Congratulations to Degenkolb Engineers’ Adam Azofeifa, a proud recipient of the Giles Scholarship from the Structural Engineer’s Association of Northern California (SEAONC). This scholarship was presented to him in honor of Bill Giles, SEAONC Executive Secretary from 1966-1992. During his time, Giles actively encouraged the young members of SEAONC to participate in the association and make their mark. Following his passing, SEAONC established a scholarship in his name to continue recognition of active young members. Donations for funding of ...
Posted by Shafaq Chawla on August 25, 2011 4:50 PM
The Sutter Alta Bates Patient Care Pavilion proudly took top honors at the 2011 Tekla Awards in the BIM category competition. DPR Construction submit the award on behalf of the IPD team, in which Degenkolb plays a vital role. The annual Tekla Awards were open to all Tekla users that have used BIM to model a project during a specified time frame. Projects were submit and judged in three categories:
• Category 1 – BIM
• Category 2 ...
Posted by Shafaq Chawla on August 18, 2011 8:39 PM
Annually published in April, the Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking for the 2011 Top 500 Design Firms has been released! The ranking includes US-based design firms, placing them on the list with regard to design-specific revenue.
Despite the difficult economic times, Degenkolb Engineers continues to climb its way higher on the list in 2011, placing at number 298 of 500, 62 spots higher from the ranking of number 360 in 2010. The article also reflects on the economic ...
Posted by Shafaq Chawla on April 22, 2011 12:35 AM
In the midst of all the chatter surrounding the Golden Globes, Academy Awards, and Oscars, the opposite side of town was abuzz with talk about another award ceremony... the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards.
The evening of February 1, 2011, a number of Engineering Excellence Awards were presented at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento. Degenkolb was the proud recipient of two 2011 ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards.
Mark Sinclair, Jewlia Eisenberg, and Gordy Wray accepted the Honor ...
Posted by Shafaq Chawla on February 8, 2011 12:38 AM
Congrats to the design team for UC Santa Cruz Cowell Student Health Center achieving LEED Gold!
Degenkolb provided full structural engineering design and construction administration services for the complete
renovation, seismic strengthening and expansion of the University’s student health center. The original building
was a 30,000 square foot building designed and built in the late 1960s. Degenkolb also worked on the design of a new 10,000 square-foot two-story addition plus the interconnecting bridge.
The seismic strengthening was designed to meet the Basic ...
Posted by Shafaq Chawla on January 24, 2011 10:58 PM
And the 2010 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Housing Award for Category 1: One and Two-Family Custom Residences goes to….. (drumroll please)
Sky Ranch in Seattle, Washington!!
(the crowd goes crazy with an uproar of applause)
Located in the Stimson Marina (Ballard Neighborhood) of Seattle, the Sky Ranch is a single-family residence and caretaker unit that has been strategically constructed on a warehouse roof. This project introduces the many possibilities and opportunities to rediscover the use of units on warehouse roofs ...
Posted by Shafaq Chawla on January 6, 2011 8:33 PM
