In the last 50 years, Kramer Gehlen & Associates, Inc. has performed consulting engineering services for over forty public and private higher education campuses, including design, analysis, and construction support services for large and small projects, from new facilities and additions to modernizations and renovations of existing facilities, seismic structural evaluations and upgrades, design support for maintenance activities, and equipment anchorage design. We are well-versed in the special challenges of providing flexible and productive spaces within institutional budgetary constraints
Our portfolio features over forty public and private higher education campuses and includes both large and small projects. As experienced higher education structural engineers, we offer:
– New Facilities and Additions
– Modernizations
– Renovations of Existing Facilities
– Seismic Structural Evaluations and Upgrades
– Design Support for Maintenance Activity
– Equipment Anchorage Design.
Creating places of learning has a lasting impact on our community and the people within it. We focus on providing structural engineering solutions that are enjoyable and inspirational to users and their purpose.
I have been working with KGA for many years now and have found them to be an extremely valuable asset for our company. KGA has helped us engineer many complex support and shoring systems for our scaffolding, and has provided engineering for design build masonry and stone support systems. I am very happy with their work and ability to communicate clearly any engineering constraints driving the design, and look forward to working with them for many years to come.
I have worked with KGA for more than 30 years, and they have always provided great structural engineering and project services.
I have been able to enjoy a great working relationship with KGA for over 20 years. Their designs are excellent. The staff works well with the contractor to resolve issues that can come up during construction. I would recommend KGA to anyone. They will start your project off in the right direction.
KDA has worked with KGA for over 30 years on some of the most complicated projects we’ve done. What keeps us coming back is their creative approach to design, their willingness to be innovative and think outside the box, their attention to detail, their responsiveness and their collaborative approach.
I appreciate working with KGA. I can count on KGA to be straight forward, responsive, knowledgeable, flexible, and dependable. Grateful they are willing to work with us to ensure our projects are successful.
I’ve worked with KGA for well over a decade and in several states. They’re responsive, can-do engineers, that make projects happen, and keep clients happy.
Kirkland Development has been partnering with Kramer Gehlen & Associates for over 10 years. We’ve used KGA for large and small projects, and are currently using them on the Kirkland Tower / Hotel Indigo on the Vancouver Waterfront. KGA is always a collaborative partner and I appreciate and value the experience they bring to each of my developments. I highly recommend them and anticipate continuation of my well-established relationship with David and his team.
I have had the pleasure to work with KGA for over 20 years. Their creative solutions, timely response and the dedicated personal relationships are top notch.
KGA sets a high standard for responsiveness and accountability. They are reliable collaborators that listen and respond with what’s needed.
KGA has always been great to work with. They have a deep bench of highly qualified engineers in all structural disciplines. Their designs are never overly conservative; I feel they provide the best value for their clients.
In multi-disciplinary projects we always seek ways to provide our clients with reputable cost-effective structural engineering support. When we work on a project with Kramer Gehlen Associates (KGA) we are confident that the projects will be delivered with innovative approaches and their skilled staff will help solve challenging design/construction issues. We have worked on numerous projects in the Pacific NW with KGA since 2008 and they always provide high quality design services and excellent customer service.
I have worked with KGA for the past decade and have been impressed with their quality of service and their commitment to client service.
KGA works on a wide range of building types of all different scales from a large high rise constructed of steel to a smaller tenant improvement project of wood construction and will give equal attention to the detailing. KGA will push the envelope in design when there is a need to think outside the box.
KGA is dependable, creative, very competent and great business partners. They have an approach to their business that has definitely proven to be compatible with our own. In short we trust them to support and complement our work.
KGA was selected for the job because of their creative approach to the problem and ability to think outside of the box. Not only did the project come in under budget, it exceeded all our expectations.
KGA has been an indispensable partner, making our client’s mass timber buildings a reality.
With decades of experience working together on a wide range of project types, we at Walsh Construction have found the people of KGA to be truly great team players and highly creative engineers. Whether working on buildings with concrete, masonry, steel or wood structure, we can count on KGA to come up with design solutions that are highly constructable yet also very cost-effective, always helping us to get the job built efficiently while also meeting the budget constraints that our clients have established. We have found KGA to be a great partner in creating great buildings across the Pacific Northwest!
Over the years when we are considering which structural engineer to use, KGA is the one that rises to the top. This is due to their ability to produce creative structural solutions to challenging architectural designs.