Commercial Engineering Services

We know buildings and we understand business.

At Criterium Engineers, we understand the risks associated with owning buildings. Our engineering services for commercial real estate properties and transactions, environmental solutions, facility management, and capital planning help our clients from coast to coast build equity, maximize profits, and protect the people who live and work in their properties every day.

We aren’t just Professional Engineers. We’re successful entrepreneurs serving real estate investment trusts, corporate real estate owners and managers, financial institutions, insurance companies, and government enterprises across the United States and Canada. We know you need an engineering firm specializing in all building systems, providing the full spectrum of commercial engineering services while responding quickly to your questions and concerns with real solutions to your challenges.

Our national network of over 35 offices employs more than 100 experienced, licensed, Professional Engineers eager to help your company succeed, while our centralized billing office offers a streamlined customer service experience.

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Commercial Engineering Services – Put the power of our years of engineering experience to work for you:

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COMMERCIAL BUILDING INSPECTION

Every one of our commercial building inspections is performed and/or reviewed by a licensed, Professional Engineer with over eight years of training, testing, and extensive experience in building condition assessment. Our building inspection reports give clear guidance in conversational language on the current condition of your building and the best way to maintain or repair it.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS (ESA)

Regulations vary from region to region, and our national network of engineers understands them all. We provide commercial due diligence and limit your liability through rigorous Phase I Environmental Site Assessment studies in the ASTM Standard 1527 format. We can tailor the scope of our environmental site assessment to any site or situation.

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PROPERTY CONDITION REPORT (PCR) | PROPERTY CONDITION ASSESSMENT (PCA)

Criterium Engineers designs each property condition assessment report to provide real estate due diligence exceeding ASTM 2018 standards while speaking in plain language to each customer’s unique needs. With Criterium Engineers by your side, you can invest with confidence.

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CONSTRUCTION CONSULTATION AND MONITORING

When your construction monitor is a licensed, Professional Engineer, you are building on solid ground. Learn how cost and progress reporting keeps your project on time and on budget.

CAPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND MAINTENANCE PLANNING

Let our licensed, Professional Engineers show how to plan ahead to maximize your profits. Our detailed maintenance plans will extend the useful life of your building assets by helping you understand your repair and replacement costs over a 20-year period.

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COST SEGREGATION STUDIES

Our recommendations will help you reduce your taxes and improve your building’s cash flow. Accurate cost estimates from an engineering-based cost segregation study will benefit your newly acquired or constructed real estate project (especially over $1 million), including future renovations, expansions, or fitouts. Criterium Engineers provides a comprehensive analysis and in-depth costing allocation.

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SECTION 179D ENERGY EFFICIENCY TAX CREDITS

Federal tax law 179D was recently reinstated and provides significant tax deductions for building owners—and, in certain circumstances, building designers, for new or renovated commercial buildings that meet certain energy saving standards.

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ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

A commercial building energy audit can reduce operations costs and enhance a building’s performance. Many of our licensed, Professional Engineers are LEED Accredited Professionals able to certify LEED buildings, confirm Energy Star ratings, and perform a building energy audit to identify efficiency and cost saving opportunities in any type of building.

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INSURANCE INVESTIGATIONS

Criterium Engineers are often called upon to provide forensic insights and testimony during insurance investigations. Our extensive experience and ability to communicate complex concepts clearly provides a clear competitive advantage.

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OTHER SERVICES

Call on Criterium Engineers for design and repair design, pre- and post-blast damage inspections, environmental testing, litigation support and expert witness testimony, specialized government, GSE and HUD services, probable maximum loss studies, seismic damage, façade inspections, and more.

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PROJECTS

See why so many major corporations trust Criterium Engineers with their properties.

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Since 1957, Criterium Engineers has evaluated more than 750,000 buildings across the U.S. and Canada. From Class A offices to historic retrofits, from large shopping malls to strip centers, condominiums to corner apartments, motels to resort hotels, warehouses, mobile home parks, nursing homes, and hospitals.  We’ve seen it all. We’ve set the standard for clear communication, customer service, and excellence in engineering along the way. And we want to be your consulting engineering firm of choice.