What Structura does

Structura is a US structural engineering consulting firm founded in 1988 and headquartered in Maryland, with additional regional offices in Richmond, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm delivers professional engineering services across three core markets: Building Design (new construction structural engineering for commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects), Investigation & Rehabilitation (assessment, repair, and modernization of existing structures, including historic preservation), and Government (federal, state, and local public-sector facilities). Its technical scope spans design in steel, concrete, masonry, and wood, and it maintains a Professional Engineer (PE) bench with multi-decade experience.

Structura monetizes through project-based professional services engagements, typically quoted on project scope and complexity rather than via disclosed pricing models. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, with direct enterprise relationships with developers, healthcare systems (e.g., Novant Health, Erickson Senior Living, Sunrise Senior Living, UNC Health Blue Ridge), federal and local government clients (NASA, World Bank, Housing Authority of Baltimore City), and retail and residential developers (Whole Foods, Crescent Communities). Projects are sourced through repeat clients, referrals within the architect-developer-owner ecosystem, and direct business development; the firm also runs AIA Continuing Education Lunch & Learn sessions to maintain architect mindshare, and operates SEA, LLC as a wholly-owned adjacent engineering subsidiary.

The company is privately held and transitioned to an employee ownership structure in January 2026. In January 2026, Structura was included in Initium Corporate Finance's announcement of completed M&A transactions, indicating it is participating in the broader professional services M&A consolidation trend. The firm has no disclosed venture or private equity backing, does not employ AI/ML technology as a product differentiator, and competes on reputation, technical expertise, and 35+ years of regional relationships in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US.

Name

Structura

Legal name

Structura Inc.

Website

https://structura-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Structura is a privately held US structural engineering consulting firm, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Maryland with offices in Richmond and Charlotte, delivering building design, investigation, rehabilitation, and government-sector structural engineering services to enterprise and institutional clients across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Structural engineering consulting
• Building design services
• Building rehabilitation services
• Structural investigation services
• Government facility engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services provided to architects, developers, building owners, and government entities for structural design, investigation, and rehabilitation of buildings and infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Structura is a structural engineering consulting firm providing comprehensive structural design, analysis, and technical expertise for construction projects. Its core services span three primary practice areas: building design for new construction, investigation and rehabilitation of existing structures, and government sector projects. The firm works alongside architects, designers, building officials, and developers to deliver structural engineering solutions across steel, concrete, masonry, and wood building types.

Product overview

Structura is a structural engineering consulting firm offering comprehensive engineering services through its core consulting practice. The company operates across three primary service lines: Building Design Services, Investigation & Rehabilitation Services, and Government Sector Services. Additionally, the firm offers AIA Learning as an educational service providing continuing education sessions for architects. With Mid-Atlantic and Southeast offices, the firm provides structural engineering consulting nationally regardless of project scale or industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Design Services Structural engineering services for new building construction projects, working alongside architects, designers, and building officials to translate architectural visions into buildable structural designs across steel, concrete, masonry, and wood building types.
• Investigation & Rehabilitation Services Structural assessment, investigation, and rehabilitation design services for existing buildings, including structural modifications, upgrades, deferred maintenance remediation, code compliance work, and historic preservation engineering.
• Government Sector Structural Engineering Services Structural engineering consulting services for government projects and public sector construction, including federal research facilities, civic buildings, public housing redevelopment, and infrastructure mechanical upgrades.
• AIA Continuing Education (Lunch & Learn) Continuing education program for architects providing Lunch & Learn sessions to earn AIA continuing education credits while learning about structural engineering topics relevant to design decisions.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger: Engineering consulting firm specializing in structural engineering, building envelope, and rehabilitation work. Comparable to Structura in its structural-only service mix, rehabilitation depth, and focus on complex existing-building challenges across commercial and institutional clients.
• Ehlert|Bryan Consulting Structural Engineers: DC-area structural engineering consulting firm of similar size. Closely comparable regional peer to Structura serving the same Mid-Atlantic developer, architect, and institutional client base with a comparable new-build and rehabilitation service mix.
• SK&A Structural Engineers: Mid-Atlantic (Washington, D.C. area) structural engineering consulting firm of comparable size. Direct regional peer to Structura, serving similar developer, healthcare, and institutional clients in the DC-MD-VA market with a parallel new-build and rehabilitation service mix.
• Severud Associates Consulting Engineers: Mid-size structural engineering consultancy in the Northeast. Comparable to Structura as a similarly sized, talent-driven structural consulting firm serving commercial, institutional, and developer clients with a mix of new construction and complex rehabilitation projects.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates: Mid-size North American engineering consultancy with strong investigation, rehabilitation, and structural forensics capabilities. Highly comparable to Structura because both compete in structural investigation/rehabilitation for existing buildings, serve institutional and government clients, and operate multi-office regional practices.
• Robert Silman Associates (now IMEG): Historic structural engineering consultancy specializing in existing buildings, adaptive reuse, and historic preservation. Highly comparable to Structura's Investigation & Rehabilitation practice and award-winning historic preservation work.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global multi-disciplinary engineering firm with a strong structural engineering practice. Competes for the same marquee commercial, healthcare, and cultural-sector projects Structura targets, but typically as prime consultant with integrated structural + MEP delivery.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large multi-disciplinary engineering firm with substantial building and infrastructure practices. Overlaps with Structura on government, healthcare, and institutional work but at significantly greater scale and with broader service offerings.
• Thornton Tomasetti: Global structural engineering consultancy with extensive new-build, forensics, and resilience capabilities. Comparable to Structura in service mix but operates at vastly larger scale and frequently leads major programs where Structura may serve as a subconsultant.
• Walter P Moore: Large national structural engineering and infrastructure consulting firm. Comparable offering but with significantly greater headcount, multi-disciplinary reach (civil, diagnostics, waterproofing), and capability to lead very large programs — directly competing with Structura on larger regional marquee projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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