Value Engineering
We review designs, materials and construction methods to identify practical ways to improve project value.
Engineering · Construction · Innovation
Build better.
Leave less.
Smarter foundations, high-performance shotcrete, and earth-honouring systems designed to reduce cost, time, and carbon.
Footprint Engineering Inc. / Ontario, CanadaScroll to explore ↓
One connected way to build.01 / Engineer02 / Execute03 / Innovate04 / Share
What we do
From first concept
to the final lift.
Bring engineering thinking, field execution, and patented ideas into the same conversation.
01 / FOOTPRINT ENGINEERING
Value engineering & special foundations
Below-grade systems consulting focused on lowering project cost, schedule, and carbon footprint.
↗02 / CH SHOTCRETEShotcrete & ground support
Shotcrete shoring, soil nailing, subway walls, architectural applications, and structural rehabilitation.
↗03 / FEPATENTSSystems with a smaller footprint
Explore patented concepts across geothermal, water management, concrete, and renewable energy.
↗The Footprint approach
Question the default. Find the better system.
Footprint Engineering helps owners and design teams evaluate what goes below grade. By applying value engineering early, the right system can do more with less.
01Think from the ground up
02Design for constructability
03Execute with field expertise
04Keep innovating
Ideas in action
Engineered for
what comes next.
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BTUcellGeothermal system concept
BTUcellGeothermal system concept
Spotlight / Innovation
Rethink the energy beneath us.
FeBTUcell is one of Footprint Engineering’s patented systems being tested in real-world applications at its Clinton, Ontario farm.
Explore FeBTUcell ↗The people behind the work
Experience that
moves ideas forward.
Meet the Footprint Engineering management team.
The Contractors Innovation Podcast
Concrete ideas.
Real conversation.
Two listening paths under one roof: The Value Engineering Experts and The Contractors Innovation Podcast. Hear candid discussions about construction, geothermal ideas, and the people moving the industry forward.
Patent portfolio
Ideas built to change what comes next.
Explore key U.S. and Canadian FePatents available for sale and licensing. Contact Footprint Engineering to discuss the portfolio.
Review patent sale details ↗Let’s build better
Have a project that deserves a smarter approach?
Tell us what you’re working on. Let’s find the right system together.
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Explore services ↗Our engineering services
Civil Engineering
Planning and design input for infrastructure and construction projects.
Geotechnical Engineering
Assessment of soil and ground conditions to inform foundations and construction methods.
Geothermal Engineering
Ground-source heating and cooling concepts, including Footprint’s FeBTUcell.
RENEWABLE ENERGY / FEGEOWIND
Wind meets geothermal.
Footprint describes FeGeoWind as an off-grid windmill concept integrating its geothermal FeBTUcell. Its published design targets 10 kW from a 30-foot structure.
The team reported that a working unit was under construction for testing at its Clinton, Ontario farm. The pictured installation appears on Footprint’s original website.
Explore FeGeoWind ↗Engineering and construction, connected.
CH Shotcrete is a Footprint Engineering company.
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