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The same electrical failure can produce very different outcomes depending on context like weather, vegetation, equipment age and operating conditions.

Forensics & Investigations

Utility Wildfire Investigations and Electrical Risk

Why finding the failed component is only the start of understanding wildfire risk.
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Residential

Cipriani Residences Miami Tops Out

Florida’s tallest residential tower reaches 950 feet, reshaping Miami’s Brickell skyline.
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Our team designed the exhibit’s subfloor system for a high-profile cultural experience that brings design, community, and public space together.

Special Structures

Engineering the Playground

Structural engineering brings a 36,000-square-foot indoor playground to life.
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By combining systems-level thinking with multidisciplinary expertise, investigators can connect the dots between seemingly unrelated events, identify the true drivers behind failures, and help organizations make better-informed decisions about risk, reliability, and future performance.

Industrial Forensics

Why Industrial Systems Fail

See how systems-level thinking reveals the causes behind industrial failures.
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Here's How

We apply scientific and engineering principles to solve the world’s challenges — starting with yours. Whether we’re focusing on the design, construction and performance of buildings or expanding into new disciplines, we never limit ourselves, applying our expertise to all types of projects across a range of industries.
Thornton Tomasetti optimizes the design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity.
1949 Year Founded
40+ Offices Worldwide
7,000+ Active Projects
150+ Countries Worked In
50+ Languages Spoken
215+ LEED Professionals

What We Do

Whatever issue you face, we have your solution. We get to the heart of every problem—digging deep to understand its intricacies and nuances, so we can help you achieve your goals, together. 

Flood Resilience

We go beyond building-code compliance to protect your assets from current and future flood risks.

Venue Concert & Event Rigging

We're the leading industry expert in rigging engineering and structural load evaluation services for touring concerts, shows and special events.

Envelope Renewal

From hands-on investigation and analysis to repair or restoration for any material or building type, we can help you meet all your building enclosure renewal needs.

Deconstruction Engineering

Our 60+ years of experience in design and forensics combines with unequaled expertise in modeling and simulation to reengineer the demolition process.

Hydrogen Engineering

From risk assessment and advanced modelling to energy storage and supply, we work across the hydrogen spectrum to support your structural, safety, regulatory and resilience priorities.

Embodied Carbon

We help you make decisions that reduce the life-cycle impact of building materials on climate change – without compromising performance or cost.

Our Work

We are conquering complex problems - on six continents - and finding better ways to tackle even the most straightforward undertakings.
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Recent News & Insights

Every wildfire has an origin and cause. Finding that origin and cause is important. Understanding why it became a wildfire is much harder.

Insight

Utility Wildfire Investigations
August 05, 2026
Finding the failed component is only the first step. Utility wildfire investigations reveal how equipment condition, weather, vegetation, system operations, and protection performance combine to shape wildfire risk—and where mitigation efforts may have the greatest impact.
When something goes wrong in a complex industrial system, determining what happened is only part of the challenge. Understanding why it happened is often far more difficult.

Insight

Beyond Root Cause Analysis
July 23, 2026
Industrial system failures rarely result from a single event. Learn how root cause analysis and systems-level thinking reveal the technical, operational, and organizational factors that drive equipment failures, disputes, and catastrophic losses.
Is a Backup Generator Enough? Rethinking The Cost Of Energy Resilience For Critical Facilities

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Is a Backup Generator Enough?
July 22, 2026
A backup generator can restore power, but resilience starts with understanding what cannot fail. Learn how critical facilities can reduce operational risk by prioritizing essential loads, dependencies, building performance, and recovery.