Guam MILCON Reaches $1.2B BASE Vice President Frank Humay talks about BASE’s involvement in military construction in Guam.

Staking their claim – commercial ventures in the Pacific BASE Vice President Frank Humay talks about the challenges of designing projects in Guam and the benefits of Performance-Based Design. Side note: The story’s cover photo of Tsubaki Tower was taken by our Guam office’s Akashi Rouse.

Maui ConRAC – STRUCTURE Magazine The new $340 million Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) facility at Kahului Airport is part of an ambitious airport modernization program with the goal of upgrading the state’s airports to increase operational efficiency and improve the traveler experience.

Pacific Construction Heating Up BASE Vice President Frank Humay shares his insight about the growing work in Guam.  Photos of BASE Guam projects Tsubaki Tower and P-109 Hangar are also featured.

High Tech Tools In this article about the use of virtual design and construction programs such as Revit, BASE Vice President Frank Humay explains how hand calculations combined with 3D finite element analysis programs were critical in determining the load path on the Schofield Behavioral Health/Dental Clinic project.

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Phase 1 – STRUCTURE Magazine The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 1 was awarded Post-Tensioning Institute’s (PTI) Project of the Year Award and this article in STRUCTURE magazine describes how the use of post-tensioning solved architectural challenges.

Beginning Anew in Honolulu -Modern Steel Construction Repurposing is the ultimate approach to sustainable design – the full recycling of a building for a new use. This article describes the conversion of the existing Aloha Tower Marketplace into student lofts and facilities for Hawaii Pacific University.

Preserving Navy History with Design Build – STRUCTURE Magazine Located on Ford Island at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, Building 26A was constructed in 1935 for an aviation storehouse and an airplane hangar for the Navy’s Fleet Air Base. The facility survived the surprise December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor that took 2,403… Read More

BASE’S THE RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCES WAIKIKI BEACH, PHASE 1 WINS TOP POST-TENSIONING INSTITUTE AWARD MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS – MAY 1, 2017 – Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc. (BASE) has announced that The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 1 was awarded 2017 Project of the Year by the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI). The PTI awards are given… Read More