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
Since I started my career in 2005, there has been talk of a new approach to mass timber construction known as CLT (cross laminated timber). Cross Laminated Timber has been around in Europe since the early 2000’s. European designers have… Continue Reading
It all began a few years ago - the growing battle in my stomach between making a career and life change by leaving the federal government and going to the private sector or stay with the comfortable career path and… Continue Reading