CDC enjoys an exceptional working relationship with building facade subcontractors in the U.S. and around the world. Since 1973, contractors have relied on CDC to provide, experience-based engineering services that eliminate problems before they become issues on the job site.

CDC provides

• Complete Structural Design and Analysis Calculation Packages
  • Aluminum-and-Glass Curtain Wall, Window Wall, Punched Windows and Storefront
  • Natural and Cast Stone
  • Brick Veneer
  • Architectural Metal Panels
  • Skylights
  • Architectural Precast Concrete
  • Terra Cotta Rain Screen Systems
  • Light Gage Metal Studs
• Specialized Computer Software for analysis of system behavior under wind and thermal loads
• Specialized Buckling and Stability Analysis for Framing Designs
• Large Deflection and Membrane Stress Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Thermal Analysis, including NFRC rating
• Blast Analysis and Blast-Resistant Design Development
• Tension Structure Analysis
• Structural Glazing Analysis
• Unitized, Stick and Panelized Assemblies Analysis

RELATED SERVICES

• Extrusion Die Drawings
• Extrusion Confirmation
• Proposal and Bid Drawings
• Thermal Analysis
• Blast Analysis/Design