LERA is a signatory firm to the SE2050 Commitment Program issued by the Carbon Leadership Forum. This comprehensive program has been created to ensure substantive embodied carbon reductions in the design and construction of structural systems by the collective structural engineering profession. LERA supports the investigation of alternative materials that contribute positively to the built environment.
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• Timber
• Recycled Pozzolan
• CarbonCure
• Embodied Carbon Tracking
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Rubenstein Forum Latest Awards |
LERA led the structural design of this new center for intellectual exchange, scholarly collaboration and special events, consisting of a 2-story base and a 10-story tower of stacked “neighborhoods” with a zinc-and-glass exterior.
Owner: University of Chicago
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro – Design Architect;
Brininstool + Lynch – Associate Architect
New Awards
Winner – New Building (Under 100,000 SF), 2022
Platinum Award – Structural Systems, 2022
Winner – Best Tall Building Under 100 meters, 2022
Project of the Year, Specialty Contractor, 2022
Winner – Higher Education Category, 2021
Outstanding Finalist, 2021
Finalist – New Building, 2021
Project of the Year, 2021
Inside the Box by Michael Hopper, P.E.
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Merdeka 118 the world's second tallest building, has topped out, with the spire soaring over 2,227 ft above Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. LERA was structural engineer for the tower's structure.
Owner: Permodalan Nasional Berhad
Architect: Fender Katsalidis Architects
Read more here
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Construction Starts on Princeton University Environmental Studies and The School of Engineering Applied Science (ES+SEAS) |
LERA is the structural engineer for Princeton’s new home for Environmental Studies and the School of Engineering and Applied Science is a 666,000-sf academic complex including five buildings (ES, Commons, BioE, CBE and Theorist Pavilion).
The structural design maximizes the use of mass-timber construction, and aims to minimize the embodied carbon in the project’s concrete structure by specifying carbon sequestration/CO2 injection and recycled Glass Ground Pozzolans as cement substitutions, using modest (rather than high-strength) concrete strengths, and by leaving large amounts of the concrete exposed to absorb CO2 during its life. Additional sustainable design features include green roofs, rooftop solar arrays, efficient MEP systems, stormwater collection and management, high performance curtain wall and optimized daylight.
Owner: Princeton University
Architect: Ennead Architects
Follow the project progress here
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Renderings Courtesy of Ennead Architects |
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LERA Projects Win Excellence in Design Award |
1) Public Health Laboratory at the Harlem Hospital Center. A project of the NYC Economic Development Corporation and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
LERA Team: Doug González, Crystal Lin
2) Paradise Parados, Robert W. Wilson Sculpture Terrace at BAM Strong. A project of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Affairs and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Visual Artist: Teresita Fernández
Designer / Fabricator: Camber Studios
LERA Team: Nidhi Sekhar
Architects: Susan T. Rodriguez Architecture & Design; Mitchell Giurgola
LERA Team: Daniel Sesil, Jason Stone
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Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) |
Image Courtesy of Daniel Kukla |
Image Courtesy of Susan T. Rodriguez Architecture & Design |
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The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Receives AIA Merit Award |
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, NY, re-opened to the public, upon the completion of a new 7,000-square-foot wing. The public opening follows a Veteran’s Day building dedication attended by New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, New York State’s Park Commissioner Erik Kulleseid, and other dignitaries.
The project has won the Merit Award in the “Open Category" during the AIA NJ Design Conference, 2021 Design Day.
Owner: NYS OPRHP
Architect: ikon.5 Architects
Structural Engineer: LERA
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The Natural History Museum of Utah Receives Award of Excellence in Design by National ASLA |
10 years in, still winning! The Natural History Museum of Utah has received the Award of Excellence in Design by the 2021 National ASLA Professional Awards! Congratulations to Ennead Architects and the full project team! ⠀
The museum is built on a delicate site on the eastern edge of the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. The 170,000-gsf museum includes gallery space, classrooms, research laboratories and a separate parking structure for 200 cars. With copper façade cladding that covers approximately 42,000 sf of the building’s exterior, the structure blends seamlessly into the surrounding desert landscape. By utilizing concrete made from recycled fly ash, as well as other locally sourced materials, LERA helped the museum to achieve LEED Gold certification.
