Weeks Engineering Construction & Consulting

What Weeks Engineering Construction & Consulting does

Weeks Engineering Construction & Consulting, LLC (WECC) is a privately held engineering, construction, and consulting firm founded in August 1991 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees and delivers an integrated portfolio spanning structural and civil engineering consulting, custom residential home construction, remodeling (including specialized Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) removal), HUD and FHA approved home inspections, infrared thermography inspections, forensic engineering, and expert witness services in state and federal courts, arbitration, and mediation. Service delivery relies on computer-aided design (CAD) software and structural analysis packages, with infrared cameras used for moisture intrusion and building envelope diagnostics. The firm also lists residential homes and building lots for sale in the Greystone and Greystone Legacy subdivisions and maintains a placeholder 'Coming soon' page for a planned engineering software development offering.

WECC generates revenue through hourly-billed professional services with published rates of $250 per hour for engineering, inspection, and report work and $300-$350 per hour for expert witness, deposition, and trial testimony, with minimum fees ranging from $1,000 to $1,400 per engagement. Customers include individual homeowners and home builders, attorneys and law firms requiring expert testimony, corporate and governmental agencies needing inspections, and large industrial firms seeking structural engineering consulting. The firm is founder-led by J. Barton Weeks, a Registered Professional Engineer in Alabama and Ohio, Alabama Licensed Home Builder, and Registered Home Inspector, whose personal credentials and 300+ expert witness engagements with 45+ law firms anchor the firm's reputation and capacity. The company also claims specialized EIFS expertise with more than 20 completed removal projects and 50+ EIFS inspections, positioning it as a niche provider in the Birmingham market.

Name

Weeks Engineering Construction & Consulting

Legal name

Weeks Engineering Construction & Consulting, LLC

Website

https://weccusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Weeks Engineering Construction & Consulting is a small, founder-led engineering, construction, and inspection firm in Birmingham, Alabama, serving homeowners, law firms, corporate and government clients, and industrial firms with structural engineering, residential construction, HUD/FHA inspections, EIFS remediation, and expert witness services billed hourly.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil and Structural Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Residential Building Construction (2361)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Structural engineering services
• Residential home inspections
• Expert witness testimony
• Residential construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Hourly-billed professional services including engineering calculations, drawings, home inspections, infrared inspections, expert witness investigation, deposition testimony, and trial testimony. Fees based on hourly rates with minimum fees per service type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Weeks Engineering Construction & Consulting provides structural and civil engineering consulting, residential home construction and remodeling, HUD/FHA-approved home inspections, infrared thermography inspections, and forensic engineering/expert witness services. Work is delivered by registered professional engineers and home inspectors to home buyers, homeowners, corporate clients, governmental agencies, law firms, and industrial firms across North America, billed on hourly rates with minimum fees per service.

Product overview

Weeks Engineering Construction & Consulting, LLC is a construction and engineering consulting firm offering an integrated portfolio of residential construction, engineering design, and inspection services. The core offerings include custom home construction (residential_structures.htm), structural and civil engineering services (engineering_services.htm), and specialized remodeling including EIFS removal (remodeling.htm, eifs.htm). Supporting services include HUD/FHA-approved home inspections (inspection.htm), infrared thermal imaging inspections (infrared.htm), expert witness/forensic engineering (expert_witness.htm), and real estate sales of homes and lots in the Greystone subdivisions. The firm also indicates plans for software development services (software.htm) though this is listed as 'Coming soon.'

