September project update; The roof is on and trades are working away inside.
Construction is well underway on a new 17,000 square feet Church in Bellingham . The structural engineering features heavy-duty glulam tudor arches that space 63 feet! The arches make room for the vaulted sanctuary space that...
What a treat it was to celebrate the beginning of 2017 with nearly our entire firm congregating on the central coast. All sorts of activities went down--from a trail run in Montaña de Oro, to a surf session at Palisades, to mountain biking in the Irish Hills. There was even a series of tournaments that included billiards, ping pong, & bowling. All told between employees & family members, we had over eighty-five people in attendance from all seven of our offices, some of whom traveled more than 800 miles to partake in the festivities. And for those who made the excursion...
It’s been a tough winter for everyone, and A&V has responded in force! 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 School . Ashley & Vance responded to the onslaught of requests for emergency structural evaluations by mobilizing three teams of engineers to analyze buildings for life-safety. We were able to...
Another wonderful year is coming to a close, and our San Luis Obispo office celebrated in style by hosting an Open House replete with food, drinks, and music, and capped it off with an epic gingerbread house competition. Too many outstanding entries to list here, but we did want to give a special shout-out to A&V's very own Chelsie Taylor for runner-up, and Andrew & Stephanie Martin for taking home the top spot!
Big congratulations to Oakland's Victor Ramos , Santa Barbara's Mounir El-Koussa , and San Luis Obispo's Andrew Martin , Ryan Monie, & Chelsie Taylor for passing their Professional Engineering Licensure exams! Really proud of all the work they put...
Its a snow day for our engineers in the Bend Office. Pull a chair closer to the fire and put your feet up!!
Check out the new Identity , a 7-story, 100 unit housing project in Reno, Nevada!
Our own Jordan Denio and Tung Ng in the Tahoe office are helping...
Ashley & Vance is kicking off structural design of the new elementary school for South Lane School District in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The design of the 80,000 sq. ft., 2-story school is a metaphor for growth, combining local heritage and natural habitat within a modern learning environment. The architectural form pays homage to Cottage Grove’s innovative covered bridge structures and to the evolution of its early industries. Our structural design includes CMU shear walls, open web steel trusses and heavy timber frames. We...
Evan Dahl is a project engineer in our Belligham, WA office. He recently traveled to Axim, Ghana as a member of the Northwest Washington Chapter of Engineers Without Borders. The primary intent of the trip was to monitor a Urine Diversion Dehydration Toilet (UDDT) which was designed by the chapter. Construction on the toilet was completed in early 2014. The team also examined a couple of other UDDTs in the community and talked to several community members concerning the importance of sanitation and the viability of UDDTs. Click...
Welbrook Senior Living is an assisted living facility currently under construction in Van Nuys. Ashley & Vance provided the structural engineering of the building which consists of a subterranean parking, two levels of concrete two-way decks, and 4 levels of steel framing using Conxtech connection system for a total of 105,000 sq.ft and 132 units. The Conxtech system allows for rapid assembly of the framing system, greatly reducing the construction schedule.
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