Martin & Chock, Inc

What Martin & Chock, Inc does

Martin, Chock & Carden, Inc. is a privately held structural engineering consulting firm headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, established in 1968 and independently owned by its local shareholders. The firm operates as part of the Martin Associates Group, a broader structural engineering organization with over 300 personnel across offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Phoenix, Tucson, and Beijing. Its work spans structural design, evaluation, renovation, and retrofitting for buildings and infrastructure in Hawaii and the broader Pacific region, with active projects documented in Japan, Korea, Guam, Okinawa, Alaska, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Name

Martin & Chock, Inc

Legal name

Martin, Chock & Carden, Inc.

Website

https://martinchockcarden.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Martin, Chock & Carden, Inc. is a Honolulu-based structural engineering consulting firm, established in 1968, delivering design, evaluation, renovation, and multi-hazard disaster-resilience services to military, government, hospitality, and high-rise residential clients across Hawaii and the Pacific region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architecture, Construction & Building Codes Reference (Design, BIM, Safety Codes) (EDAGAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Disaster resilience planning
• Blast resistant design
• Tsunami engineering research
• Multi-hazard mitigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for structural design, evaluation, investigation, and disaster resilience planning. Services include new building design, renovation and retrofit, structural evaluations, blast-resistant design, and planning services. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Martin, Chock & Carden, Inc. is a structural engineering consulting firm providing design, evaluation, renovation, and retrofitting services for buildings and infrastructure in Hawaii and the Pacific region. The firm delivers multi-hazard (hurricane, seismic, tsunami, blast) engineering, FEMA-compliant disaster resilience and pre-disaster mitigation planning, master planning for military and institutional facilities, and applied engineering research that informs Hawaii and national building codes. Services are sold to government agencies, U.S. military installations, hotels and resorts, condominium associations, and commercial developers through project-based professional service contracts.

Product overview

Martin, Chock & Carden, Inc. is a structural engineering consulting firm established in 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii, offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services organized into three core divisions: Structural Engineering (including new building design, renovation/repair/retrofitting, and structural evaluations), Planning & Disaster Resilience (encompassing multi-hazard mitigation planning, emergency response planning, and HAZUS-MH risk assessments), and Engineering Research & Building Standards (covering wind, seismic, and tsunami engineering research). The firm also provides specialized Master Planning services for military, institutional, and waterfront facilities, as well as Blast Resistant Design and Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) services. The company operates as part of the Martin Associates Group with over 300 personnel across multiple offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Services Comprehensive structural design services for new high-rise and low-rise buildings, renovation, repair, and retrofitting of existing structures, plus structural evaluations and investigations for private and public sector clients in Hawaii and the Pacific region.

Quantifiable outcome

• First tsunami design standard for ASCE 7-16 developed under Gary Chock's leadership
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• Martin Associates GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Martin, Chock & Carden is a Hawaii corporation independently owned and managed by its local shareholders, associated with the Martin Associates Group. Under Chairman John A. Martin, Jr., the Group provides worldwide coverage from offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Phoenix, Tucson, and Beijing with over 300 total staff.
• ASCE 7 Tsunami Loads and Effects SubcommitteeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGary Chock serves as Chair of the ASCE 7 Tsunami Loads and Effects Subcommittee that developed the first national tsunami design standard incorporated into ASCE 7-16 and the International Building Code.
• Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii (SEAOH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLyle Carden serves as SEAOH representative on the State Building Code Council. Gary Chock is Past-President (2007). The firm actively participates in building code development and standards organizations.
• University of Hawaii College of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on wind engineering research including use of the windborne debris test facility. Lyle Carden formerly served as Adjunct Professor. The firm works with the university on research projects and education.
• Hawaii State Building Code CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLyle Carden serves as SEAOH representative on the State Building Code Council. Gary Chock led development of Hawaii's hurricane wind criteria and wind design mapping incorporated into building codes.
• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm develops FEMA-approved Multi-Hazard Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plans and Emergency Operations Plans compliant with NIMS and HSPD-5. Work includes HAZUS-MH loss estimation projects.
• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMultiple USACE projects including Schofield Barracks Quad D Renovation. Gary Chock performs blast analysis using US Army Corps of Engineers Protective Design Center methodologies.
• Applied Technology CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLyle Carden serves on the Executive Board of the Applied Technology Council, which develops resources for seismic design and retrofit.
• HHF PlannersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with HHF Planners on Multi-Hazard Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan updates for the City & County of Honolulu and County of Hawaii.
• Pacific Disaster CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with the Pacific Disaster Center on the 2019 update of the City & County of Honolulu Multi-Hazard Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan.
• ACE Mentor Program of America, Hawaii AffiliateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLyle Carden serves as mentor and Treasurer. The firm supports high school students in STEM through construction industry career exploration program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH): National structural engineering and building envelope firm with strong forensics, evaluation, and rehabilitation practice — directly overlapping with Martin, Chock & Carden's structural evaluations, renovation, and existing-building investigation work.
• Walter P Moore: National structural engineering and diagnostics firm with comparable multi-hazard expertise (wind, seismic) and a similarly named industry award (Walter P Moore Award). Competes for the same high-profile design and forensic engagements and serves overlapping institutional and government clients.
• Degenkolb Engineers: Structural engineering firm with deep seismic retrofit and existing-building evaluation expertise, headquartered in California with Pacific-adjacent presence. Directly comparable service mix including post-disaster investigation and code development involvement.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): Engineering firm specializing in structural investigation, forensic analysis, and rehabilitation of existing structures — directly comparable to Martin, Chock & Carden's evaluation, investigation, and retrofit services across commercial, institutional, and government assets.

Broad incumbents

• Thornton Tomasetti: Large global structural engineering firm with multi-hazard resilience practice, blast design, and federal/military contracts. Significantly broader portfolio but competes head-to-head for major institutional and government structural engineering engagements.
• KPFF Consulting Engineers: Major structural and civil engineering firm with strong Pacific Northwest presence. Overlaps on institutional, military, and large commercial structural design and competes for similar government and developer clients.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with federal, military, and disaster resilience practices that include structural engineering components. Competes for large USACE, FEMA, and DOD contracts where scale and bonding capacity matter.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with deep multi-hazard, seismic, and resilience expertise across buildings and infrastructure. Provides comparable structural engineering services as part of a much broader integrated design practice.

Regional players

• John A. Martin & Associates: Parent firm within the Martin Associates Group led by Chairman John A. Martin Jr., providing the structural engineering scale and multi-office footprint that the standalone Hawaii entity accesses. Sister firm rather than competitor.

Emerging players

• Applied Research Associates (ARA): Engineering and scientific research firm with blast and protective design capabilities serving DOD and federal clients. Partial overlap with Martin, Chock & Carden's ATFP, blast analysis, and applied research work, particularly on USACE methodologies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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