Failure Portrait 3
It can be difficult to describe to people outside the field how bad some of the conditions we see actually
Journal
Our work with old buildings has us studying a lot of different topics in addition to structural engineering – for example, architecture, history, and historic preservation – and we like sharing stories about what we’ve found.
Stanford White Awards
The Institute for Classical Architecture & Art has announced its first group of design awards, and two projects that Old
Sandy
There’s some irony in a structural firm that performs forensic investigation of buildings being shut down by storm damage, but
Michael Lo
Michael Lo joined Old Structures Engineering in August as an Associate. Michael has more than twenty years experience as a
Talk at the Skyscraper Museum
I’ll be talking at the Skyscraper Museum (6:30 PM, April 24) on the history of structure in early skyscrapers. This
A Replacement Detail
We’ve shown a few old details that we like, but of course we also design new details to repair or
Preservation Engineering at Manhattan College
Preservation Engineering is being taught as a new course this semester at Manhattan College, as part of what we hope
Temporary Bracing
We are currently working on combining two brownstones to create one very large single family residential home on the Upper
Mona Abdelfatah
Mona Abdelfatah started at Old Structures Engineering yesterday as an engineer. Mona has experience in the design of both renovations
A Building Ghost
We often find remnants of old buildings that had previously been on a site we are working – fragments of
Talk, Down South
I’ll be speaking at the AIA-North Carolina conference this Thursday. The talk is on a topic of great interest to
Lucky, Twice
In the past seven days, we had an earthquake that turned out to be very minor and a hurricane that
Historic Structural Detail 3, Sort Of
Construction projects are full of changes and this was just as true in the past as it is now. In
Scale
The world is not the same when examined at different sizes, a fact that has long been known. In order
We’re Hiring
Business has been good for the last year and we’re looking to expand. If you are (or know) a structural
A Site Visit
We’ve just begun investigation work on Bow Bridge in Central Park. Shaquana Lovell was fortunate to have a nice day
Our New Website
The recent switch to a new website was based on technical issues. While the software we were using previously had
Floor Vibrations
Engineering can sometimes be surprisingly precise. For example, if we know the size of a steel beam and the actual
Welcome, Again
Welcome to our new website. Now that we’ve moved the blog here from its temporary home, we’ll be updating the
Special Inspection
We find ourselves explaining “Special Inspection” on a regular basis, and more specifically, why we are not currently performing that
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