Peak Engineering

What Peak Engineering does

Peak Engineering, Inc. is a privately held structural engineering consulting firm headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, founded in 1987 by Donald L. Berry as a one-person practice and grown into a multi-discipline team of engineers, drafting technicians, and administrative staff. The firm provides professional structural design services for commercial building projects across the United States, with engineers licensed in 42 states and territories. Its core capabilities span new building design, renovations, seismic retrofits, structural evaluations, tilt-up concrete construction, metal building foundations, and specialty design work (stainless steel, aluminum, stair and connection design, equipment foundations, retaining walls, structural peer review). The firm is a recognized specialist in tilt-up concrete design, with two members named to the Tilt-up Concrete Association's Top 50 Influencers and a portfolio spanning tens of millions of square feet of tilt-up structures.

Peak Engineering operates a sales-led, project-based professional services model. Revenue is generated through consulting fees tied to project scope, complexity, and requirements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm delivers services through direct client engagement with architects, building owners, design-build contractors, and national corporations, supported by an in-house 3-D Building Information Modeling (BIM) and CADD documentation capability. Customer logos span distribution (Amazon, FedEx, UPS, Prologis), retail (Target, Whole Foods), automotive dealerships (Mercedes-Benz, Kuni Lexus, McDonald Automotive), hospitality (Marriott, Aloft), industrial (TruStile, Karcher, Vestas), healthcare (Lab Corp, Medtronic, Lowry Medical Office Building), and financial services (AMG National Trust). The firm holds long-standing memberships in NCSEA, SEAC, TCA, ACI, ASCE, AISC, and SEI, and has received industry recognition including NAIOP Colorado's Industrial Project of the Year (2020) and ENR Mountain States Regional Best Projects (2019).

The company is bootstrapped with no venture capital or private equity backing disclosed. Leadership transitioned from founder Don Berry (who sold controlling interest in 2008 and departed in 2015) through President John Hart (2009-2021, passed away February 2023) to current President Kristine L. Dunham, a managing partner since 2018. COO Nicole S. Laiho and VP Miriam A. Fox round out the senior team, supported by a bench of project engineers, a CADD/BIM manager, and technical staff. The firm is actively operating with no parent company, subsidiaries, or public-market listing indicated in available sources.

Name

Peak Engineering

Legal name

Peak Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://peakengr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Peak Engineering is a privately held structural engineering consulting firm in Lakewood, Colorado, providing design services for commercial buildings, tilt-up concrete, renovations, and seismic retrofits to architects, owners, and design-build clients across 42 US states and territories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAIAA

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAIAN

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

Keywords

• Structural engineering consulting
• Tilt-up concrete design
• Seismic retrofit services
• Building structural design
• Construction administration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting Services: Peak Engineering provides structural design services for commercial building projects including new construction, renovations, seismic upgrades, structural evaluations, and specialty equipment. Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees for engineering design services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Peak Engineering is a structural engineering consulting firm that provides design services for new buildings, renovations, seismic upgrades, structural evaluations, and specialty equipment. The firm is an industry leader in tilt-up concrete construction design, having designed tens of millions of square feet of tilt-up structures, and produces construction documents using 3-D Building Information Modeling (BIM) and CADD. It also delivers construction administration support including shop drawing review and site observations.

Product overview

Peak Engineering is a consulting structural engineering firm offering a comprehensive suite of design and analysis services. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their core services include Structural Design (building structures, tilt-up concrete, metal building foundations, renovation, seismic retrofit), Special Services (metal stud shop drawings, specialty equipment design, stainless/aluminum design, structural peer review, stair/connection design, equipment foundations, retaining walls), Investigative Services (repairs, damage assessment, seismic evaluation, feasibility studies, due diligence), Construction Documents (3-D BIM, CADD, structural specifications), and Construction Administration (shop drawing review, site observations). They are industry leaders in tilt-up concrete construction design, having designed tens of millions of square feet of tilt-up structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Design Services Comprehensive structural design services for new buildings, renovations, seismic retrofit, metal building foundations, and structural evaluations, delivered to commercial real estate developers, architects, building owners, and design-build clients.
• Special Services Specialized engineering services including metal stud shop drawing preparation, specialty equipment design, stainless steel design, aluminum design, structural peer review, stair design, connection design, equipment foundations, and retaining walls.
• Investigative Services Assessment and evaluation services including repairs, damage assessment, seismic evaluation, upgrades for change in use, feasibility studies, and due diligence reports.
• Construction Documents Documentation services including 3-D Building Information Modeling (BIM), CADD, and structural specifications to support construction of engineered building structures.
• Construction Administration Construction phase support including shop drawing review and site observations to ensure structural design intent is met during construction.
• Tilt-Up Concrete Design Expert design of tilt-up concrete wall panels cast on-site and tilted into place, providing cost-effective and time-efficient structural solutions for warehouses, offices, schools, hospitals, and other building types.

Quantifiable outcome

• Designed tens of millions of square feet of tilt-up structures
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Martin/Martin, Inc. Lakewood, Colorado-based consulting engineering firm providing structural and civil engineering for commercial buildings, tilt-up concrete, and industrial projects. Headquartered in the same city as Peak with overlapping services and end markets, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• KL&A Engineers and Builders: Colorado-based structural engineering firm with strong tilt-up concrete, steel, and wood design practices serving commercial and industrial developers in the Mountain West. Closely comparable in size, services, and tilt-up specialization.
• JVA Consulting Engineers: Boulder, Colorado-headquartered structural, civil, and environmental engineering firm serving commercial, industrial, and institutional clients in the Rocky Mountain region. Comparable boutique structural consultancy with similar end markets.
• Shaw Structural Engineering: Colorado structural engineering consultancy focused on commercial buildings, tilt-up concrete, and design-build delivery. Directly comparable in service mix, geography, and tilt-up expertise.
• Datum Engineers: Mid-sized structural engineering firm specializing in building structures, tilt-up concrete, and post-tensioned concrete design. Directly comparable specialty consultancy with similar tilt-up focus, though based in Texas.

Broad incumbents

• Walter P Moore: Large, national structural and civil engineering firm with tilt-up concrete, steel, and building design practices serving commercial real estate. Broad incumbent in the same category but at significantly larger scale.
• Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA): Seattle-headquartered structural and civil engineering consultancy with deep tilt-up, steel, and high-rise expertise serving commercial and industrial clients. Broader, larger-scale incumbent offering similar structural design services.
• DeSimone Consulting Engineers: National structural engineering firm with offices across the U.S. providing building structural design, seismic, and specialty services. Comparable service portfolio, though at a much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• ARUP: Global engineering consultancy with structural engineering as a core service line, serving commercial real estate, industrial, and institutional clients worldwide. Functions as a broad incumbent competitor for large commercial structural engagements.

Regional players

• AndersonPenna Partners: Western U.S. structural engineering consultancy focused on commercial, industrial, and parking-structure design. Comparable in size and service mix, but operates primarily outside Colorado.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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