Welcome to MBE

Maple Brook Engineering, Inc. is a small structural engineering firm located in rural North Idaho and licensed in Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. We offer engineering design services and consultations for residential projects, retail, light commercial, remodels and additions, and SIP structures. We work directly with homeowners, architects and designers, contractors, business owners, and manufacturers. Please contact us to discuss your project and get a quote.

New Construction

Additions & Remodels

We provide engineering design services for new construction that includes construction documents (drawing and calculations) delivered electronically. Having worked on projects throughout these states for over 20 years, we are familiar with typcial construction methods, codes, and regional considerations.​

Defect Investigation

Sometimes buildings don't perform as hoped, and the cause of this identified and remedied. We provide ​investigation of structures to identify the cause and extend of the problem as well as design fixes.​

Many of our clients are expanding or remodeling current structures. We can provide an initial design and recognize adaptations of the plans is often required once any demolition has occurred if actual conditions are different from those anticipated. 

Structural Insulated Panels

Structural Insualated Panels (SIPs) provide high-effeciency structures, especially advantageous in areas with high energy costs, extreme temperatures, and tight energy efficiency requirements. We have been designing SIP structures since 2005. Please contact us if you have a current ​SIP project you would like designed or evaluated.​

Brandon Helms, PE (Principal Engineer)

Brandon Helms, P.E. is the principal engineer and owner of Maple Brook Engineering, Inc. He has lived and worked as an engineer in Roseville, California area, central Oregon coast, and north Idaho where he now lives and homesteads on 80 acres. Early in his 20+ year engineering career, most of his work occured remotely, and he has maintained clients in Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. He has prior experience working hands-on in construction and can focus on building efficiency both in utilization of material and performance of the structure. He spends most of his time engineering, but also works around the farm and enjoys scuba diving and traveling.

Contact:
Tel (no text): (208) 568.1171
[email protected]