The Washington State University Compton Union Building was recently featured as the Project of the Week in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce website (djc.com). After two years of work, the $63.8 million renovations of the building were completed in 2008.
Originally built in 1954, the Compton Union Building has had many renovations over the years and currently encompasses 243,000 square feet. The student union building includes lounges, pool tables, gaming stations, meeting rooms, administrative offices, multicultural student services, etc. In August, the project ...
Posted by Shafaq Chawla on October 7, 2009 7:26 PM
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Contact: Chris Nishimura, Solem & Associates
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California Engineering Experts Are among the First with Access to ‘Red Zone’
L' AQUILA, ITALY (April 20, 2009) -- On a remarkable six-day reconnaissance trip to the epicenter of Italy’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake that killed hundreds of people earlier this month, a specialized team of seismic experts from Degenkolb Engineers is assessing structural resilience in the town’s ...
Posted by Lana on April 22, 2009 7:07 PM
Seismic Engineer Named to National Academy of Engineering
Degenkolb Chairman and CEO, Chris Poland
Sole Seismic Engineer of 2009 Inductees
Washington, D.C. (February 9, 2009) - Chris Poland, Chairman and CEO of Degenkolb Engineers, was elected to become a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in an announcement made by the organization’s president earlier this month. Induction into the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions for an engineer.
“I am honored to be elected into this highly regarded institution,” ...
Posted by Lana on February 20, 2009 9:14 PM
David Bonneville of Degenkolb Engineers Named
New Head of National Advocacy Group
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 22, 2008)—David Bonneville, Senior Principal at Degenkolb Engineers, accepted the role as Chairman of the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) after being elected by the Board of Directors earlier this month. Bonneville assumes his new responsibilities beginning in 2009.
“I have no doubt that David will provide pace setting and visionary leadership as the Chair of BSSC just as he has for numerous other professional ...
Posted by Lana on September 29, 2008 6:14 PM
A New Tool for Achieving Seismic Safety
by Chris D. Poland, S.E., F. SEAOC
September 2008--Earthquakes wreak havoc on our lives, our businesses and our communities. For the last 140 plus years, scientists and engineers have been working to understand where they can occur and how to best mitigate their effects. What started as a concern centered along the West Coast has become known as a real threat that affects the vast majority of states in the United States. Thanks to ...
Posted by Laurie on September 23, 2008 10:15 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 Laurie on April 18, 2008 10:52 PM
