Recognized as a leader in the field of structural design, R&C has had the opportunity to work in cooperation with some of the world's most respected architectural firms. We are dedicated to providing practical and innovative design solutions for a broad range of buildings, both new and historic. Leveraging the extensive experience of our large staff of engineers, Rutherford & Chekene provides services ranging from structural system development, to seismic risk evaluation and upgrade, to base isolation. Services include:

• Structural design checks and peer review
• Seismic and structural criteria development
• Seismic evaluation, rehabilitation and historic restoration
• Base isolation for new and existing structures
• Passive damping studies and designs
• Seismic risk analyses and evaluations
• Benefit/cost studies
• Design of new structure
• Design of modifications for existing structures
• Seismic rehabilitation
• Seismic and structural evaluations and assessments
• Application of seismic isolation, energy dissipation and other innovative systems
• Seismic criteria research and development
• Nonstructural seismic services
• Life cycle cost and feasibility studies
• Due diligence reports