We Engineer What Holds It All Up.
Experience you can build on. Over 10 years of structural engineering for contractors, architects, developers, and homeowners across Dallas–Fort Worth and beyond.
- Residential
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Places of Worship
- Multifamily
- Entertainment Centers
- Retaining Walls & Global Stability
- Licensed
- TX · NY · VA · CO · MD · DC · NC · OK
- Experience
- 10+ years
Every structure on the block, under one roof.
Services
What we engineer
Residential
Foundations, framing, additions, load-bearing wall removal, and engineer letters for permit.
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Commercial
Retail, office, and medical buildings: new construction and tenant improvements.
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Industrial
Warehouses, mezzanines, equipment foundations, and evaluations of existing slabs.
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Places of Worship
Long-span sanctuaries, additions, and assembly-occupancy structures.
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Multifamily
Wood-frame and podium apartment buildings, from concept through construction.
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Retaining Walls & Global Stability
Retaining walls in stone, concrete, and segmental block, plus slope and global stability analysis.
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Describe the project in a sentence or two. We will tell you which service it falls under and what the permit office will want to see.
Why choose Glacier Point
Ten-plus years of practice in this market, carried into every calculation, detail, and stamp. Contractors, architects, developers, and homeowners choose a structural engineer on credibility, responsiveness, and breadth. These four commitments are how Glacier Point earns all three on every project, from a one-page engineer letter to a full set of construction documents.
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Licensed in eight states
Sealed, permit-ready drawings for projects in Texas and seven other states, without handing the work to a partner firm.
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Structural and geotechnical judgment, together
We design the structure and account for the soil beneath it on the same set.
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Ten-plus years on expansive clay
Foundations designed for how North Texas soil actually moves, season to season.
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Responsive through construction
Quick answers to RFIs and site questions, so your schedule keeps moving.
Licensure
Based in Dallas–Fort Worth. Licensed in eight states.
The P.E. licensure behind every Glacier Point set covers Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and New York. A project that crosses a state line stays with Glacier Point, stamped under that licensure rather than handed off to a partner firm.
- 8
- States of P.E. licensure
- 10+
- Years in structural engineering
Leadership
Manaf Refai, M.C.E., P.E.
Manaf brings more than ten years of structural engineering experience in Dallas–Fort Worth, working in wood, steel, and concrete, including post-tensioned and conventionally reinforced systems. He combines structural and geotechnical expertise on every project, and has led the design of multifamily apartments, retail centers, medical clinics, entertainment centers, and places of worship.
Expertise
- Structural engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- Retaining wall design
- Slope stability analysis
Education
Master of Engineering, Structures & Applied Mechanics
University of Texas at Arlington · 2017
B.S. Civil Engineering, magna cum laude
University of Texas at Arlington · 2015
Process
From scope call to construction
Defined scope, written deliverables, and answers at every stage. The same engineer who scopes the project designs it, seals it, and answers the plan reviewer and the contractor, so nothing is lost in a handoff.
- Stage 01
Scope call
Share drawings, a survey, photos, or just the address. We confirm what the building department will require and whether the project is a fit.
- Stage 02
Proposal
A written proposal that lists deliverables, schedule, and exclusions, so there are no surprises at invoice.
- Stage 03
Design
Analysis and design to the governing code, coordinated with your architect, civil engineer, and geotechnical report. You review the set before it is stamped.
- Stage 04
Sealed drawings
Signed construction documents and calculations, with plan-review comments answered by the people who did the design.
- Stage 05
Construction
Submittal and RFI review, site observations at the milestones that matter, and the letters your inspector asks for.
Contact
Start a project
Tell us about the site, the structure, and the schedule. We will set up a scope call, confirm what the city will ask for, and follow up with a written proposal that lists deliverables, schedule, and exclusions.
- Phone
- (214) 385-5907
- [email protected]
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Central
- Service area
- Dallas–Fort Worth metro
- Based in
- Dallas, TX