sOLUTIONS & services

Chris Hartnett & Associates employs state-of-the-art forensic investigation, specializing in the detection and identification of building defects or failures, then diagnosing causes and adverse effects of the issue.

We design additions, restoration and repairs and adaptive reuse based on a historic documentation, knowledge of material behavior, applied forces and environmental impacts. We know buildings.

Our comprehensive services include:

Structural Design: Existing and New Buildings

• Commercial & Residential
• Municipal Buildings
• Large and Small Industrial
• Houses of Worship
• Libraries
• Theaters
• Agricultural

Special Expertise

• Historic Wood including log structures
• Archaic Floor Systems
• Metals - Cast-iron, Wrought-iron, Early Steel
• Early Proprietary Concrete Systems
• Archaic Stone and Brick Masonry
• Theater Design
• Barns and Agricultural Buildings

Pantages Theater, Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota State Capitol

Minnesota State Capitol