Ecologically-Engineered Plastic Bag Wins $5,000 Degenkolb Sustainability Challenge

Bay Localize, a Non-Profit, Receives the Prize Money

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 26, 2008) - Degenkolb Engineers wrote a check today for $5,000 to Bay Localize, a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit designated by the winner of the 2008 “Sustainability Challenge,” an environmentally friendly design competition.

This year’s award went to a self-employed structural engineer Kate Stillwell for designing a handbag and hat made from recycled plastic bags. She made both items by fusing together 16 ...

Degenkolb Engineers Promotes Stacy Bartoletti to President and COO

San Francisco, CA (January 15, 2008) - Degenkolb Engineers is pleased to announce that Stacy Bartoletti has been promoted to President and COO. A seasoned strategist with a proven record for strengthening customer relationships, project management, and streamlining operations, Bartoletti is responsible for overseeing the firm's operations and business development efforts. He will also continue his role as one of the technical leaders in the firm, providing expert guidance and mentoring to engineers.

“Stacy joined the firm in ...

Degenkolb Engineers’ Principal Kent Yu Wise Beyond His Years

Recently Honored as One of Top “40 Under 40"

PORTLAND, OR (January 22, 2008)—Kent Yu, Associate Principal and manager of Degenkolb Engineers’ Portland office, was recognized as one of Building Design & Construction magazine’s top “40 Under 40.” Dr. Yu’s acumen in the office and his dedication to improving public policy, reaching out to the community and shaping the minds of future engineers earned him a position among the distinguished honorees.

"Having an engineer of Dr. Yu’s caliber on ...

How U.S. Engineers Helped Peru Assess Damage From Deadly Earthquake

Volunteer Degenkolb Engineers Offer Expert Advice

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Sept. 13, 2007)— After an 8.0 earthquake struck the coast of Central Peru on Aug. 15, killing more than 600 people, two experts from the nation’s leading earthquake engineering firm spent eight days helping in recovery.

Degenkolb Engineers, which specializing in the design and seismic strengthening of buildings, sent associate principal Kent Yu and design engineer Liliana Pinto to Lima, immediately after the quake. Yu and Pinto ...

Top Structural Engineering Firm Makes its Own Upgrade

Degenkolb Schedules Labor Day Office Move

SEATTLE, WA (August 14, 2007)— Degenkolb Engineers will move its Seattle office to the heart of downtown Seattle at 600 University Street over Labor Day weekend. The move, from the current location at 720 Third Avenue, will allow Degenkolb to double its Seattle employee count.

“Green” in décor and design, the new office incorporates sustainable building materials and energy efficient technology. Working with local architect, Collin Woerman, the ...

Degenkolb Helps Facilitate Largest Concrete Pour Sequence in Coachella Valley History

All Night Project Begins at Sunset

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA (July 20, 2007) —Six hundred cement trucks made their way through the desert heat Friday evening in preparation for a record-breaking concrete pour sequence designed by Degenkolb Engineers, the structural engineering firm heading design of the new Walter and Leonore Annenberg Pavilion operated by Eisenhower Medical Center. The pour sequence represents the largest in Coachella Valley history, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and continuing until approximately 10:00 a.m. the following ...

Top Bay Area Engineer Joins Degenkolb as Associate Principal of Oakland Office

Extensive Experience in Hospital and Education Facilities

OAKLAND, CA (July 16, 2007) —Licensed structural engineer, Chih-Hung Cheng joined Degenkolb Engineers earlier this month as the newest Associate Principal in the Oakland office. With fifteen years of engineering experience, Cheng will serve as one of the technical leaders in the firm, providing expert guidance, mentoring to engineers, and reviewing applications of quality management.

“Mr. Cheng’s extensive portfolio and diverse project work in the higher education sector as well ...

San Diego’s Newest Executive Knows His City

Earns Spot as Principal with Prominent Structural Engineering Firm on West Coast

SAN DIEGO, CA (May 22, 2007) – Degenkolb Engineers is proud to announce Zubaid Karim as Principal at its San Diego office. In this role, Karim will be responsible for securing and managing projects, providing expert guidance, mentoring engineers and reviewing applications of quality management.

“We are excited to have Mr. Karim and his knowledge of new design, health care and commercial structures ...

Kent Yu of Degenkolb Engineers Appointed to the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Committee

PORTLAND, OR (April 23, 2007) -- Degenkolb Engineers Associate Principal Kent Yu starts his four-year term on the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Committee (OSSPAC) today. In this role, Dr. Yu represents the field of engineering in the state of Oregon for OSSPAC.

“We are very excited to have Kent Yu on our board,” said OSSPAC Chair Jim Doane. “He is very knowledgeable and we think he will be a great addition to ...

Fire Station #1 to be Retrofitted to Withstand a 2500-Year Earthquake

PORTLAND, OR (April 17, 2007) -- Degenkolb Engineers, in conjunction with Peck Smiley Ettlin Architects, will upgrade Fire Station #1 in Downtown Portland to withstand a 2500-year earthquake.

When the new design and retrofit are complete, the building will meet immediate occupancy performance objectives as an essential building for a 500-year earthquake. At an estimated $9.5 million, the project will cost less than half of previous proposals reviewed by Portland ...