Case Study: Ward Engineering saves time and boosts efficiency with Calcs.com

Matt Ward started his practice, Ward Engineering, in 2010 and has since grown his company from running his first project to 144 projects this year

Ward Engineering, a growing residential structural engineering firm founded by Matt Ward, faced challenges with its primary design software, Enercalc. The software lacked flexibility for non-conventional designs like pitched rafters and critical features such as load linking, which manually transferring loads between calculations was time-consuming and error-prone. This led Matt to seek out a new solution, which is when he discovered Calcs.com and its structural engineering calculations software.

By implementing Calcs.com, Ward Engineering gained the ability to design custom elements like pitched rafters and utilize the automatic load linking feature, which eliminated manual errors and saved significant time. The vendor's pre-loaded presets for different beam types further streamlined their workflow. The result was a dramatic increase in efficiency and profitability; Matt Ward stated the software saved him hours per calculation, calling it a key investment that has supported the firm's rapid growth from one project in its first year to a projected 300 projects in the current year.

Ward Engineering

Matt Ward

Ward Engineering