with an immediate understanding of the site and the ability to recognize potential conflicts before the design begins. The engineer then proceeds into the roles of construction administration to complete the project.
Civil Engineering
Civil Construction
Roadways
Pedestrian ways
Water
Sanitary sewer
Storm sewer
Septic systems
Erosion control
Construction Administration
Site Development
Site layout
Site grading
Utility plans
Storm water detention/retention
Parking lot design
Erosion control
Drainage reports
KL&A strives to perform high quality surveys and to provide great customer service. Our staff is experienced in using optical and GPS survey equipment to efficiently complete surveys. We provide an exceptional level of service based on our high quality of work and maintaining open lines of communication.
Boundary / Cadastral
Planimetric / Site Surveys
ALTA / Land Title
Construction Staking
Plats
Corner Records
Metes & Bounds Descriptions
Elevation Certificates
Land Surveying
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Steel Construction
For the past 25 years, KL&A has provided full steel construction services through our integrated approach, and was awarded ENR's Top 600 Specialty Contractors in 2020. We ARE your trusted partner for projects large and small. Our portfolio ranges from $25K to $150M and spans across all categories, including:
Complicated miscellaneous metals packages
Egress and monumental stair systems
20-story steel structures
Industrial
Renovation/Retrofit
High end single family residential
Prefabricated systems
Constantly providing reliability through schedule compression, cost reduction and collaboration.
Steel Detailing
Integration is our mindset. We are project centric virtual builders, combining steel detailing and high collaboration to achieve project successes faster, cheaper, and more creatively than the competition. We are experts translating design into buildable 3-D fabrication and erection models, capturing the simple and driving the complex.
We have a strong portfolio of work, capturing simple structures to the exceptionally complex. We detail for many fabricators as well as to support our in-house construction work.
EXPANDED OFFERINGS
Mass Timber
Since the early 2000s, KL&A has seen mass timber as a key component of design strategies to minimize embodied carbon and reduce construction time while delivering architecturally stunning buildings. We have accordingly organized our practice to be the premier structural designer of mass timber in the Rocky Mountain Region. KL&A’s history with heavy timber structures started with our very first project and has continued to this day. Since about 2010, that practice has included the innovative new materials and systems known as mass timber construction.
Sustainability &
Life Cycle Assessments
In 2019, KL&A assembled a focused team of engineers devoted to reducing embodied carbon in our structures, and began preparing Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for select projects. KL&A is a signatory of the SE 2050 Challenge and has set goals to align our practice to understand embodied carbon in structural materials, to provide Life Cycle Assessments on our projects, and to reduce embodied carbon in our buildings.
Education
KL&A is a registered provider for AIA CES. To schedule an accredited presentation in your office, contact us at kclark@klaa.com. Some recent examples of our industry-expert presentations include:
Decarbonization - An Open Invitation
Understanding the New Tall Wood Building Codes
An Introduction to Mass Wood & Cross Laminated Timber
Aspen Art Museum - Innovative Wood Structure
Structural Mass Wood - Understanding the System to Optimize its Efficiency
