Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc.

What Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc. does

Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc. (GESD) is a privately held structural engineering consultancy founded in 2001 by Noel Gascon, P. Eng, and headquartered at 51-5450 Canotek Road in Ottawa, Ontario. The firm provides structural engineering and design services for residential and commercial projects, including new construction, additions and renovations, and repairs of existing structures. Service lines span residential foundations and framing, lightweight steel framing, concrete anchorage design, seismic restraints, roof anchors, engineered shop drawings, and structural supports for mechanical and electrical equipment. Deliverables are produced with AutoCAD and Revit and are compliant with applicable editions of the Ontario Building Code, National Building Code, and CAN/CSA standards, with designs adapted to the age and type of structure.

The firm operates a horizontal segmentation across three customer groups: residential homeowners and contractors, commercial building owners and contractors, and architects/designers. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees, with pricing quote-based and determined per project scope and complexity. Distribution is direct — the firm engages customers through its website (gasconesd.com), in-person consultations, and on-site field reviews, with all positions classified as on-site service delivery.

GESD is a small, founder-controlled firm with 1–10 employees, no external funding, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no disclosed partnerships. It serves strictly the Ottawa and surrounding area market. The firm is currently hiring for Senior Structural Engineer, Junior Structural Engineer, and Architectural Technologist roles, indicating active capacity expansion to meet demand. Marketing is limited to the company website, with no documented paid, social, or content programs.

Name

Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc.

Legal name

Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc.

Website

https://gasconesd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc. is a privately held Ottawa-based structural engineering consultancy providing design, analysis, and field review services for residential and commercial construction projects to contractors, architects, designers, and homeowners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Residential structural design
• Commercial building engineering
• Engineered shop drawings
• Building code compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

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 and Design Services: Professional services revenue derived from providing structural engineering analysis, design, and documentation services for residential and commercial construction projects. Services include new construction, additions, renovations, and repairs. Revenue is project-based, billed through service fees for design work, shop drawings, field reviews, and consultations. The firm serves contractors, architects, designers, and homeowners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc. provides structural engineering analysis, design, and documentation services for residential and commercial construction projects in Ottawa and the surrounding area. The firm produces design drawings using AutoCAD and Revit, delivers engineered shop drawings for consultant review, and conducts construction-phase field reviews. Designs span reinforced concrete, unreinforced concrete, masonry, wood framing, lightweight steel framing, structural steel, aluminum, and glass, and are prepared in accordance with the Ontario Building Code, National Building Code, and CAN/CSA standards.

Product overview

Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc. is a structural engineering and design services firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of services rather than a software product. The company provides two primary service categories: Residential Services (foundations and framing) and Commercial Services (engineered shop drawings, lightweight steel framing, anchorage design, guards/railings, seismic restraints, roof anchors, and structural supports). All services incorporate applicable editions of the Ontario Building Code, National Building Code, and CAN/CSA standards while considering construction methods appropriate for the age and type of structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Foundations Services Structural engineering services for residential foundations including structural reviews, underpinning, replacement, and repair details for homeowners and residential contractors.
• Residential Framing Services Structural engineering services for residential framing including structural reviews, post and beam design for load-bearing wall removal, guards/railings, window/door openings, floors, roofs, walls, and decks.
• Commercial Engineered Shop Drawings Engineered shop drawings produced for commercial construction projects and submitted for consultant review.
• Lightweight Steel Framing Design Steel studs design and engineering for commercial construction projects, covering exterior wind-bearing and interior non-loadbearing lightweight steel framing.
• Anchorage Design Services Anchorage design services including concrete anchorage design for lightweight steel framing, guards, seismic restraints, and roof anchors.
• Commercial Guards and Railings Design Structural design for guards and railings using glass, steel, aluminum, or wood materials in commercial buildings.
• Seismic Restraint Design Design of seismic restraints for non-structural components and equipment in commercial buildings in accordance with applicable building codes.
• Roof Anchor Services Structural supports for new rooftop units and roof anchor annual inspections for commercial buildings.
• Commercial Structural Supports Structural supports for mechanical/HVAC equipment and electrical equipment installations in commercial buildings.
• Structural Engineering and Design Services Core structural engineering and design services covering new construction, additions, renovations, and repairs of existing structures, working across reinforced concrete, unreinforced concrete, masonry, wood framing, lightweight steel framing, structural steel, aluminum, and glass.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Entuitive: Toronto-headquartered structural engineering consulting firm with expertise across new construction, restoration, and specialty systems. Comparable as a Canadian structural engineering consultancy with multi-material expertise and a strong commercial project focus, similar to GESD's service mix.
• Stephenson Engineering: Toronto-based structural engineering consulting firm with a long track record in Ontario building projects. Comparable as a Canadian structural consultancy with similar multi-material expertise and code-driven design services.
• Read Jones Christoffersen (RJC): Canadian structural engineering consulting firm with offices across multiple provinces serving building, restoration, and bridge projects. Directly comparable as a structural-engineering-led Canadian consultancy offering multi-material design and field-review services to residential and commercial clients.
• Novatech Engineering: Ottawa-based multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm providing structural, civil, and municipal engineering services across Eastern Ontario. Comparable as a regional Ontario engineering consultancy competing for the same developers, contractors, and public clients in GESD's home market.
• McCallum Sather: Ontario-based architecture and engineering firm offering integrated design for institutional, commercial, and residential projects. Comparable due to overlapping structural and architectural design capabilities for Ontario building projects under OBC and CSA standards.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with structural engineering capabilities across buildings and infrastructure. Comparable as a broad AEC incumbent competing for the same commercial, institutional, and residential structural mandates in Ontario.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with structural engineering services for buildings, transit, and large infrastructure. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the largest structural mandates in Ontario that smaller firms like GESD are typically excluded from.
• WSP Global: Global engineering professional services firm with a substantial structural engineering division serving buildings, infrastructure, and industrial projects. Comparable as a larger incumbent offering overlapping structural services as part of a broad multi-disciplinary portfolio that competes for the same Ontario mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gascon-engineering-structural-design-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Gascon Engineering & Structural Design Inc.