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44 Union Square Tammany Hall Featured in Archtober's Building of the Day & Awarded 2022 ACEC NY Engineering Excellence Diamond Award |
LERA was a consultant to Pullman Services on the Tammany Hall renovation project. We are pleased to add to the vibrant Union Square neighborhood.
Archtober is New York City’s Architecture and Design Month, and in collaboration with the Center for Architecture, the annual festival of architecture activities, programs, and exhibitions takes place during the month of October. It is a great opportunity to experience architecture and design in New York City and beyond!
The project was recently awarded the 2022 ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Diamond Award for Building/Technology Systems. Congratulations and well done to everyone at Dagher Engineering for this achievement. It is a well-deserved recognition and we are looking forward to more successful collaborations between Dagher Engineering and BKSK.
Owner: Liberty Theatres, LLC
Architect: BKSK Architects
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LERA was the structural engineer for a new Police Memorial in New York City Battery Park. The wall honors some of New York's finest. We are honored to have collaborated with Page Southerland Page, Inc. and Battery Park City Authority on the renovation and expansion of the New York City Police Memorial. The revamped memorial is a beautiful and fitting tribute to our city’s fallen heroes.
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New Idlewild Park Nature Center |
LERA was the structural engineer for a new 5,000-sf nature center located in the Idlewild Park Saltwater Marsh in Queens. Doubling as an educational facility and community center in an area underserved for both, the center will offers exhibit space, offices, classrooms, a small gift shop and a kitchenette.
The overall layout and structure of the building was driven by a “porch” concept: program spaces are located under a singular roof, with an outdoor classroom set back under column supports.
The angled roof channels stormwater run-off into a rain garden that flows into a storm surge channel recently created to mitigate flooding, while the layered, permeable façade, with a lattice of differing densities, was inspired by the principles of filtration—filtering light and air instead of water—and is meant to evoke the surrounding marshland habitat.
Owner: NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Architect: Handel Architects
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LERA provided structural engineering and attended the grand opening celebration for the new 10,000-sf library branch located at Bricktown Centre at Charleston in Staten Island. The 1-story structure is clad in brick and features a 2-story glass wall section and an oculus/skylight at the center of the roof. The library is Staten Island’s 14th Branch and New York City's First Net-Zero Energy Library.
Owner: NYC Economic Development Corporation;
New York Public Library
Architect: ikon.5 Architects
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New DUMBO Adams Street Library |
LERA is excited to announce the opening of the new Adam Street Library in DUMBO. LERA was the structural engineer for this 6,565-sf library housing library materials (books, media, etc), meeting rooms, facilities and programming space for children, teens and adults. Located on the ground floor of the landmarked 135 Plymouth Building, it is the first new public library branch built in Brooklyn since 1983.
The building was originally constructed as an industrial manufacturing facility, and the new library design creatively incorporates and celebrates the historic masonry and heavy timber construction. LERA helped develop the renovation design to preserve and expose the existing heavy timber structure in the building.
Owner: Brooklyn Public Library
Architect: WORKac
New Awards
Winner – Best Cultural/Worship, 2022
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New "Lovers #2" Sculpture |
LERA completed structural engineering for “Lovers #2”, a new monumental sculpture outside Museo Jumex in Mexico City. It sits nearly 33-ft from the base, made of cast aluminum, stainless steel, and gold leaf, showing two forms of meeting, one balanced on top of the other. Developed by world-renowned Swiss-born contemporary visual artist Urs Fischer, the sculpture is part of the artist’s first solo show in Latin America at MUSEO JUMEX.
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Image credits: Stefan Altenburger Photography Zurich
©URS Fischer
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Brighter Days Ahead For The National Museum of American Jewish History |
Wonderful news for the National Museum of American Jewish History, the museum has received a large donation that will enable the institution, which recently emerged from bankruptcy, to buy back its Old City building and establish an eight-figure endowment.
We are looking forward to when the museum can safely open again. LERA was the structural engineer for the 100,000-sf museum housing cultural and learning resources.
Owner: National Museum of American Jewish History
Architect: Ennead Architects
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Schuylkill Yards Development Advances in Philadelphia |
LERA is the structural engineer for the first phase of Schuylkill Yards, a new large-scale, multi-building mixed-use development located directly adjacent to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, PA. The Schuylkill Yards innovation neighborhood project is developed by Brandywine Realty Trust in partnership with Drexel University.
