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Potrero Power Station Groundbreaking Ceremony We proudly announce that we broke ground on the first of several residential buildings approved for the S.F. Power Station Development this October. FTF is the Engineer of Record for the newly named Sophie Maxwell Building which will be an 8-story, 85-foot-tall reinforced concrete building with 98 affordable housing units, […]
Congratulations to FTF’s Jillian van Enckevort for being elected as a new member of the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) Board for the term 2023-2025! Bravo! “Jillian’s structural engineering journey began when she was a young girl accompanying her father, a general contractor, to his work sites. Her exposure to the construction industry […]
FTF Founder and Principal Randy Collins recently returned to his alma mater, UCSD, where he attended an all-day Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Industry-Academia Workshop and visited the Englekirk Structural Engineering Center.
FTF Engineering: SFO Local Business Enterprise Partner In 2022, the WSJ ranked San Francisco International first as the nation’s best large airport. FTF Engineering is proud to be a part of that experience. While travelers may focus on the yoga rooms, art exhibits, and gourmet treats, we have ensured your safety and comfort. As the […]
FTF’s project, 415 Natoma won the Engineering News-Record Best of the Best award in the Office/Retail/Mixed-Use category! Located in San Francisco’s (SoMa) District, 415 Natoma is a 25-story office tower and is part of the four-acre Fifth & Mission (5M) development. FTF served as the associate structural engineer working in collaboration with Swinerton, Brookfield Properties, […]
Repurposing the Past: Power Station It’s Spring, and FTF Engineering is excited to start a new project at the historic Potrero Power Station in Dogpatch. Collaborating with LMS Architects and Associate Capital on Block 7B of the 29-acre development, they will transform the post-industrial site last used in 1965 into a vital mixed-use space. The […]
FTF’s 415 Natoma was featured in The Construction Specifier’s article in the January 2023 Issue on the Carbon Paradox. “Brookfield Properties’ 415 Natoma in San Francisco, logistics centers in Bradenton, Florida, Adidas Fifth in New York, and many other projects have benefited from internal curing with liquid colloidal nano silica SCMs to increase quality, reduce […]
Author: John Dal Pino Contributors: Claire Hu, Elizabeth Bognar, and Hongxun Yang Below is an inside look at John’s full report on Ferndale. Introduction & Objectives Between Christmas and New Year’s, I led a small group of young FTF engineers on a long day trip to the California North Coast to learn from the December […]