Overview
Our integrated solutions drive visibility, collaboration and constructability throughout the entire construction process, bringing every phase into alignment with our clients' end goals.
We help our clients to:
- Streamline labor and material costs.
- Reduce schedule constraints.
- Create stability at every stage of construction.
- Minimize risk and increase safety.
- Eliminate unknowns, surprises and delays.
- Gain a comprehensive and proactive understanding of the impact of site logistics.
- Build what others say can't be done.
Construction Engineering
The last thing you want to do is hit an unexpected snag in the field – it costs time and money. Ruby+Associates helps solve problems before they happen. We work out the details before you get to the site, improving efficiency and ultimately improving your bottom line.
For over 35 years, we have provided construction engineering services for virtually every type of building project. Our ability to provide responsive and decisive on-site engineering solutions in a rapidly developing construction environment has earned us a solid reputation and enviable record of success.
- Constructability Review
- Installation Procedures
- On-site Construction Resolution
- Shoring/Underpinning Design
- Temporary Bracing Design
For additional information or project inquiries, please contact Chad Fox, PE, SE at cfox@rubyandassociates.com.
Related Projects.
Analyzing the roof truss and construction loads for a massive infill in Detroit's urban core. –
Supporting construction of a much-needed new passageway for the busiest lock system in the world. –
Supporting a new pipe manufacturing process for a 90-year old company. –
Erection Engineering
Ruby fills the engineering gap between design and construction, facilitating planning that prevents problems during construction, improves safety and reduces costs. How will the structure behave while it is being built? How can our clients minimize the temporary bracing and shoring required, and still provide a safe working environment? How can the structure be used to assist with construction? We design comprehensive plans to stage and erect structural systems in the safest and most efficient manner possible.
- Erection Procedures
- Erection Staging Analysis
- Deconstruction and Demolition Procedures
- Site Specific Erection Plans
- Stability Analysis
- Crane Capacity Reviews
- Critical and Engineered Lift Review
- Apparatus Equipment Procedures and Analysis (Derricks, Hoists, Hydraulic Gantries, etc.)
For additional information or project inquiries, please contact Jeff Gasparott, PE at jgasparott@rubyandassociates.com.
Related Projects.
Safely and efficiently erecting 10,000 tons of steel for this new 26,000-capacity MLS stadium. –
Ensuring safe and efficient erectability of three large facilities on a windy peninsula. –
Erection engineering for a new flexible facility for programs and events on the Detroit Riverfront. –
Building Design
By understanding the impact of design decisions, Ruby serves as a steward for the project’s structural costs. How will design options affect structural needs? How can the structural design minimize steel fabrication and erection costs? How can the design simplify construction? We ask the right questions, helping you find ways to shorten the schedule, reduce construction costs and deliver an outstanding project.
- Structural Expertise for Design/Build
- Conceptual Design
- Building Subsystems
- Foundation Design
- Existing Building Review
For additional information or project inquiries, please contact Thad Greiner, PE, SE at tgreiner@rubyandassociates.com.
Related Projects.
Reducing overall field time through a steel core design. –
Developing a creative and cost-saving alternative reinforcing scheme to support greater loads. –
Working with a co-located multi-disciplinary team to complete a $1 billion program. –
Heavy Lift Engineering
Ruby+Associates develops cost-effective, safe and reliable engineered solutions for transporting, handling and installing heavy lifts. We provide a comprehensive approach to heavy lift projects, from selection of rigging components and design of unique lifting devices, to preparation of critical lift procedures, installation procedures and construction sequencing.
- Lift Beam/Spreader Design and Safety Check
- Vessel Tip-up and Laydown Analysis
- Critical and Engineered Lift Review
- Design of Specialty Rigging
- Hydraulic Gantry Lift Engineering
- SCR/Ductwork Demo and Installation Analysis
- Apparatus Equipment Procedures and Analysis (Derricks, Hoists, Hydraulic Gantries, etc.)
For additional information or project inquiries, please contact Chad Fox, PE, SE at cfox@rubyandassociates.com.
Related Projects.
Providing lift engineering assistance for the largest semiconductor foundry in the United States. –
2015 Tekla BIM Award Winner. –
Engineering support for lifting and installing a massive new cable trussed roof. –
Connection Design
Ruby focuses on designing efficient steel connections by applying our knowledge of constructability to deliver a structure that is simpler to detail, fabricate and erect. Initial framing considerations and the subsequent connection design decisions are the keys to providing contractor-friendly projects, without sacrificing the integrity of the structure.
