SEAONC Honors David Friedman

David Friedman, SEAONC H.J. Brunnier Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient & CEE Academy of Distinguished Alumni Inductee

David Friedman received SEAONC’s 2012 H.J. Brunnier Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding achievement in structural engineering over the past 35 years. Forell | Elsesser CEO, Simin Naaseh, presented his award and noted his devotion to “the built environment… with a deeper connection with the community.” David has worked on many of Forell/Elsesser’s landmark projects.

Additionally, David was inducted into the inaugural class of the 2012 UC Berkeley Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Academy of Distinguished Alumni.

“Pre-Northridge” Moment-Resisting Frame Buildings

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CCSF Chinatown / North Beach Grand Opening

City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach Campus

Our City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach Grand Opening took place on Friday, September 21st. Forell | Elsesser’s team included: Project Principal, Grace Kang; Project Manager, Allen Nudel and Project Engineer, Lindsey Maclise.

Please refer to EHDD’s website for information on EHDD’s design process.

See EHDD’s article on CCSF’s benefits to the community.

SEAOC-SEANM Annual Convention 2012

Forell | Elsesser will be presenting at the SEAOC-SEANM Annual Convention which will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico from September 12th through the 15th. Presentations that will be covered are listed below:

Wednesday, September 12, 1:30-2:05PM (Presented by René Vignos): UC Berkeley California Memorial Stadium: Protecting and Strengthening a Landmark on an Active Fault

Friday, September 14, 10:45-11:20AM (Presented by Mason Walters): Seismic Considerations and Evaluation Approach for “Isolated” R ooftop PV Arrays

UC Berkeley California Memorial Stadium Construction

Non-Anchored Rooftop Solar PV Arrays

UC Berkeley Stadium in the News

Senior Project Principal, David Friedman

The unveiling of UC Berkeley’s seismically retrofitted California Memorial Stadium, completed almost a week before the Opening Game, has hit news across the country.

Forell | Elsesser’s Senior Principal on the project, David Friedman, was interviewed by Rivals.com and takes you on the California Memorial Stadium Seismic Upgrade Tour.

Other coverage:

LA Splash: Berkeley’s Renovated Memorial Stadium Review – A Spectacular Engineering and Architectural Achievement

Mercury News: Refurbished Memorial Stadium is Cal’s crown jewel

Washington Post: California excited to show off remodeled stadium in season opener vs. Nevada

Mercury News: Cal football preview: With Memorial Stadium reopening comes higher expectations

UC Berkeley California Memorial Stadium

Yahoo! Sports: California opens stadium, season vs. Nevada

SF Gate: Cal fans adjust to new Memorial Stadium

Contra Costa Times: Cal’s new Memorial Stadium passes muster

Mercury News: Where They Play, What it Cost

SF Gate: Cal stadium funding a long-term project

KGO Radio: Cal Football Making New Memories at Modernized Memorial Stadium

ABC7 KGO TV: Cal’s new Memorial Stadium ready for first game

KTVU: Game Day Ready

NBC Bay Area: Memorial Stadium Ready for Close Up

CBS Sports: Video: Time lapse of Cal’s Memorial Stadium renovations

Opening Game at California Memorial Stadium

Berkeley Patch: UC Officials Show Off Renovated Cal Stadium

Examiner.com: A peek inside the renovated Cal Memorial Stadium

UC Berkeley News Center: ‘Great day’ as campus leaders cheer reopening of Memorial Stadium

Bay Citizen: Video: Go on a tour of UC Berkeley’s revamped stadium

Pac 12 Sports Watch: Cal football looks for fresh start in newly renovated Memorial Stadium

The World: Revamped stadium excites Cal players

The Bear Insider: Memorial Stadium Video Tour 8/24

The Bear Insider: Memorial Stadium in Photos

BearTalk: Football: Memorial Stadium one week from liftoff and the word you’re looking for: Wow!