Our staff has significant experience in the following areas:
- Building Envelope Design Calculations for aluminum curtainwalls, storefronts, all glass entry systems, and window blast load engineering.
- Glass Engineering Design
- Structural Design of Steel, Wood, and Concrete
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Articles / Publications
Glass Magazine "Antiterrorism: Blast-resistant glazing systems and the moving target" Dec. 2008
Member Associations
Selected References
Since JEI's inception in 2001, we have provided our clients with a quality product and an emphasis on service. To obtain the level of quality and service for which we endeavor, we make great efforts to understand the needs of our clientele and their standards of operation. For more information, see our Project Gallery.
Client - NGG, Ltd
- Branson Hilton Hotel – Branson, MO – Engineering Calculations for Aluminum Curtainwall and Storefront systems
- Wexford-Danforth Bio-Research Center – St. Louis, MO – Provided engineering calculations for aluminum curtain wall, all-glass entries and aluminum storefront systems.
- US Federal Courthouse – Jackson, MS – Provided blast load engineering calculations for glass in curtain wall entry systems and engineering calculations for all-glass interior systems.
Client - A2MG, Inc
- Kansas City Chief's Practice Facility and Office Building – Kansas City, MO – Engineering Design Calculations for Aluminum Curtainwall and Storefront systems.
- Pembroke Hill School Art Center – Kansas City, MO – Provided engineering calculations for aluminum curtain wall and storefront systems.
- Truman Library – Kansas City, MO – Structural design calculations for all-glass entry systems.
- Kansas City Zoo Otter Exhibit – Kansas City, MO – Engineering design calculations for submerged glass viewing wall.
Client - JPI Glass
- NKC School Dist. Staley High School – Kansas City, MO – Structural design of aluminum curtain walls and storefronts.
- Lee's Summit Elementary #17 - Lee's Summit, MO – Structural design of curtain walls and storefronts.
- 909 Walnut High Rise Restoration - Kansas City, MO – Structural design of curtainwalls.
- North Kansas City Police Headquarters - Kansas City, MO – Structural design of curtainwalls and storefronts.
- Church of the Ascension - Overland Park, KS – Structural design of curtain walls and storefronts.
Client - Manko Window Systems
- Custer Hill Bed Down Facilities – Ft. Riley, KS – Engineering Blast Load design calculations for curtain wall and window systems.
- Waterloo Army Aviation Facility – Waterloo Army National Guard, IA Performed Blast Load design calculations for glass window systems.
- Squadron Operations Facility – Whiteman Air Force Base, MO – Blast Load engineering calculations for aluminum curtain wall and window systems.
- Coleman National Fish Hatchery – Anderson, CA Performed glass design calculations for submerged viewing window.
- Many Other Blast Load Analysis Projects
Client - Atlas Glass
- Kansas City Power & Light District Block 110 – Kansas City, MO – Engineering Calculations and shop drawings for Aluminum Curtainwall and Storefront systems.
- 49th & Main Retail – Kansas City, MO – Provided engineering calculations for glass canopy systems.
Client - JE Dunn Construction Co
- Benedictine College Residence Hall – Peer Structural Review and Analysis of building design for new 4-story residential hall facility.
- De Soto Middle School – Peer Structural Review and Analysis of building design for new 1 story elementary school facility
- Fort Osage Education Center – Peer Structural Review and Analysis of building design for unique earth-sheltered edge of bluff building.
- Regnier Center for Business and Technology – Peer Structural Review and Analysis of building design for a Johnson County Communality College Facility.
- Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art – Peer Structural Review and Analysis of building design for a museum.
Client - Burns & McDonnell Engineering
- General Dynamics Electric Boat – Groton, Conn. – Initial design of 4 story addition for design-build project adding workshops, offices and platform access to submarine building area.
- City of Liberty Water Treatment Plant – Missouri - Designed 3-story clearwell and filter building expansion for a water treatment plant.
- Joint Intelligence Center Auditorium Facility, Madill AFB – Design of Two Story Auditorium Facility.
- Thomas Hill Power Plant Addition - Missouri - Design of Power Plant Duct and Foundations.
- General Dynamics Aircraft Final Finish Facility - Texas – Design of foundation system for finishing building.
- Lake Fort Smith Dam - Arkansas – Design of Wier Inlet, Spillway Channel, Spillway Chute, Culvert and Stilling Basin.
Other Clients:
- Steel Systems Construction Co., Oak Grove, MO
- Architectural Sales Company, Olathe, KS
- Columbian Tec Tank Manufacturing, Kansas City, KS
- Shoemaker and Associates, Kansas City, MO
- Smurfit Stone Container Corporation, Blue Springs, MO
- Suttle Mindlin Architects, St. Louis MO
- Wagner Industries, Kansas City, MO
- Weld Racing Manufacturing, Kansas City, MO
- Wells Fargo, Overland Park, KS
- Logan & Associates, Liberty, MO
Professional Structural Engineering (P.E.) Stamps for Commercial Glass and Glazing. Details
Aluminum Curtain Wall Design - curtain wall calculations, wind & seismic calculations, blast load engineering calculations, steel reinforcement, curtain wall shop drawings, curtain wall anchor design, embed anchor design, glass calculations, structural glass design. Details
Aluminum Storefront Design - storefront calculations, wind & seismic calculations, blast load calculations, steel reinforcement, storefront shop drawings, storefront anchor design, structural glass design. Details
Glass Entry Engineering - glass entry design, wind & seismic engineering, anchor design, shop drawings, glass calculations, finite element analysis, structural glass design. Details
Window Blast Engineering and Design - Blast resistant window design, specifications review, anti-terrorism code review, dynamic blast load calculations, full window system analysis, WINGURD glass design, blast load anchor design, window glass, structural glass, structural glass design. Details
Submerged Glass Design - Aquarium glass design, submerged window design, anchor deisgn, shop drawings, glass calculations, finite element analysis, structural glass design. Details
Glass and Glazing Handrails and Railings - glass handrail design, anchor design, shop drawings, glass structural engineering, structural glass design. Details
Consulting Services - value engineering, pre construction deistn review, commercial specification review, field inpections, construction conformance, problem resolution, structural evaluation, system failure analysis, storm damage assesment, specification compliance review, installation review, structural glass design. Details
Speaking, Training and Workshops - blast load requirements, code regulations, anti terrorism codes, what estimators need to know, glazing systems that work, curtainwall and glass systems, calculations, code requirements, structural glass design. Details