The application for Performance-Based Wind Design (PBWD) is gaining strength in the design community. A recent article in ENR highlighted the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) team of 14 structural experts writing the Prestandard for Performance-Based Wind Design, the first document ever produced to aid in PBWD. Design considerations […]
I had the exciting opportunity to represent PES Structural Engineers as well as the SEAOG Young Members Group at the 2016 NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit in Orlando, FL this month. Given the location, it was fitting that the keynote speaker was an Imagineer! Kent Estes, S.E., Ph.D. from Walt Disney Imagineering gave a welcome speech […]
