Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering

Vote for Fulton East, a finalist in the Tall Buildings category in AIA Chicago’s Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards! https://lnkd.in/grD_AzXD   BASE was the structural engineer for Fulton East, a project that makes the most of a compact site. Vertical circulation for the building is located entirely at the south entrance to offer an open, nearly uninterrupted, flexible tenant space. The elevators and stair to facilitate this also served as the structure’s primary lateral load resisting system. Transfer girders are located directly above the uppermost parking floor to transition column locations in the offices and enhance usable space.  Fulton East has the distinction of being one of the first buildings in the US designed for a post-pandemic world with features such as hands-free elevators and clean air technology that reduces viruses and bacteria in the air and on surfaces.   Architect: Lamar Johnson Collaborative Owner: Parkside Realty 

Vote for the Paseo Boricua Arts Building, a finalist in the Multifamily Residential category in AIA Chicago’s Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards! https://lnkd.in/g4UJk55K BASE was the structural engineer for Paseo Boricua, a five-story, 23,000 SF community arts and residential center in the heart of Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. The structure consists primarily of precast concrete construction, featuring hollowcore planks, precast beams, precast walls, and precast columns. The precast structure provides a durable structure that is largely exposed on the building’s interior that was also erected quickly. Thanks to UrbanWorks, Ltd., Brinshore Development, LLC, and The Puerto Rican Cultural Center for having us on the design team!

The world has spent the last week enjoying watching surfers catch big waves in the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti. But when earthquakes get involved, big waves take on whole new magnitudes. In last month's Structure magazine, BASE's own Steven M. Baldridge, P.E., S.E., LEED AP discussed tsunamis' impacts on structures and the importance of structural resilience. https://lnkd.in/gZ-GziXi

We're thrilled to be #3 in this year’s ranking of Best Structural Engineering Firms to Work For! This marks our fifth consecutive year in the top five and 14th appearance in the national ranking. We also came in at #8 of 30 AEC firms with 10-49 employees. Congratulations to our team who help make BASE a great place to work! https://lnkd.in/gpNWMRV3

Congratulations to Kevin Galvez for being named a Rising Star in the AEC industry! Kevin joined us in 2019 and is involved in all phases of design from schematic to construction administration. In only five years he has managed projects at BASE with a total construction cost of around $900 million. These projects are in some of the most isolated places on earth with extreme natural phenomena like Hawaii, Guam, Okinawa, and American Samoa. https://lnkd.in/g2gXu2fj

A great opportunity at Solomon Cordwell Buenz for aspiring architects!

We're almost topped out in Boise with one more level to go. An exciting project is coming to a close but we look forward to more collaborations with White Oak Realty Partners, Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Power Construction + McAlvain Companies, Inc

We’re excited to announce the promotion of Tanmay Ramani to Senior Structural Designer. He joined our Chicago team in 2018 with engineering experience and extensive university research and course work in post-tensioning and seismic performance of structures. Since then, he's developed expertise in the analysis of post-tensioned concrete and puts it to work on slab design for high-rise projects. He also provides construction support services for post-tensioning suppliers by reviewing friction loss calculations. Please join us in congratulating Tanmay on his promotion.

Engineering with the end-user's experience in mind. A thought piece by our senior associate Anantha Chittur, PE, SE.

Vote for RISE in Civil+Structural Engineer's Yearbook of Engineering Achievement Awards! https://lnkd.in/gVuVgin3 Project team: Hunt Companies Hawai'i, Moss & Associates (Construction), DESIGN PARTNERS, INCORPORATED