Jim Houlette

About Jim Houlette

Jim Houlette has extensive professional experience in structural engineering design. His expertise ranges from post-tensioned slab design to wood structures for multi-family housing to commercial projects which employ concrete, steel and CMU block. With a background in geotechnical engineering as well, he provides temporary and permanent soil shoring design of a wide range of retaining walls. Jim is a Principal Director of EVstudio’s Structural Engineering Department.Jim started out in the industry by working in the field while attending college by inspecting soil and asphalt compaction, rebar placement, and concrete testing. Upon graduation, Jim worked in design and then quickly rose through the ranks into project management. He joined EV in 2009 to start and grow a structural team to support the in-house work and continue working with many other clients and architects. The structural engineering team has grown from 1 to over 30. As a result, EVstudio made the largest Denver Business Journal Denver area engineering firms starting in 2023.In recent years, Jim has designed post-tensioned foundations, residential multi-family and single-family homes, commercial buildings, retaining walls and projects for the Army Corps of Engineers. He enjoys challenging projects and a wide range of project types. This helps his team become more well rounded engineers.A couple fun things he has been a part of include his 10 seconds of fame for an appearance on My First Place show, episode Kitty and Karl S16E9. Jim was hired by the homeowners to inspect the foundation before they made the home purchase. Consequently, they bought the home and Jim was hired again by the homeowners to help with their remodel and fix the foundation repairs. Jim has also been credited in a book, Cantilever Architecture by Kyoung Sun Moon for the cantilevered stairs EVstudio designed for a Mountain Modern custom home. Fun fact, Jim is not a fan of cantilevers, so having a small credit in a book about cantilevers makes him smile.

Experience

1. Principal, Director of Structural Engineering

   EVstudio

   Jul 2017 — Present

Education

• Purdue University

  BS, Structural Engineering

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Mixed-Use
• Steel Structures
• Residential Homes
• Residential
• Autocad
• Structural Engineers
• Engineering
• Reinforced Concrete
• Submittals
• Retaining Walls
• Leed
• Construction Drawings
• Concrete
• Single Family Homes
• Project Estimation
• Ram
• Inspection
• Foundation Design
• Construction Documents
• Architectural Drawings
• Renovation
• Masonry
• Custom Homes
• Post Tensioned Foundation
• Additions
• Structural Engineering
• Structural Analysis
• Construction
• Commercial
• Steel Detailing
• Badass
• Foundations
• Residential Design
• Forensic Engineering
• Value Engineering
• Leed Ap
• Bim
• Construction Management
• Green Building
• Sustainable Design