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 ...
Posted by lana on July 22, 2008 11:10 PM
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. ...
Posted by lana on July 16, 2008 5:19 PM
San Francisco, CA (April 23, 2008) - The Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) announced the winners of the SEAONC 2008 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards competition. This year a monumental study that could result in significant cost savings and life-safety to our country’s citizens received an award of Merit.
FEMA commissioned a study to analyze how much, if any, blast and progressive-collapse resistance could be gained in older existing buildings if seismic ...
Posted by Alethea on April 23, 2008 7:47 PM
April 18, 2008 - San Francisco, California - The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) announced Jim Malley as the winner of the Best EJ Paper of 2007 competition. His paper “The 2005 AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings” was published in the first quarter 2007 issue of the AISC Engineering Journal. This paper was selected from the list of papers published in that Journal during 2007. Readers had the opportunity to send in their preferences by completing a ...
Posted by Alethea on April 18, 2008 10:52 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 14, 2008)
In our ongoing commitment to sustainability, Degenkolb hosted an all-day training session for 35 of our engineers. In preparation for becoming LEED accredited, engineers from all of our offices traveled to San Francisco for the LEED for New Construction Technical Review Workshop taught by Heather Marquard of USGBC.
Designer Tim Nelson says, "Not only do I have a better grasp on the credits that structural engineers can directly influence, but I ...
Posted by Alethea on March 12, 2008 9:11 PM
Structural engineering "best practices" incorporate strategies that embrace the tenets of sustainable design.
Sustainable design is quickly becoming a mainstream consideration on projects. Federal, state, and local governmental agencies, public and private building owners, and the general public are now requiring or favoring buildings that incorporate sustainable design practices. Responding to the public's needs makes good business sense.
Structural engineering can incorporate sustainable design in many areas: judicious and selective use of materials, resourceful use and ...
Posted by Degenkolb on August 28, 2007 1:15 AM