Summit Engineering provided the structural design services for this 525-bed residence hall with dining and conference facilities. The structure features a 65-foot long 4-story bridge. In all, the steel framed building has 160,000-SF of space. Summit Engineering was teamed with Dimella Shaffer Architects.
We are anxiously awaiting the start up of the University of New Hampshire’s newest research facility. A large scale Wind Tunnel. UNH has setup a website about the facility here.
Summit Engineering recently performed construction observation on the installation of 90-foot clear span trusses at the new Brentwood Fire Station. The new fire station was designed by the team of Summit Engineering, Ricci Construction and TRH Architects. In addition to the building design, Summit Engineering prepared the erection plan for the unwieldy trusses.
The plan called [...]
Tony Coviello, PE, SE and owner of Summit Engineering, PLLC recently authored an article on cold-formed steel facade framing for the National Council of Structural Engineering Associations’ STRUCTURE. You can read the article here http://www.structuremag.org/article.aspx?articleID=1028.
STRUCTURE Magazine is the premier trade magazine for Structural Engineers.
Here’s a great video on “New Urbanism”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGJt_YXIoJI While this topic has more to do with planning than structures, we feel it’s related to what we do. The topic is about sprawl and keeping development to dense areas. This is an idea we whole-heartedly support. Why not reuse, readapt, and renovate existing buildings in the urban [...]
The Seacoast Science Center’s newest exhibit, Tofu the Humpback Whale, was unveiled in June 2009. The exhibit consists of the 1,500-lb skeletal remains of a juvenile Humpback Whale hung from the center’s ceiling. The skeleton came from a well known Humpback Whale, named Tofu by marine biologists tracking her before her death – so named for her [...]
On July 30th, Summit Engineering offered a review course for design professionals preparing to take the General Structures and Later Forces test module of the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE). The course concentrated on Lateral Forces (Wind and Seismic) with portions covering general structures topics. Given the positive feedback, the course will be offered periodically. Stay [...]
PORTSMOUTH – Summit Engineering Inc. is pleased to announce that Robert R. Champagne, P.E. has achieved the designation of: LEED® Accredited Professional by the Green Building Certification Institute by demonstrating the knowledge of green building practice required for successful implementation of the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System™. Champagne is the second [...]
PORTSMOUTH — Summit Engineering, PLLC, is pleased to announce that Anthony D. Coviello, PE has been awarded the distinguished 2009 New Hampshire Young Engineer of the Year award.
The award is presented annually by the New Hampshire Engineering Societies to an engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare and humankind. [...]
PORTSMOUTH – Summit Engineering Inc. is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Karam, P.E. has achieved the designation of LEED® Accredited Professional by the Green Building Certification Institute by demonstrating the knowledge of green building practice required for successful implementation of the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System™. Karam is the [...]
