by Nikki | Jul 8, 2026 | Bend Office, Project, Uncategorized
For a structural engineer, The Westman Hotel in Bend, Oregon, has a bit of everything: reinforced concrete, steel, wood framing, and the requirements of historic preservation and adaptive reuse. Named for 1880s postal worker Minnie Westman who delivered mail by... 
by Nikki | Aug 25, 2023 | Bend Office, Local Community, Project
BASX Solutions, a high-efficiency HVAC manufacturing company based in Redmond, Oregon, has broken ground on what will become a new welding shop building at the north end of their campus. Since converting the old Redmond Walmart into manufacturing space in 2014, BASX... 
by bree@ashleyvance.com | Jun 12, 2023 | Bend Office, Project
The Spheir building in downtown Bend, Oregon, was originally built in 1917. At 7,000 square feet, it is downtown Bend’s largest historical structure. Originally constructed as a two-story, mixed-use commercial building, the prominent downtown corner has undergone... 
by Ashley & Vance Engineering | Aug 6, 2020 | Bend Office, Local Community
We were excited to watch as the Bend City Council voted in favor of creating the urban renewal district in the core of Bend, advancing the vision of the Bend Central District (BCD). Ashley & Vance’s Bend office is located at a gentrifying crossroads... 
by Ashley & Vance Engineering | Jun 1, 2020 | Bend Office, Office News
In the Summer of 2005, John and Stacey Fischer arrived in Bend, Oregon, agreeing it was one of their favorite stops on a 2-month-long road trip around the United States. John took a job on a framing crew but kept drawing calculations on plywood, trying to engineer... 
by Ashley & Vance Engineering | Jan 23, 2017 | Bend Office, Office Spotlight
It’s been a tough winter for everyone, and AV has answered the call! Recent severe winter weather in Central Oregon brought excessive snowfall, causing the catastrophic collapse of several structures, including the gymnasium at Bend’s Kenwood Elementary...