- Structural Steel Connection Design
- Project Standard Shear Connections (Single Angle, Double Angle, Shear Tab, Coped Beams)
- Special Connections (Axially Loaded Beam Connections, Moment Connections, Truss Connections, Vertical Bracing Connections)
- Complex Connections
- Connection Strengthening
- Fabricator and Erector Friendly Design
- Value Engineering Review
For additional information or project inquiries, please contact Ben Miller, PE, SE at bmiller@rubyandassociates.com.
Related Projects.
Ruby's LeanSteel® process accelerates the steel delivery process for this 2.8 million square foot facility. –
Construction of 180 foot pedestrian bridge connecting two existing buildings. –
Providing connection design, erection engineering, and a variety of construction engineering services for this 685-foot skyscraper and block in Detroit. –
LeanSteel®: Design/Detail
While a typical structural engineer’s final deliverables might result in a set of design drawings, the fabricator can’t get to work without shop details. Ruby’s team can deliver both. LeanSteel® is Ruby’s steel design and detailing process that flattens the steel supply chain.
With LeanSteel®, Ruby’s professionals serve as the Structural Engineer of Record, connection designer, and we produce a LOD 400 structural steel fabrication model and shop fabrication drawings. Ruby’s team begins building the model during schematic design and continues to develop it through the construction document phase.
LeanSteel® eliminates the wasted time and lost knowledge inherent in the traditional steel design and fabrication delivery method by keeping the entire process under the direction of one entity: Ruby. With LeanSteel®, Ruby’s deliverable is not only a set of drawings, but also a fully coordinated and detailed model, with a level of detail exceeding a traditional structural design model.
This LeanSteel® process facilitates advanced coordination and clash detection with other design disciplines – resulting in compressed schedules and increasing your chances for project success.
For additional information or project inquiries, please contact John Matuska, PE, DBIA at jmatuska@rubyandassociates.com
Related Projects.
2015 Tekla BIM Award Winner. –
Engineering a connector quickly, using an expedited design and detail process. –
Building on the success of the Ultium 2 Cells Battery Plant facillity –
Building Analysis/Reinforcement
Structural engineering doesn’t stop after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The building needs change, new equipment or conveyors are added, production increases, manufacturing process is changed, occupancy is modified, or new owners bring different business goals to the space. Ruby+Associates performs existing building analysis and structural reinforcement design to ensure your operations can be accommodated as efficiently as possible in the space that you have.
- Truss Evaluation and Reinforcement
- Floor Reinforcing
- Roof and Wall Openings
- Vibration Analysis
- Rooftop Unit Supports
- Column Removal
- Hanging Scoreboards and Event Rigging
For additional information or project inquiries, please contact Thad Greiner, PE, SE at tgreiner@rubyandassociates.com.
Related Projects.
Providing structural design for General Motors’ conveyor and access platforms. –
Preserving architectural beauty in a major renovation. –
Providing structural design for General Motors’ conveyor and access platforms. –
Conveyances
Our team provides structural design and support for a wide range of conveyor systems—helping industrial and logistics facilities move products efficiently while maintaining crucial uptime. We design supports for floor-mounted and overhead conveyors, hanging systems, and modular mezzanines, along with the platforms, stairs, and access structures needed for safe operation.
Paired with our Connection Design and Building Analysis/Reinforcement services, as well as our LeanSteel® project delivery system, we deliver fast, turnkey solutions that integrate seamlessly with new or existing building structures.
- Overhead Power and Free
- Inverted Power and Free
- Automated Monorail Systems
- Skillet / Geopallet Conveyors
- Automated Storage & Retrieval (ASRS)
- Baggage Handling
- Vertical Lifts
- Robotic Transfer Stations
For more information, contact Matt Smith msmith@rubyandassociates.com.
Related Projects.
Providing comprehensive steel design, fabrication support, and installation coordination –
Developing a creative and cost-saving alternative reinforcing scheme to support greater loads. –
Working with a co-located multi-disciplinary team to complete a $1 billion program. –
Contact.
30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 400Bingham Farms, MI 48025 220 Lyon Street NW, Suite 540
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
1.248.865.8855
