Case Engineering, Inc.

What Case Engineering, Inc. does

Case Engineering, Inc. is a privately held S Corporation consulting engineering firm founded in 1995 by Darrell Case in St. Louis (Fenton), Missouri. The firm provides integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), structural, and fire protection consulting design and design-build services for commercial construction projects. Core technical work is performed using AutoCAD, Revit, and building information modeling (BIM) tools, supplemented by specialized structural engineering software for finite element analysis and seismic design. The firm also offers LEED certification, energy studies, and building commissioning as add-on services, and holds expertise in niche areas such as seismic/earthquake-resistant structural design (including the New Madrid Seismic Zone), engineering for 3D concrete-printed buildings, and innovative thermal-energy-storage HVAC systems.

The company operates a professional services revenue model, generating fees through project-based engineering design and design-build contracts billed to property owners, developers, architects, and general contractors. It serves a horizontally diversified set of end markets including restaurants, retail, healthcare, industrial/cold storage, education, automotive, and government. Customer engagements span marquee national accounts (AT&T retail stores, Starbucks, Wingstop, BJC Healthcare, Reckitt Benckiser) as well as regional developers and design-build contractors. Case Engineering holds professional engineering registrations in 49 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia (excluding Alaska), enabling nationwide project delivery from a single St. Louis-area headquarters employing 100+ staff, including 18 registered professional engineers.

Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with principal-level involvement on every project, deep partnerships with architectural firms (JEMA, NewGround, Dille Pollard Architecture) and general contractors (River City Construction, Plocher Construction, Musick Construction), and brand reinforcement through industry awards, project case studies, and "Top Workplaces" recognition rather than paid acquisition. The firm has no publicly disclosed pricing; engagements are quote-based and project-specific. Case Engineering has no app, no external API, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no M&A activity on record, making it a founder-led, organically grown services business that transitioned in 2025 to second-generation ownership under Matt Case, son of the founder.

Name

Case Engineering, Inc.

Legal name

Case Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://caseengineeringinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Case Engineering, Inc. is a privately held consulting engineering firm providing integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and fire protection design services for commercial construction, serving enterprise clients across restaurants, retail, healthcare, industrial, and education sectors throughout 49 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting (BPAHAIAK)

Keywords

• Consulting engineering services
• MEP engineering design
• Structural engineering services
• Fire protection engineering
• Building commissioning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fenton

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering services including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and fire protection consulting design. Services are provided on a project basis as consulting engagements or design-build contracts. Revenue is generated through fees for engineering design, construction administration, and related professional services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Case Engineering is a multi-discipline consulting engineering firm founded in 1995 that provides mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP), structural, fire protection, energy modeling, and building commissioning design services. It supports new construction and renovation projects for commercial, retail, restaurant, healthcare, industrial, and education clients across 49 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

Product overview

Case Engineering, Inc. is a progressive consulting engineering firm offering a unified suite of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing), structural, and fire protection engineering services. The company operates as a single integrated offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, providing both consulting design and design-build delivery methods. Core services include mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural engineering, complemented by fire protection, LEED certification, energy studies, and commissioning. The firm serves diverse project sectors including restaurants, retail, healthcare, multi-family housing, industrial facilities, distribution centers, educational facilities, and government buildings across 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Engineering Design Multi-discipline MEP engineering design for new construction and renovation projects, covering HVAC, electrical distribution, plumbing, and related building systems for commercial, retail, restaurant, healthcare, industrial, and education facilities.
• Structural Engineering Services Structural analysis and design for buildings and renovations, delivered as part of the firm's multi-discipline engineering practice across commercial, retail, restaurant, healthcare, industrial, and education projects.
• Fire Protection Engineering Fire protection engineering design for new construction and renovation projects, supporting life-safety and code compliance across the firm's commercial, retail, restaurant, healthcare, industrial, and education client base.
• Energy Modeling and Analysis Energy modeling and analysis services used to evaluate building efficiency, support code and owner energy targets, and inform MEP design decisions on new and renovated buildings.
• Building Commissioning Services Building commissioning services that verify HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and life-safety systems perform to design intent on new construction and renovation projects, supporting operational reliability and code compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered structural engineering for world's first 3D concrete printed Starbucks in Brownsville, TX (opened May 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AEdifica, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999In 1999, Case Engineering partnered with Montreal, Quebec-based AEdifica, Inc. to form AEdifica Case Engineering in St. Louis and AEdifica Consultants in Montreal, providing engineering services in both cities and throughout North America. After a successful 20-year partnership and significant growth, the companies separated in 2019 with Darrell Case retaining full ownership of Case Engineering in St. Louis.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with substantial US buildings practice. Overlaps with CasE in commercial, healthcare, and education markets but offers much broader services.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with deep US building engineering practice. Competes with CasE on commercial, hospitality, and institutional MEP/structural engagements but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Burns & McDonnell: Kansas City-headquartered, employee-owned global engineering, construction, and consulting firm with broad infrastructure, building, and industrial capabilities. Larger and broader than CasE, but overlaps on building MEP/structural work in the Midwest.

Direct peers

• IMEG Corp: Large US MEP, structural, and technology engineering consultancy with strong building-sector focus. Comparable in service breadth (MEP + structural + fire protection), national delivery, and customer types including commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients.
• Karges-Faulconbridge: Mid-sized engineering consulting firm offering structural, MEP, and civil services to commercial, education, and healthcare clients. Comparable mid-market private consultancy with multi-discipline integrated delivery.
• Smith Seckman Reid (SSR): Nashville-based engineering consulting firm delivering MEP, structural, civil, and commissioning services across healthcare, commercial, and institutional markets. Similar multi-discipline integrated-services model with comparable private, employee-owned structure.
• Henderson Engineers: Kansas City-based MEP engineering consulting firm serving retail, restaurant, hospitality, and commercial markets nationally. Closely comparable to CasE in target verticals (QSR/retail rollouts), discipline mix (MEP + specialty services), and mid-market engineering-services profile.
• RTM Engineering Consultants: Midwest-headquartered MEP engineering firm serving retail, restaurant, healthcare, and commercial clients nationwide. Closely comparable scale and vertical mix to CasE, including franchise/rollout work.
• ME Engineers: Boulder-based MEP engineering consultancy specializing in complex and high-performance buildings, including sports/entertainment venues. Comparable in MEP-led services, project-by-project fee model, and pursuit of differentiated engineering innovation.

Emerging players

• Tepa Engineering: Mid-sized engineering consultancy with significant MEP and structural capabilities serving commercial and institutional clients; comparable emerging peer in scale and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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 →

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