Community 

Outplayed at Lowell Field

In last nights battle of youth versus experience, experience came out ahead. Degenkolb was matched up against perennial powerhouse Toft, de Nevers & Lee for their second league game of the year. TDNL didn't have to hit it hard to keep the runners moving around the bases, they just had to hit it where we weren't standing. With their average age about 20 years our senior, they had mastered this critical softball skill.

The bats were silent, or at least ...

Earthquake / Engineering 

California’s wise retreat from seismic overreaction

Healthcare Design Magazine - June 2008, Posted On: 6/1/2008 by CHRIS POLAND, SE On November 14, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) approved plans to amend the requirements for hospital seismic safety measures in order to delay billions in premature spending. The new requirements will allow significant savings in the state's healthcare costs over the next 15 years. At issue is the implementation of Senate Bill 1953 (SB 1953), legislation originally passed in 1994. Drafted by Senator ...

Community / Degenkolb 

Degenkolb Softball Game #1

Team Degenkolb rolled into league play last night with a 13-10 victory over EBMUD, starting the season with a 1-0 record in league play.

Team veterans Gordy Wray, Erik Kneer, and Shane Gross anchored the squad, scoring 8 of the 13 runs and displaying impressive skill in the field.

Top honors, however, went to rookie standout Taka Yokoyama, whose flair at 2nd base and utter disregard for momentum kept everyone smiling.

Other new faces included SF West intern John Sticklen, who rose to ...

Community 

Degenkolb Sandcastle Team featured in Leap Documentary

Leap... imagination in learning proudly premiered the new film "Castles for Classes" at the 2008 Leap Spring Gala in downtown San Francisco. The film, featuring Degenkolb Engineer Andrew Scott, chronicles the 2007 Leap Sandcastle Classic, with particular emphasis on the Degenkolb/SmithGroup/Herrero-Boldt Team.

The film also interweaves the school programs that directly benefit from the fundraising, illustrating why we're such strong supporters of the event.

If you're familiar with Leap, you will undoubtedly enjoy. And if you're not familiar with Leap, you will ...

Degenkolb / Earthquake / Engineering / Seismic 

On the Brink - Advanced seismic analysis and design keep a crucial 15-story building near the Hayward Fault from becoming history.

June 2008 - Modern Steel Construction Magazine - On the Brink Advanced seismic analysis and design keep a crucial 15-story building near the Hayward Fault from becoming history. Just five miles from California’s Hayward Fault stands the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) District 4 headquarters, a 15-story steel moment frame structure that houses the San Francisco Bay Area’s transportation operations, including its emergency response team. The structure was built two years after the destructive 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. ...