Projects
Houston, Texas
INOCON Industrial Plants GmbH
Biller Reinhart Engineering Group provided structural engineering services for the MAPEI Powder Plant in Houston, Texas. The assignment supported a new powder plant facility. A structural steel tower 33 feet wide by 33 feet in length and 75 feet in height to support nine material silos for a production line inside an adjacent warehouse.
Working with InoCon Industrial Plants, the plant and equipment designer, and Ingenova Servicios de Ingeniería, the structural designer for the steel structure, Biller Reinhart served as the Texas-licensed Engineer of Record responsible for substantiating the final steel design and signing and sealing the construction documents needed for building permit approval. The scope included review of available equipment loading data, Ingenova’s calculations, and final structural construction documents, including drawings and specifications.
The review extended beyond the principal steel frame to the industrial components that shape the silo support tower: stair stringers, stair treads, handrail and guardrail assemblies, grating, and related ancillary elements.
Although foundation design, the adjacent warehouse, and equipment housed within the warehouse were excluded, the assignment placed Biller Reinhart at a critical point in the project’s delivery. By bringing Texas professional engineering oversight to an internationally coordinated industrial design, the firm helped move the structure from concept toward permit-ready construction documents.
