AV proudly donated our engineering services to help with the build-out of Portland's newest and only non-profit brewery: Ex Novo Brewing . John Fischer , of Ashley & Vance's Bend, Oregon office , collaborated with SUM Design Studio & Architecture to convert the historic industrial space to a stylish brew-pub. Quality Design + Excellent Craft Beer = Community Service. (We like.)
Thank you to the Ashley's for hosting a great summer BBQ for all of us and our families. It was a great turnout and the ribs were outstanding!
One of the original Ashley and Vance engineers Jordan Denio has left the San Luis Obispo office and is opening a new office located near Lake Tahoe in Minden Nevada . Jordan brings a tremendous background in structural engineering to the Tahoe area and is looking forward to the challenge of starting a new office for the company. Jordan is joined in Minden with his wife and...
We are excited to open our first office in Washington State located in Bellingham Washington . Brandon Hausmann , PE will be leading the office and is eager to jump right into the mix with us. He brings a strong background in renewable hydroelectric projects, civil works, and water resource projects. Brandon enjoys the pacific northwest outdoors and when he's not in the office you can find him out hiking with his family.
Construction is now complete on the revamped Newman Catholic Center ! Partnering with architect Greg Wilhelm , our own Ian Shoebridge , P.E., was involved with the design from start to finish. Ian was instrumental in bringing together the 12' retaining walls, curved glue-laminated beams, and custom steel...
Just prior to the typical holiday break, we hosted an open house/holiday party at our new SLO office . We expected it to be a great gathering of family, friends, clients, and colleagues--which it was ! What we didn't expect was the attendance of an infamous Christmas celebrity. Despite the slight resemblance to A&V's own Jordan Denio, P.E., general temperament...
As proud participants in Movember 2013 , A&V's own Charles Ashley, Jordan Denio , Paul Belmont , John Fischer ,...
On October 12, San Luis Obispo will celebrate the grand opening of its very own Railroad Museum . After more than 20 years of planning, funding, and construction, the museum located in the old railroad freight house at 1940 Santa Barbara Avenue will be open to...
A one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art bowling alley, restaurant, and entertainment facility located in beautiful Mammoth Lakes is nearing completion. With three upstairs bays to handle 15-foot-by-9-foot golf/video screens; a downstairs that features 12 bowling alleys and a table-tennis area; a large restaurant upstairs, with an adjoining deck; a vast kitchen; outdoor spaces for regulation horseshoe pits and bocce ball courts; and, finally, a bank vault-looking space where patrons can play “laser maze,”...
The current issue of SLO Life Magazine highlights the custom home of Paul Neuwald and Mindy Brooks--a home we had the privilege of performing the structural design on. Our Chad Pruett, P.E., teamed up with Isaman Design to take on this challenging project. I could go on and on about its noteworthy features, but some professional writers already went ahead and did that, so click here...