The Firm has evolved over the years developing the form follows function work ethic interspersed with cost conscious measures to now also embrace the sustainable principles as developed from the late eighties onwards, evolving now into lean design.

Noting this, the Firm is now proud to note that it has always advocated lean design, which requires the upgrading/strengthening of existing buildings not the total demolition. This had been undertaking in its gutting out of Development House Floriana a pre-1960’s building, for MAPFRE Middlesea in 2012, when the American Embassy had vacated this office block.  Presently a pre-1980’s HSBC (Malta) block in their Operations Centre Qormi, has been upgraded & retrofitted seismically. This block had deteriorated structurally and had been vacated for a number of years.  This lean structural design provides for a lower carbon footprint impact on our environment, which as structural engineers we have to militate towards.

The Architectural and Structural Engineering firm was first established in 1982 by Perit Denis H. Camilleri. He brought a professional experience working with diverse range of clients across the Maltese Islands and the wider Mediteranean region. Over the years Denis who is a Fellow of both the Institutions of Structural & Civil Engineers has contributed towards the profession via various technical publications in Local and International journals setting standards in Structural Engineering, establishing himself as a leading voice in outlining the disaster hazards of the Maltese islands and rationalizing Real Estate Valuation Practice in Malta.

Denis is also Malta’s CEN masonry expert having been a PT member for SC6.T1 ‘Masonry – Revised version of EN 1996-1-1’, in the scope of EC Mandate ‘M/515 phase 1 tasks for the development of the 2nd generation of EN Eurocodes’ coordinated by NEN, 2015 – 2019.

DHI Periti has held a working relationship with main large established Corporate & Financial Companies in Malta. The firm has held a working relationship with the MAPFRE I MIDDLESEA PLC. as well as MAPFRE I MSV PLC. over the past 42 years, acting as consultant to the Property Investment Committee and undertaking various property risk assessments.

The experience gained was vital in compiling the report “Risks in High Rise Buildings” commissioned by the Malta Insurance Association.