Summer 2023 Newsletter
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 Prime Structural Engineer, we are working with McCarthy and Gensler on the Phase 2 renovation of the International Terminal Building. Read more here. Look up next time you are in the main Terminal, and you will see a roof upgrade with solar panels. FTF worked with McCarthy and WJE. Read more here.
In the Field
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on:
Structural Engineer’s Dream Happy Hour
How do structural engineers socialize? FTF Founder and Principal Randy Collins and his colleagues attended an all-day Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Industry-Academia Workshop at UC San Diego. They visited the Englekirk Structural Engineering Center, where the LHPOST6 has enabled the seismic testing of full-scale structural, geostructural, and soil-foundation-structural systems with its ability to accurately reproduce 6 degrees of motion recorded from actual earthquakes. Wow!
New Projects
Russian Hill Residence
FTF was fortunate to work on many projects with the late architect Lewis Butler of Butler Armsden. One of these is a contemporary showcase on Russian Hill. The team worked with Crown Construction to create an elegant and safe seismic force-resisting system utilizing a three-story steel moment frame at the front façade and a four-story steel moment frame that extended to the new penthouse roof, maximizing the panoramic views. Our structural engineering allowed for an interior modern open-space concept with a Venetian-plaster helix spiral staircase that twists through the three top stories of the four-level home.
In the News
Celebrating Women in Engineering:
Congratulations Jillian and Alejandra!
Congratulations to FTF’s Principal Jillian van Enckevort for her election to the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) Board for 2023-2025! Bravo to FTF’s designer Alejandra Bravo for being selected as the 2023 SEAOC’s College of Fellow Scholar! She will pursue a master’s degree in Architectural Engineering at Cal Poly this Fall, working alongside another woman in engineering Dr. Anahid Behrouzi on research. We are proud to have Jillian and Alejandra on the FTF team.
Team Building
FTF: Family, Team, and Fun
The FTF Family was out and about enjoying each other’s company.
From Team Lunches to commuting by water taxi FTF knows how to have Fun.
