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What an honor! Last week, the Contra Costa County Admin Building and Jail Demo & Redevelopment (CCC ADR) team took home USGBC California's Green Building Honor Award in the Zero Waste and Circularity Solutions category. Webcor Sr. Sustainability Director Sarah Rege, Sustainability Manager Kavita Karmarkar, and Sr. VP, Project Planning Allison McCue (Bernard) joined our partners from Perkins&Will, Vanir, and All About Waste onstage at the Green Gala & California Green Building Awards to accept this fantastic recognition of CCC ADR's exemplary commitment to zero waste and a circular economy. As the world’s first TRUE Certification for Zero Waste for Construction-certified public construction project, CCC ADR achieved a 95.07 percent diversion rate, meaning over 15,211 tons of project waste were reduced, reused, recycled, composted and/or recovered for productive use in nature or the economy. Many thanks to our partners for their steadfast commitment to this historic achievement!

Recently completed is Atrium Labs, a full voluntary #seismicretrofit and #renovation transforming a neglected building into bioscience laboratories and offices in Emeryville. Highlights of this 126,000-square-foot project include: - Existing partition and shear walls were demolished, and new walls were added as part of seismic force resisting system, dividing the building into quadrants for tenant-focused flexibility. - Focusing on constructability and cost savings, a new steel platform with its own seismic system and foundation was designed to support heavy lab equipment above the building, without the need for expensive strengthening of existing wood members. - The original 1953 wood trusses showed signs of degradation failure. Along with repairs, the Tipping team developed a inspection regimen to detect and limit future damage. - Key interventions include a daylit atrium, skylights, and window openings; bringing more light into the building’s core. A new steel canopy shelters the new concrete stairs and ramp, welcoming tenants into the modernized space. Architect (Base Building & Seismic Improvements): Studio Bondy Architecture Architect (Various Quadrant TIs): CAC Architects Developer: Longfellow Real Estate Partners Contractor: GCI General Contractors Geotech: Slate Geotechnical Consultants Structural: Tipping Owner: PSAI Realty Partners Tipping Team: Marc Steyer, Gina Beretta, Clayton Riggins, Fuko Tsuruta Photos: Garry Belinsky | #tippingstructural #atriumlabs

🔊 Join our 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 (𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟱𝗔) for 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 in the new year! 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (PST) // 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (MT) // 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (CST) // 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST) 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 This session will be a deep dive into #charting. This is a tutorial intended for new 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 users, who have already attended the  Part 1, 2, 3, and 4 beginner series on expressions, charts, expression systems, entities, tables, fiber section analysis, graphing, and 2D Structural Analysis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 💎 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is a robust software application designed for doing day-to-day structural engineering work. It links together a wide range of data constructs, including CAD objects, math expressions, tables, charting, image manipulations, structural analysis, fiber cross section analysis, weigh-up functionality, and much more. 💎 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 & 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 can get a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 license by creating an account with this link: https://lnkd.in/gpdkbv6A #sketchulation #structuralengineering #workflow #2dcad #expressions #tables #fibersectionanalysis #tippingapplications Tutorial link can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gvPevbij

Check out Analysis-Focused Engineer Anurag Upadhyay, Ph.D.’s recent update on his past year at Tipping! Anurag has worked on quite a few nonlinear models and run hundreds of time-history analyses over the course of 2024. His experience in performance-based seismic analysis and assessments and nonlinear analysis have been a great asset to our teams. Anu’s passion to educate the community on his unique technical skills set is a great inspiration for many around the globe. Thank you for all that you do. We appreciate your dedication and aspiration to drive innovation, and are grateful the talents you bring to Tipping! #performancdbaseddesign #nonlinearanalysis #structuralengineering

