Services

Building Forensics & Insurance Investigations

Licensed Structural Engineers for Property Damage Investigations in ME, NH, MA, VT, NY, NC & FL

Ursus Engineering provides expert forensic structural engineering services to support insurance claims, property damage assessments, and litigation needs across Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, North Carolina, and Florida.

We specialize in uncovering the cause and origin (C&O) of structural failures, storm damage, foundation settlement, water infiltration, and more. Our licensed engineers conduct thorough site inspections, document physical evidence, and deliver clear, code-based engineering reports that help resolve claims efficiently and defensibly.

Our Forensic Engineering Services Include:

  • Structural Damage & Building Failure Investigations

  • Insurance Claim Support & Engineering Reports

  • Cause & Origin (C&O) Evaluations

  • Storm, Wind, Hail, Snow, and Tree Impact Assessments

  • Water Intrusion & Moisture Damage Analysis

  • Foundation Movement & Slab Cracking Investigations

  • Building Envelope & Roof System Failures

  • Expert Witness Services & Litigation Support

We work with insurance adjusters, attorneys, property managers, restoration contractors, and homeowners to provide timely, professional evaluations—whether the claim involves residential, commercial, or industrial properties.

Structural Design Engineering & Consultation

Practical, Field-Smart Structural Design Across ME, NH, MA, VT, NY, NC & FL

At Ursus Engineering, we design structures that make sense, both on paper and on site. Our strength lies in creating structural solutions that work seamlessly with the architecture, respect budget and schedule realities, and hold up during construction, not just in calculation.

We partner closely with architects, builders, and developers from the earliest stages of design, helping teams avoid unnecessary complexity and find clean, constructible framing strategies. Whether it’s a single-family home, multi-story apartment building, brewery, or complex addition to an existing structure, we tailor our design approach to the unique needs and constraints of each project.

Our Structural Design Services Include:

  • Load-Bearing System Design (Steel, Wood, Timber, Concrete, Masonry)

  • Structural Plans, Calculations & Code Review Packages

  • Renovation & Adaptive Reuse of Historic and Existing Buildings

  • Lateral Load Analysis & Seismic/Wind Design

  • Foundation & Retaining Wall Design

  • Roof Framing & Custom Truss Layouts

  • Pre-Construction Structural Consulting & Peer Review

  • Construction Administration & Site Support

We are licensed in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, North Carolina, and Florida, and are familiar with regional design standards, building codes, and permitting requirements across these states.

Climate Risk Analytics

Next-Generation Climate & Weather Risk Intelligence for Infrastructure, Utilities & Planning

Ursus Engineering delivers asset-level, multi-scale climate insights that help power utilities, transmission operators, and infrastructure owners stay ahead of weather-driven outages and capital-planning surprises.

Our proprietary risk profile engine pinpoints when seasonal flood, wind, ice, and temperature extremes are most likely to threaten specific assets —substations, pole lines, bridges, culverts, rights-of-way—and shows how those risk windows are shifting under emerging climate trends.

The result: clearer maintenance schedules, better outage mitigation, and higher-confidence investment decisions.

Utility & Infrastructure Services:

  • Outage-Window Forecasting – daily to seasonal probability curves for flood, wind, ice, and heat disruptions to T&D networks

  • Asset-Level Risk Profiling – GIS-ready scores that flag substations, spans, and road crossings most vulnerable to future climate stressors

  • Dynamic Capital-Planning Dashboards – scenario tools that test hardening projects against 10-, 20-, and 30-year climate projections

  • Real-Time Operations Feed – API or alert stream integrating live NOAA / USGS data with forecasts for dispatch & crew routing

  • Regulatory & ESG Reporting Packs – defensible analytics aligned with FERC, NERC, and resilience-planning frameworks

  • Cross-Sector Interdependency Maps – visualize cascading risks between power, transportation, and water infrastructure