It all started from the first SEAOC dinner that I attended. Interestingly enough, the SEAOC dinner that night was dedicated to Henry Degenkolb, a great earthquake engineer. I recall Mark Sinclair provided the opening speech to commemorate Henry Degenkolb’s life and related his passion with the topic of the presentation that night, “Mitigating Seismic Hazard in the Developing Countries.” Brian Tucker, the founder of GeoHazards International (GHI) was the presenter. He started by discussing the alarming danger that many ...
Posted by Nick Alexander on August 4, 2010 11:21 PM
Monday, June 14, 2010 marked the reopening of Oakland's Fire Station No. 18! The Degenkolb team proudly made it out to the ribbon cutting ceremony. The station closed for renovation in April 2009 to accomodate newer model fire trucks, and reopened its doors to a new LEED Gold facility. Oakland's Fire Station No. 18 is the first facility in the fire department to be certified LEED Gold.
More information can be found about the opening at here.
Posted by Shafaq Chawla on June 15, 2010 9:41 PM
It's important to keep sustainability in mind both within Degenkolb as a company and within the projects that we take on. That's why Degenkolb has created both the Internal and External Sustainability committees. The committees have been active for some time.
The External Sustainability committee is dedicated to furthering green technologies and strategies. The aim of the committee is to further sustainable development and its relationship to PBD (performance based engineering) and seismic improvements by educating structural engineers, clients, ...
Posted by Hanan Harb on April 29, 2010 6:12 PM
Congratulations to the College of Marin PE Complex project team! The project acheived LEED Gold certification by a healthy margin and even received "exemplary performance" on several credits. This rehabiliation and modernization project serves as an outstanding example of sustainable design.
Posted by Hanan Harb on April 19, 2010 9:21 PM
Project FROG was recently featured on Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN in a clip discussing new advancements in green education. Project FROG, a San Francisco-based innovator, stands for Flexible Response to Ongoing Growth. It provides schools and other institutions with cutting-edge, energy-efficient, and high-performance, permanent modular buildings. Click here to watch the video clip.
For more information on Project FROG, go to http://projectfrog.com/.
Posted by Hanan Harb on March 24, 2010 11:24 PM
California Pacific Medical Center at Cathedral Hill (CPMC) is Degenkolb’s second hospital project pursuing a LEED Gold rating and is highlighted in this month’s Building Design and Construction magazine.
Click here to read article
Project: California Pacific Medical Center at Cathedral Hill
Architect: SmithGroup
Mechanical engineer: Ted Jacobs Engineering Group
Electrical engineer: Silverman & Light; Southland Industries
Structural engineer: Degenkolb Engineers
Contractor/CM: Herrero/Boldt
Energy modeling: Gable & Associates with Guttman & Blaevoet
Posted by Lana on January 14, 2010 10:15 PM
