We make the complex feel simple and the impossible feel doable.
Smart structural engineering for bold ideas and the people who build them.
Complex?
VB&S.
We never say it can’t be done. Our exceptional structural engineering expertise flows from our partner-led model and can-do attitude – our spirited, curious drive for innovative, economical solutions. We are recognized, for example, for projects in which we have eliminated columns and walls to enhance spatial flow – while still creating an economical structure.
Call us when the design needs room to breathe.
VB&S specializes in projects where structure and design are inseparable. The buildings we help bring to life aren’t simple—and that’s the point.
Architects come to us with ambitious forms and impossible spans. Developers trust us to keep it all buildable, efficient, and on budget. Our job is to bring clarity to the challenge—and to make the structure support the architecture, not fight it.
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Economical
engineering
elegance.
Architects and developers trust VB&S for elegant and innovative – yet cost-effective – solutions to their most complex projects. They trust us for structures that live at the intersection of ingenuity, practicality and value – and on the edge of impossible.
We’ve spent three decades earning a reputation for solving the hard stuff without over-engineering the life out of it. Clean drawings. Creative thinking. Hands-on involvement. And a quiet confidence that if it can be done, we’ll make it happen.
Our clients love working with us. So do our colleagues. We revel in a highly-expert, innovative, enthusiastic and collaborative culture built on great relationships and strong mentorship that sets us apart.
If you have a thirst for solving our clients’ most complex problems in the most elegant and efficient of ways, check us out.
Our team holds VB&S in high regards. We appreciate how they continue to provide options to the team and pursue economical solutions to our structures. VB&S gives the Sifton team the information to select the best structural system for each of our buildings. Of the four completed West 5 buildings designs, they have provided us with four different types of structures. VB&S does not default to building systems used in the past and truly strives to seek out the best structure for our buildings.
Richard Sifton
President & CEO
Sifton Properties Limited
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Partner-led.
Engineer-driven.
Partner-led. Engineer-driven. At VB&S, partners don’t just oversee projects—they’re actively involved in every phase, from design and detailing to drafting and site coordination. Unlike most firms, we don’t rely on site administrators. The same engineers who design the structure stay engaged through to completion—because no one is better equipped to oversee construction than the person who designed it.
Our broader team of engineers and technical staff plays an essential role in execution, bringing precision, coordination, and momentum to every project. With a studio built around engineering expertise, we produce clean, accurate drawings and deliver real efficiencies across design and construction.
