SANGEN SERVICES
3D Laser Scanning
3D laser scanning provides a precise, fast, and efficient method for documenting existing conditions of any environment. SANGEN specializes in delivering accurate as-built documentation, helping clients in engineering and construction successfully complete complex projects with high precision.
Using LiDAR technology, our laser scanners and drones capture millions of data points to create detailed point clouds, 2D drawings and 3D models. These data points are processed into a point cloud, offering comprehensive, shareable documentation for design, planning, and construction.
Design Capabilities
At Sangen., our design process revolves around seamless coordination with every trade involved in a project. We have found that the key to our success lies in close collaboration with clients from the conceptual phase, enabling us to identify and address potential issues early on. This proactive approach leads to more economical and efficient designs, resulting in client satisfaction.
Drawing upon our extensive experience, we excel in identifying opportunities for cost-saving through innovative design alternatives and solutions.
What sets us apart is the depth of experience our staff brings to the table, encompassing diverse trades and comprehensive code compliance knowledge. Our holistic approach transcends market sectors, allowing us to provide services with a comprehensive understanding of all disciplines involved.
Sangen. offers expert guidance to clients from project inception, preempting conflicts between disciplines and code compliance deficiencies before they arise. We can also assume the role of project manager or prime consultant, ensuring seamless coordination and safeguarding project feasibility and budget throughout its duration.
Within a short timeframe, we deliver comprehensive analysis reports, evaluating structural efficiency, cost-effectiveness, code compliance, and feasibility.
Our team offers professional expertise and advice across various structural systems, tailored to meet your development.
Structural Analysis & Design
Proficient in state-of-the-art software for structural analysis and design, our team ensures accuracy and efficiency in every project.
With extensive experience in high-rise, mid-rise, and low-rise structures across Florida and beyond, we bring a wealth of expertise to every endeavor.
We maintain strong relationships with building officials in various states and municipalities nationwide and globally, facilitating smooth project approvals and compliance processes.
Our proficiency extends to the development of FEA & BIM 3D models using industry-leading software, enabling us to visualize and optimize projects across standard construction materials.
To ensure robustness and accuracy, we rigorously validate our models by comparing results across different software platforms and conducting thorough hand calculations.
Our team specializes in developing FEA models for wind tunnel testing, equivalent lateral load analysis, response spectrum analysis, and performance-based design methods.
Sangen is committed to providing cost-effective solutions tailored to your project needs, optimizing both budget and schedule.
Our principals have cultivated professional relationships with building officials across various jurisdictions, including California (Los Angeles County & Orange County) and Florida (Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, & Seminole Counties), as well as the Reedy Creek (Disney) and the City of Orlando Building Departments.
Construction Materials
Our team has a proven track record of successfully completing a wide range of projects using both standard and non-standard construction materials. These materials include, but are not limited to:
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- Reinforced concrete
- Post-Tensioned concrete
- Pre-Cast concrete,
- Clay and Concrete Masonry
- Structural Steel
- Timber
- Light Gauge Metal
- Aluminum
- Stainless Steel
With expertise in working with diverse materials, we tailor our approach to meet the unique requirements of each project, ensuring optimal performance and longevity.
Construction Methods
Our team is highly versatile in various project delivery approaches, including design-build, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Lean Delivery, and conventional construction methods.
Building Information Modeling
At Sangen, building our BIM team has been our top priority since day one. Recognizing BIM as the future, and now the present, of the design and construction industries, our founders implemented Revit as our core production tool from the outset. We’ve successfully modeled a plethora of exciting and challenging projects, including the Harry Potter attractions in Orlando and Beijing, using BIM. Our commitment to innovation extends across various sectors, driving us to continually model and innovate.
- We understand that coordination is essential for project success. By utilizing Revit, along with Navisworks and maintaining close communication with all disciplines involved, we gain a distinct advantage in achieving seamless coordination. Our passion for BIM stems from its immersive virtual reality capabilities, propelling us to lead the field with innovative ideas and interoperability with FEA models, expediting structural analysis and design processes.
