SLAB.engineering Engineering Firm · Milan · Since 2019

Structural engineering and integrated design

From structural concept to construction supervision, from 3D survey to planning compliance. One point of contact for every stage of the project.

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13+
Years of experience
150+
Assignments completed
4
Areas of expertise
How we work

4 Areas of expertise

01

Design

Structural · Architectural · Building permits · BIM

  • Structural analysis and design to the Italian Technical Standards for Construction (NTC 2018) and Eurocodes — new buildings and work on existing buildings
  • Design in reinforced concrete, steel, timber and masonry, tailored to the client's needs
  • Building permits and notices (SCIA, CILA, PdC) · Certificate of occupancy (agibilità)
  • BIM modelling with Revit
02

Survey

3D Laser Scanner · 2D/3D Deliverables · As-built BIM

  • 3D laser scanning survey — point cloud
  • 2D drawings, 3D models, meshes
  • BIM models from survey (as-built)
  • Export to a range of formats
03

Construction

Construction Supervision · Health & Safety · Bills of Quantities

  • Construction supervision (Direzione Lavori) and works accounting
  • Health & Safety Coordinator for design/construction (CSP/CSE, Legislative Decree 81/2008)
  • Bills of quantities and works schedules
  • Site logistics and supplier management
04

Infrastructure

Sub-consultancy · Tunnels · Geotechnics · Railways

  • Support to engineering firms and companies
  • Tunnels, viaducts, underground works
  • Geometric consistency and feasibility checks
  • 3D modelling with Civil 3D · Revit · Navisworks
What we do

Fields of work

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01

Structural Design

Structural design to NTC 2018 and Eurocodes, seismic assessments…

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02

Assessment of Existing Structures

Structural assessment with diagnostic instruments: rebound hammer…

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03

Architectural Design

Integrated design of residential, commercial…

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04

3D Laser Scanning Survey

High-precision measured survey with laser scanner. Delivered as…

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05

Construction Supervision

Site management and supervision, works accounting, progress certificates…

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06

Health & Safety Coordination

CSP and CSE under Legislative Decree 81/2008. Preparation of PSC, PSS, POS…

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07

Planning Compliance

Legitimate planning status of the property (stato legittimo), Land Registry (Catasto) compliance…

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08

Sub-consultancy to Firms

Specialist technical support to architecture practices and engineering companies…

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09

BIM Methodology

BIM design with Revit, Navisworks, Civil 3D…

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10

Public Procurement

Registered for public tenders on the Italian public procurement platforms (MEPA, SINTEL)…

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11

Property Valuations

Technical reports and market valuations for sales, inheritance…

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Key service

Pre-sale Compliance Check

Our pre-sale compliance check (conformità pre-rogito) verifies the legitimate planning status of the property before the notarial deed of sale (rogito). A complete technical analysis that protects buyer, seller and estate agency from planning and Land Registry surprises.

  • Planning and Land Registry analysis
  • Identification of building non-conformities (difformità)
  • Assessment of whether unauthorised work can be regularised
  • Certified technical report (relazione tecnica asseverata)
  • Advice for private clients, estate agencies and notaries
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Our work

Selected projects

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Structural · Construction · Renovation

Extension of a detached house: structural works and construction supervision

Design support for railway tunnels
Infrastructure

Design support for railway tunnels

Structural report and design of a robotic platform
Structural · Regularisation & Land Registry

Structural report and platform design for a 3D-printing robotic arm

Structural design for the roof replacement of a detached house
Structural · Construction · Renovation

Structural design for the roof replacement of a detached house, construction supervision, CSE

Structural report for the building regularisation of a detached house
Construction · Renovation

Structural report for the building regularisation (sanatoria) of a detached house

The firm

A multidisciplinary technical team

SLAB.engineering is the firm of Giovanni La Penna, a civil engineer with more than 13 years' experience in the construction sector. Since 2019 it has provided structural engineering, integrated design and 3D survey services to private clients, firms and public authorities.

  • Structural engineering — reinforced concrete, steel, timber, masonry
  • Building permit applications and planning compliance
  • 3D laser scanning survey · Leica BLK
  • BIM · Revit · Civil 3D · Navisworks
  • Geotechnics, foundations and infrastructure works
  • Public procurement · MEPA · SINTEL
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SLAB.engineering team — project in progress

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