If you read Part 1 of David Stierwalt’s Covenant House Alaska article, you’ll recall David was in the very unusual and exciting position of providing the structural engineering for both the design of Covenant House Alaska’s (CHA) new facility, and for… Continue Reading
It’s a rare event when a single person gets to be involved in both the design of a new building for a client that has outgrown its old one, and to repurpose the building left behind. When Covenant House Alaska… Continue Reading
Site visits for engineers can be a bit of a mixed blessing. Sometimes you get to inspect an interesting structure on a beautiful day, but frequently you find yourself in a damp underground utility vault, crawling in a dusty attic,… Continue Reading
Walk the storied halls of the USS TURNER JOY (decommissioned in 1982), a Navy Destroyer that was reborn as a floating museum and is anchored in the heart of the Bremerton waterfront. Join the other 40,000 people who visit the… Continue Reading
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana The above quote explains why our structural engineering team has been active in post-earthquake reconnaissance efforts after many large earthquakes and tsunamis that have occurred around the world. Failure teaches… Continue Reading