Recently installed is the Grass Dome, an immersive 22’ x 13’ sculptural space that serves as a gateway to the newly developed Five Points Park in Norfolk, Virginia. Designed by Sean Orlando, Lead Artist at Engineered Artworks, the #publicart placemaking project was commissioned by the Norfolk Arts Commission and the community to be a central feature of the new park. "I wanted to create a piece that represented the interconnectedness of the neighborhood and community. This piece is made up of 23 unique and individual blades of grass that come together to support each other within a unified circular form. When I think of trees, branches and blades of grass, I am reminded of the tremendous ability that nature possesses to bend under pressure before breaking. Members of the Norview community are all unique, hardworking individuals, and when we come together as a community to support each other with common purpose, we are stronger," remarks artist Sean Orlando. Learn more about Grass Dome here: https://lnkd.in/enVyMqTZ Client / Fabrication / Design: Engineered Artworks (Sean Orlando) Technical Design: Ibex Innovation (Joshua Correa) Structural: Tipping (Adrian Ku, S.E., LEED AP) Photos courtesey of Sean Orlando | #tippingstructural #publicart #sculptures

Painted at the entry of Casa Adelante at 2828 16th Street, check out the new San Francisco public #mural commission entitled, “Make Things New,” by renowned Royal Chicano Air Force artist Lorraine García-Nakataheck. Located within a designated Indigenous cultural corridor, this 4,000 square foot mural series was designed specifically for its residents and also acknowledges Indigenous wisdom. García-Nakata states, “As a muralist, my intention was to create an overall place of rest, dignity, and ‘medicine’ for all those who daily walk through this open space. The Make Things New murals affirm the necessity and power of envisioning in areas such as claiming joy, bond between parent and child, Indigenous precious wisdom, transformation, youth presence, and male contemplation." https://lnkd.in/g9DVr5Vt Architect and Interiors: LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects Contractor: Nibbi Brothers General Contractors Structural Engineer: Tipping MEP Engineer: EDesignC, Inc. Civil Engineer: LUK AND ASSOCIATES Landscape Architect: GLS Landscape | Architecture Owners: TNDC / Mission Economic Development Agency Photography: Bruce Damonte | #sanfranciscomurals #casaadelante

Last week, Tipping's Larisa Enachi and Itria Licitra gave a presentation on "Multi-Story Wood Structures: Analysis, Design and Special Considerations" to a group of students in the 'Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering' class at San Francisco State University. Below is more about the seminar presentation: _ Wood construction offers a practical and affordable structural system that has historically been a common construction type for single family homes and low-rise buildings. Modern codes have expanded applications of light-framed wood buildings to a maximum of 5 stories. Further, code provisions allow multistory wood structures to be built over a more rigid podium structure and permit separate analysis of the light framed structure and the structure below. Multi-story wood framed buildings have become increasingly popular as a cost-effective approach to building housing units, especially low-income and affordable housing. We will discuss the gravity and lateral design and analysis considerations for these structures. Topics include differences between current practice and traditional one to three story wood structures as well as the implications of analyzing the light framed structure and the podium below separately. We will identify key simplifications that are typically applied and how those assumptions may impact design and behavior _ Thank you to Dr. Cheng Chen, Ph.D. for inviting Tipping to present at SFSU! #tippingstructural #sfsu #woodstructures #structuralengineering

In case you missed this last week!! Check out the Tipping Fall Highlights Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gPAggcYx Sharing some of the recent highlights from Tipping’s major project milestones, events, and team member accomplishments!! Congrats to all, and thanks to all of our partners and collaborators for the opportunity to work with you to unlock possibilities!! Go team!

Please join us in congratulating the following talented Tipping engineers on their promotions to Project Managers: Ashley Waite, CE, Isaac Williams, SE, and Beverly Xu, PE!

Check out the Tipping Fall Highlights Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gPAggcYx As we move toward the end of the year, we’d like to share some of the recent highlights from Tipping’s major project milestones, events, and team member accomplishments which includes the following: - Contra Costa County Administration Building Opens - Academic Projects in Construction - STRUCTURE Magazine Features Hacienda Heights Apartments - Tipping at the 2024 SEAOC Convention - UCSF Mount Zion Housing wins NCSEA SEE Award - Tipping on the Move: Seven Promotions - Meet the 2024 Steven B. Tipping Memorial Scholarship Recipient #tippingstructural #newsletter