JVA has a strong background in historic preservation and the rehabilitation of existing buildings, both regionally and across the nation. The work is led by the Historic and Existing Structures Studio, a dedicated team of engineers who specialize in structural investigation and upgrade design to historic and existing buildings. The studio’s expertise spans the full scope of services from monitoring and assessment to the development of construction documents detailing thoughtful and sensitive structural treatments, to implementation via collaborative construction administration services. JVA’s contributions to historic projects have been recognized by both local and national preservation organizations. With a deep understanding of existing building systems, their behaviors, and relevant building code provisions, the Historic and Existing Structures Studio offers expert structural consulting for a wide range of existing building projects.