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Services Structural and civil engineering consulting including analysis and design, foundation systems, reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, timber, cold formed steel, precast concrete, and special structures for clients across industries.
• Home Construction Services Custom residential home construction and design services using computer-aided design and drafting software, structural analysis, and complete cost estimates for clients.
• Remodeling Services Specialized remodeling including EIFS removal, kitchen and bath additions, second story additions, basement completions, foundation repair, and water intrusion repair.
• Home Inspections HUD and FHA approved residential home inspections conducted by registered engineers, covering mechanical systems and structural components.
• Infrared Inspections Thermal imaging inspections using infrared camera analysis to detect moisture intrusion, insulation deficiencies, and building envelope issues.
• Expert Witness Services Forensic engineering, expert testimony, depositions, and trial testimony for civil litigation in state and federal courts, arbitration, and mediation, serving attorneys, home builders, contractors, and owners.
• EIFS Removal Services Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) removal and brick recladding services with structural remediation, damage assessment, and remediation consulting for EIFS-clad houses.
• Homes for Sale Residential homes available for sale in Greystone and Greystone Legacy subdivisions, including custom-built properties with various amenities.
• Lots for Sale Residential building lots for sale in Greystone subdivision, a master planned community in North Shelby County near Birmingham.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)minorOthersProfessional organization membership providing industry standards, continuing education, and professional development resources for civil and structural engineers
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)minorOthersTrade association membership connecting the company with home building industry resources, standards, and networking opportunities
• International Code CouncilminorOthersMembership supports compliance with building codes and access to code development resources
• Structural Engineers Association of AlabamaminorOthersState-level professional organization for structural engineers providing networking and professional development
• Structural Engineering InstituteminorOthersProfessional institute membership for structural engineering resources and standards
• American Concrete InstituteminorOthersTechnical and educational institute for concrete industry standards and practices
• American Institute of Steel ConstructionminorOthersOrganization providing steel construction standards and technical resources
• American Forest & Paper Association's American Wood CouncilminorOthersTechnical resources for wood construction and design standards
• Birmingham Association of Home BuildersminorOthersLocal home builder trade association for regional industry networking

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with significant civil and structural engineering practices. Its broad service portfolio includes building envelope, residential development, and inspection-adjacent services that intersect with WECC's niche offerings.
• WSP Global: WSP is a major engineering consultancy with deep expertise in structural, civil, and infrastructure engineering, including property and buildings services. As a broad incumbent, WSP competes for and partners on engineering mandates similar to those WECC supports in the residential and light commercial segments.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a large global engineering and consulting firm providing civil, structural, environmental, and construction engineering services. While vastly larger and broader in scope, it overlaps with WECC's civil/structural engineering consulting work and represents the type of incumbent WECC could partner with on larger mandates.
• Toll Brothers: Toll Brothers is a large national luxury homebuilder. While far larger than WECC, it is comparable as a builder of custom residential homes — an activity WECC performs at small scale in the Birmingham market — and represents a potential subcontracting/engineering partner relationship.

Direct peers

• J.S. Held: J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing forensic engineering, construction consulting, and expert witness services. Its blend of forensic expertise and construction advisory directly mirrors WECC's integrated engineering/litigation support model.
• WIN Home Inspection: WIN Home Inspection is a national home inspection franchise offering residential property inspections. The core service offering — professional home inspections for buyers and sellers — is directly comparable to WECC's HUD/FHA-approved inspection practice.
• Rimkus Consulting Group: Rimkus is an engineering and technical consulting firm that provides forensic engineering, expert witness testimony, and construction defect investigation services. Its multi-disciplinary expert witness practice closely parallels WECC's core expert witness offering for attorneys and insurers.
• AmeriSpec Inspection Services: AmeriSpec is a national home and property inspection franchise. Its residential inspection focus and multi-state service model parallel WECC's home inspection business, though WECC differentiates by having registered engineers (rather than franchise inspectors) deliver the inspections.
• Pillar To Post Home Inspectors: Pillar To Post is one of North America's largest home inspection franchise networks. While WECC's inspections are conducted by registered engineers rather than franchise inspectors, both deliver professional home inspection services to residential buyers, making them directly comparable on the inspection revenue stream.
• Exponent, Inc. Exponent is a publicly-traded engineering and scientific consulting firm specializing in forensic engineering, failure analysis, and expert witness testimony. WECC's expert witness/forensic engineering practice is directly comparable, though Exponent operates at vastly greater scale across multiple disciplines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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