SE defines residential buildings that offer better quality and value for property developers and a sustainable future.

Future homes

In some locations, we work with architects and designers to consider shrinking household size and growing demand for easy access to public transport, work and urban leisure. In others, changing demographics are driving new demand for high-quality housing.

Working with leading architects and developers, we are involved in the planning and design phases of a project to engineer all types of residential building forms. Ranging from bespoke single dwellings to low-cost modular housing and multi-level apartments.

In today’s world, we believe that a residential home must embrace sustainability from the start. And we recognise that effective designs must reflect emerging behaviours and needs. SE’s expertise in building physics allows us to design the latest affordable construction systems and methodologies with an emphasis on carbon reduction at real value to our clients.

Maximising Space

SE helps architects to understand the technical options for retrofitting existing homes or creating new designs to maximising the use of space. Open plan living is achieved with careful consideration to the orientation and location of vertical structural elements. Property owners require efficient structural engineering designs that open up more usable floor space.

Renovation Projects

New sustainable buildings may draw high-quality tenants, but existing buildings make up most of our urban building stock. Many are becoming less competitive in their markets and inefficient for their purpose.

The way we use our buildings is changing. SE is meeting growing demand from property owners for retrofit solutions that improve building performance. We work in with existing structural forms in order to achieve cost-effectiveness and create liveable spaces.