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 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.
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.
LOCAL COMPANY RANKS NUMBER TWO IN NATIONAL LIST OF BEST FIRMS TO WORK FOR HONOLULU, HAWAII – JUNE 1, 2018 – Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc. (BASE) was recently ranked second in an annual listing of Best Structural Engineering Firms To Work For. The ranking is compiled by Zweig Group, a management consulting firm… Read More
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 American lives and in the 75 years since has… 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