Jim Houlette, Author at EVstudio

One of the most common phone calls we receive is “We want to remove a wall, we’re not sure if

A Post Tension (PT) slab-on-grade (SOG) foundation is based on a typical raft SOG foundation with one major difference; high

Simple and cost effective, but limited in design capabilities. A wall on grade is just as simple as it sounds.

A deep foundation system that is gaining popularity in areas with difficult soil, contaminated soil and due to its speed

There are many different foundation types and each one has a unique feature and advantage over other types. I’ll

The repairs are complete at a residence in Greeley where water moisture was so severe along the entire north face

In my neighborhood a house was remodeled back in the late 90s. They added some finished living space and enlarged

EVstudio provided post tension foundation design for the recent St Francis of Assisi Church. The Church is being built by

When I’m requested to investigate a house with structural concerns one of the first things I check is proper floating

USP has recently added a software called USP Specifier to help you determine the best connector for the situation you

EVstudio provided Structural Engineering services for a recent remodel in south Denver. This remodel involved modifying the existing rafters and

I was reading an interesting poll on gostructural.com about how many structural engineers use BIM on their projects. One poll

Author: Jim Houlette