Conesdi Structural Engineers
Structural engineering · Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala
About Conesdi Structural Engineers
Conesdi Structural Engineers is a Guatemala City firm with more than 15 years in planning and executing highly complex civil and architectural works, with structural design as its core service. It calculates and analyses structures in concrete, steel and timber, seeking to optimise elements for the best cost with safety, and also offers forensic engineering and environmental impact studies.
Forensic engineering is its most distinctive service: it assesses the real condition of structures built without following standards, through performance-based analysis, and determines reinforcements and current capacities. For a buyer of an existing building, that report is worth more than a visual inspection, because it quantifies whether the structure can remain in use or needs strengthening.
When commissioning a new structural design, ask for the element optimisation in writing — what was optimised and with what safety margin — and not just the final drawings. A design optimised without an adequate margin may be cheaper to build and riskier in an earthquake.
Forensic engineering is its most distinctive service: it assesses the real condition of structures built without following standards, through performance-based analysis, and determines reinforcements and current capacities. For a buyer of an existing building, that report is worth more than a visual inspection, because it quantifies whether the structure can remain in use or needs strengthening.
When commissioning a new structural design, ask for the element optimisation in writing — what was optimised and with what safety margin — and not just the final drawings. A design optimised without an adequate margin may be cheaper to build and riskier in an earthquake.