Congratulations to Matthew Comber, Design Engineer, on achieving LEED accreditation! Matthew is one of only 10 structural engineers in the entire city of San Francisco who have the new LEED Accredited Professional with specialty distinction.
The Bowls Project temporary art installation was successful and well-attended throughout the summer; so much so that the run at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts was extended until early October. Alas, earlier this month, the structure's time had to come to an end and it was dismantled and removed.
Sustainability entails making long-term use of our natural resources without leaving a major carbon footprint. It permeates all aspects of infrastructure design, construction and maintenance throughout the life of the structure. Even the life of the building matters.
Disaster resilience ensures that a community can take the “punch” of a disaster and recover quickly. The lack thereof can have dire effects on a region’s destiny. History has taught valuable lessons about the long-term effects of disasters. The effects of disasters can ...
Senior Principal Jim Malley was quoted in Popular Mechanics' November issue in an article called, "The Earthquake-Proof Building That Is Built to Collapse." The article discusses the efforts led by Gregory Deierlein, a Stanford University civil and environmental engineer, and Jerry Hajjar, a Northeastern University engineer, to design an innovative seismic system that protects skyscrapers. This idea is being hailed by the magazine as one of the 20 bold ideas that will change the world!
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 ...
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.
