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We were devastated to see the destruction of homes and communities in Los Angeles. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of those who have lost their homes and neighborhoods. Reconstruction will require resources from across California and the nation. FTF Engineering has teamed with local architects, contractors, developers, fire safety consultants and insurance […]
No, 83 Isn’t Too Old to Renovate. Just Ask San Francisco Resident Roberta Gordon FTF Featured in Dwell Magazine Originally designed in 1957 and constructed in 1963, this home underwent a major transformation. Perched on a slope like many houses in the Westwood Highlands neighborhood, the shed-roofed 1960s structure boasted a two-car garage at the […]
A tree grows in Napa A private golf clubhouse on family-owned vineyard knoll is reimagined with nature in mind. Thanks to Marin Magazine for featuring a project we collaborated on with the talented Karin Payson and Plath Company Inc. FTF completed some minor engineering alterations, and it was a pleasure watching Karin transform an old, […]
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’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, […]
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 […]