- We have successfully delivered over 100 BIM / FEA projects across various market sectors and engineering disciplines. This extensive experience solidifies our reputation as a leading firm in 3D modeling for efficient and accurate design and analysis
BIM Modeling Team
- Our BIM modeling team excels in drafting for all project phases, from conceptual and schematic designs to construction drawings. What sets us apart is the caliber of our drafters, each equipped with structural engineering or architectural degrees. This ensures they are well-prepared for the intricacies of the tasks, leading to enhanced efficiency throughout our office operations.
- Our staff delivers top-tier BIM solutions, proficiently handling projects of any scale in Revit. With extensive experience across various engineering markets, they possess a profound understanding of interdisciplinary coordination. Our design drawings and specifications adhere strictly to client standards and relevant local codes. Additionally, we offer flexibility in developing construction documents, accommodating both Imperial and Metric Systems seamlessly.
Value Engineering & Peer Review
- We conduct comprehensive reviews of construction documents, design calculations, and models for large-scale projects, serving as an alternative to structural reviews by building departments. These services are available either through private provider reviewers or directly contracted by owners.
- For value engineering purposes, we offer meticulous peer reviews of large-scale projects upon request from contractors, developers, and project owners. Our detailed reports, prepared by Sangen Inc., are unparalleled in quality. We present our findings professionally in top-quality reports, leveraging our longstanding relationships with building departments nationwide to expedite the permit acquisition process.
- Our team is equipped to facilitate value engineering services in collaboration with your engineer of record, identifying cost-efficient solutions tailored to your project needs.
- With our staff’s diverse experience across various trades, we are well-suited to provide peer review services across different sectors. You can trust us to represent your best interests and deliver economical solutions, leveraging our expertise and integrity.
Continuing Education
- We perceive our service and skill set as a dynamic entity that evolves and expands in response to the evolving needs of our clients.
- Our staff remains consistently updated on the latest developments in the industry, ensuring that we stay at the forefront of technological advancements and innovation.
Seismic and Wind Design
- Sangen team leaders have extensive experience in designing high-rise buildings and federal structures in high seismic-prone regions along the West Coast of the United States and other seismic hotspots worldwide.
- Our staff is well-versed in equivalent lateral load, response spectrum, and performance-based design methods.
- To ensure robustness, the majority of our projects undergo verification using at least two different methods or software applications.
- Sangen team leaders specialize in providing design solutions for high-rise structures in High Velocity Hurricane Prone Zones, offering economical solutions for both symmetrical and asymmetrical building shapes.
- Our staff brings expertise in ASCE 7 directional procedure, envelope procedure, and wind tunnel methods.
- We have served as the engineer of record for numerous buildings under wind and seismic loading conditions, nationally and internationally, including globally recognized landmarks.
Structural Observation, Threshold Inspection and Construction Administration
- Our inspectors are among the most experienced in South Florida, bringing structural engineering expertise that allows them to offer on-the-spot solutions to field challenges.
- Our design engineers, drafters, and leadership are available at all times to address any construction-related questions. Our unmatched response time to comments, inquiries, and RFIs ensures seamless progress in this fast-paced industry.
- During the construction phase, we offer a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Structural Observations
- Threshold Inspections
- Special Inspections
- Shop Drawing Review
- RFI Response
- On-site meetings for coordination and obstacle resolution
- Our staff remains available round the clock to address any construction queries, ensuring uninterrupted progress.
- Our swift response time to comments, inquiries, and RFIs helps maintain project timelines without compromising quality.
- Among the services provided during the construction phase of any project are:
- Structural Observations
- Threshold Inspections
- Special Inspections
- Shop Drawing Review
- RFI Response
- On-site meetings for coordination and obstacle resolution.
Feasibility Studies
- Sangen is always prepared for the next challenge, conducting conceptual and schematic analyses and designs to aid developers, architects, and construction companies in assessing a potential project’s constructability and economic viability.
- We conduct preliminary wind and seismic analyses and designs to determine probable and effective lateral systems, considering a structure’s proposed footprint, floor plate dimensions, and slenderness.
- Our feasibility studies encompass various project types, including:
- Additions to existing structures
- New structures
- High-rise & Mid-rise