UC Berkeley California Memorial Stadium Seismic Upgrade
California Memorial Stadium has been featured on SF Gate. The 21 month project will be renovated and seismically safe for the Cal vs. Nevada game on September 1st. Forell | Elsesser’s Rene Vignos was interviewed about the project’s goals.
Geoff Bomba and Lindsey Maclise, 2012 Rising Stars
We knew it was true, but now we have confirmation. Lindsey Maclise, SE and Geoff Bomba, SE were each recognized as a “2012 Rising Star in Structural Engineering.”
The Rising Stars in Structural Engineering Award is a program run by Zweig White’s Structural Engineer magazine which recognizes structural engineers 40 years old or younger working in the United States who have shown exceptional technical capability, leadership ability, effective teaching or research, and/or public service benefiting the structural engineering profession, their employers, project owners, and/or society.
Only 15 structural engineers were selected from nominees nationwide, so we feel truly special to have two rising stars here at Forell | Elsesser!
All of the Rising Stars will be featured in an article in the March 2012 issue of Structural Engineer.
Our team is available to guide you through the steps of shake table testing and Seismic Certification, streamlining the process and allowing for the timely approval of a broad range of equipment. If seismic certification testing is new to you, we have enduring relationships with numerous shake table facilities around the country which are able to perform tests to the required AC 156 standards.
Forell | Elsesser was among the first engineering firms to achieve special seismic pre-certifications of mechanical and electrical equipment, and we have become a leader in this emerging market. Having a strong, long-standing relationship with OSHPD officials has allowed Forell | Elsesser’s Seismic Pre-Certification team to streamline testing and expedite the OSHPD approval process.
Seismic certification is rapidly gaining importance in today’s performance-based design environment. Seismic certification has clear applications beyond both healthcare and California, including emergency operations centers and schools.
When designing your next senior housing, dormitory or apartment/condo building, consider a reputable structural engineer to increase the long term rental and sale of your units.
LEAP Sandcastle
With our partners RMW Architecture + Interiors, we helped to raise $10,000 for the LEAP Sandcastle Competition this year! The team raised the most funds to date, and our sandcastle was featured on the front page of SFGate today.
In addition to its many awards, the UCSF Ray & Dagmar Dolby Regenerative Medicine Building was mentioned on Market Watch in the Wall Street Journal for our Merit Award from the Society for College and University Planning.
Memorial Stadium Pressbox Erection
UC Berkeley Memorial Stadium has been getting a lot of press recently, as the press box is being constructed and lifted into place—a huge milestone for the project. Forell | Elsesser’s Rene Vignos was interviewed for ABC news, and our firm received coverage from all of the following news sources: