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Maryann Phipps gave a keynote speech entitled “Toward Performance Based Construction – Better Buildings by Design” at the EERI 11th National Conference of Earthquake Engineering held in Los Angeles on June 25-29, 2018. Maryann’s speech was a tribute to the late Professor Steve Mahin, “an earthquake engineering visionary and foot soldier who during his 50-year academic career at UC Berkeley made a difference by reducing seismic risk worldwide.”

Darrick Hom, Associate Engineer at Estructure, has been inducted into both the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) and the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) College of Fellows. SEAONC and SEAOC established the College of Fellows to honor esteemed members who have provided distinguished service to the association and made outstanding contributions in the field of structural engineering.

Construction crews have broken ground on a project to renovate and expand the City of Oakland’s 40-year-old Rainbow Recreation Center at 5800 International Boulevard. The $13.7 million project — expected to be finished by spring 2019 — will bring a state-of-art recreation center to serve the East Oakland Community.

The California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) Director appointed Maryann Phipps to the Hospital Building Safety Board (HBSB). Maryann currently sits on the Administrative Processes, Code Changes and Standard Details committee as part of the Facilities Development Division.

Many Estructure engineers volunteer to work with Engineers Alliance for the Arts (EAA), a non-profit with a goal to teach high school students about the art and engineering of bridges during a ten -week education program. Working with students in the classroom, Estructure’s professionals teach an engineering curriculum and guides students through a design and construction process that is very similar to a real-life bridge project.