Keast & Hood designs new and transformed structures that stand the test of time. Since its founding in 1953, the firm has remained nimble, independent, and above all committed to client service. Keast & Hood engineers’ wide-ranging experience and deep understanding of design have earned them their place at the forefront of the field, with specialties both in new construction and preservation/adaptive reuse.

The firm is dedicated to the future of the industry and the planet. We are committed to sustainable design as a Signatory Firm of the SE2050 Challenge and committing to working towards net zero embodied carbon structural systems by the year 2050.

Keast & Hood is a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise and a Woman-Owned Small Business

Office: Philadelphia, PA
Staff: 28 total, 25 engineers, of whom 17—or almost three quarters—are professionally registered
Registration: PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, DC, CT, NY, MA, WI, OH
Recognition: More than 200 local and national awards since 2000
Experience: Traditional and new structural materials and systems Clients: Architects, owners, institutions, government agencies

The structural engineering community must do more to increase the diversity of people and perspectives in our field. Keast & Hood knows that positive change must start with individuals and individual companies and is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our practice and across the industry. This is not only a priority for the culture of our firm, but necessary for the advancement of the structural engineering profession as a whole. Click here to read our full statement

Keast & Hood designs new and transformed structures that stand the test of time. Since its founding in 1953, the firm has remained nimble, independent, and above all committed to client service. Keast & Hood engineers’ wide-ranging experience and deep understanding of design have earned them their place at the forefront of the field, with specialties both in new construction and preservation/adaptive reuse.

The firm is dedicated to the future of the industry and the planet. We are committed to sustainable design as a Signatory Firm of the SE2050 Challenge and committing to working towards net zero embodied carbon structural systems by the year 2050.

Keast & Hood is a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise and a Woman-Owned Small Business

Office: Philadelphia, PA
Staff: 28 total, 25 engineers, of whom 17—or almost three quarters—are professionally registered
Registration: PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, DC, CT, NY, MA, WI, OH
Recognition: More than 200 local and national awards since 2000
Experience: Traditional and new structural materials and systems Clients: Architects, owners, institutions, government agencies

The structural engineering community must do more to increase the diversity of people and perspectives in our field. Keast & Hood knows that positive change must start with individuals and individual companies and is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our practice and across the industry. This is not only a priority for the culture of our firm, but necessary for the advancement of the structural engineering profession as a whole. Click here to read our full statement