Why a Mass Timber Bunkhouse? The concept of the Mass Timber Bunkhouse exemplifies sustainability in design approach, materials used, and delivery of said materials. Located on a 4,000-acre working ranch, this 1927 barn replacement building is the place where ranchers will go to unwind. The design objective of the Mass Timber Bunkhouse is to incorporate […]
Editor’s Note: This piece was co-authored by NBBJ Principal Andrzej Czech and Associate Sandra Lozano, and KPFF Principal Mark Hershberg and Associate Maikol Del Carpio, and was originally published by NBBJ. Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses, especially in hotspots like California, Alaska and Washington State. Buildings constructed […]
The University of Idaho had a vision to showcase what Idaho timber can do, stretching the typical boundaries of wooden buildings. That vision was recently celebrated at the ACEC National Engineering Excellence Awards where the University of Idaho ICCU Arena won a 2024 Grand Award, securing recognition as one of the top engineering projects of […]
Buildings are an essential part of our daily lives – we sleep in them, work in them, eat in them. But how do the buildings we live in impact the world around us? From unprocessed materials to initial construction to daily operations to eventual decommissioning, every phase of a building’s life produces environmental impacts. Life […]
Born and raised in San Francisco, Michaela Nava was fascinated by buildings from a young age. She was curious how they are designed, how they are built, and especially how they stand up after earthquakes! When she started thinking about college it didn’t take long for her to zero in on structural engineering as her […]
The calendar may say fall, but we’re wrapping up our Epic Summer Series detailing our Intern Program in Los Angeles Structural. We’ve explored how we enhanced the intern experience, heard from interns in our 2022 program as well as interns who are now full-time employees, and learned how communication ties everything together. In our last […]
Epic Summer Part 2: View from an Intern Featuring Suha Hussain, Clayton Sumner, Courtney Huitt, and Kiana Sarad In Part 2 of our Epic Summer Series, which looks at our Intern Program, we reached out to our current interns and an intern who later became full-time employees for their perspectives on the program. The KPFF […]