STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING · SINT MAARTEN · SAINT-MARTIN · CARIBBEAN
Villa on a steep slope, hotel, residential tower or commercial building: Independent Consulting Engineers (ICE) designs and checks structures that stand up to the Caribbean, from the first concept to final inspection on site. Over 40 years of local expertise, on both sides of the island and beyond.
Since 1982
Eurocode & IBC
In-house lab
2 offices
WHAT WE DO
The Windward Islands sit in a hurricane and earthquake prone area. Every structure needs to be designed, built and checked with that in mind. ICE covers each stage of your project, whether you are an owner, a developer, an architect or a contractor.
From the conceptual design of the main structural dimensions to complete execution plans.
Review of shop drawings and of requests for additional information during construction.
Review and approval of the materials and work methods proposed for your project.
Independent assessment of the alternatives your contractor proposes, to keep quality and budget on track.
Evaluation of construction tolerances, non-conformances and quality on site.
Specialty reconstruction projects and houses built on steep slopes.
HOW IT WORKS
1
Send us a few details with the form below: location, type of building, stage of the project and your deadline.
2
We review your plans and the site. If needed, our team organizes the geotechnical investigation and soil testing.
3
We design the structure to the applicable code (Eurocode with French or Dutch annexes, or IBC and ASCE) and deliver the plans.
4
Shop drawing reviews, approval of materials and quality reviews during construction, until the work is done.
DESIGNED FOR LOCAL RISKS
A structure in the Caribbean has to resist more than its own weight. Our engineers bring together everything your project needs:
OUR REFERENCES
Cuisinart Hotel (Anguilla), Belle Mont Farm Hotel (St Kitts), Horizon View Hotel, Sapphire Beach Club.
The Cliff, Atrium Tower, Princess Heights and houses built on steep slopes.
Windward Islands Bank, Vineyard Office Building, Port de Plaisance.
LET'S TALK
Tell us about your building and where you are in the project. We get back to you with the next steps and a quote, with no commitment.
ICE N.V., Sint Maarten
Zaegersgut Road #13, Philipsburg
+1 721 542 2421 · info@icesxm.com
ICE Sarl, Saint-Martin
15 rue du Général de Gaulle, Marigot
+590 590 29 43 40
Answer a few questions and an engineer gets back to you.
Q&A ON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING IN THE CARIBBEAN
We design to the Eurocode with the French and Dutch national annexes, and to the US codes IBC, ASCE and UBC, depending on the island and the requirements of your project.
Yes. The Windward Islands are a hurricane and earthquake prone area, so wind and seismic loads are part of every structural design we deliver.
Yes. We review shop drawings and requests for information, approve materials and work methods, and assess the alternatives proposed by contractors.
Yes. ICE works on both sides of the island and on Saba, Sint Eustatius, St Barthélemy, Anguilla, St Kitts & Nevis and the British Virgin Islands.
Yes. Our geotechnical team plans site investigations (drilling, CPT-u, SPT, core sampling) and our in-house laboratory on Sint Maarten tests concrete, aggregates, cement and soil, with testing on site as well.