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Johns Hopkins University Tops Out |
LERA is the structural engineer for this new center for learning, research and public engagement in the heart of the nation’s capital. The comprehensive renovation will transform the existing facility, the former home of the Newseum and Freedom Forum, into a collaborative learning environment that supports interactions between various academic disciplines and the wider D.C. community. Significant reconfiguration of the floor slabs, internal circulation and façade will introduce more natural daylight into the building, helping to create a world-class education facility.
LERA was also the structural engineer for the original Newseum building and attached Newseum Residences.
Owner: Johns Hopkins University
Architects: Ennead Architects; Rockwell Group; SmithGroup
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OBO Breaks Ground on U.S New Consulate Compound |
Exciting progress on the new U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria. OBO broke ground on the new multi-building complex which will be situated on a 12.2 acre site in the emerging planned city of Eko Atlantic on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean, and will include a Consulate office building, support buildings, and facilities for the Consulate community.
LERA is the bridging design structural engineer for this project, completing Concept Design thru Design Development Bridging Documents services, and providing Title 1.5 Design Intent Review Services (DIRS) for the project.
Owner: The Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Architect: Ennead Architects
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Javits Center Expansion Open
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The Jacob K. Javits Center’s new rooftop farm and event space has completed as part of the Center’s $1.5 billion expansion project on Manhattan’s West Side. The 200,000-sf rooftop includes a glass-enclosed pavilion, an outdoor terrace, and a one-acre working farm that is expected to generate up to 40,000 pounds of produce each year. LERA provided the Design Development level Bridging Documents for the Design-Build RFP issued by New York State for this project.
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Capitol Crossing Center Block |
LERA is the structural engineer for the next phase of Capitol Crossing with Ennead. LERA designed the 1.2 million-sf multi-level podium built over the active I-395 highway. The platform supports the 7-acre, 2.2 million-sf mixed-use development containing four office buildings and one residential structure with ground floor retail, underground parking and a 150-unit residential building in Washington’s Central Business District.
The Center Block at Capitol Crossing project consists of a Residential tower and a Hotel sharing a 2-story podium which sit atop a platform built over the 395-highway extension. The Center Block is the last piece of the Capitol Crossing Project to be submitted for Zoning 2nd Stage PUD Approval.
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Hudson River Trading's Cutting-Edge Office Relocation |
Hudson River Trading (HRT) has been a longtime tenant at the World Trade Center, having made the move from two floors at 4 WTC to four floors at 3 WTC. LERA was the structural engineer for the relocation. Breathtaking views of the New York Harbor and Midtown skyline are afforded by 80-ft clear spans and column-free corners, some of the many innovative elements of LERA’s overall structural design of the tower.
The cutting-edge trading firm consists of mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians, physicists, and engineers, who have created a fully interconnected space at 3 WTC (including the outdoor terrace on the 76th floor) to help further "embrace the culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office."
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Inside The Plans To Transform Crystal City |
LERA is proud to be working with JBG SMITH on the innovative and forward thinking mixed-use development at Crystal City in Arlington, VA. Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yards are undergoing a physical and branded transformation into National Landing, with construction threading through the streets surrounding Reagan National Airport.
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1900 Crystal Drive Leads The Way in Sustainability |
LERA is the structural engineer for this 40,000-sf mixed-use development in Arlington, VA. LERA is proud to see 1900 Crystal Drive leading the way in sustainability!
“We must address issues of sustainability and emissions from the outset of our design discussions for all projects in our development pipeline,” Pexton said. “One great example is 1900 Crystal Drive, where we have integrated design elements that we expect will reduce the energy consumption of the building by nearly 25 percent.”
Owner: JBG Smith
Architect: COOKFOX – Design Architect;
Torti Gallas + Partners – Executive Architect
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LERA is thrilled to be part of the Milwaukee Future Museum design team!
This fall, the Milwaukee Future Museum design team of Ennead Architects, Thinc Design, and Kahler Slater embarked on a seven day trip across Wisconsin. The goal of the trip was to familiarize themselves with the peoples and places who may have relationships with the Future Museum, who may have stories to tell and whose landscapes and cultures will inspire its design. This video captures the tour route and highlights along the way.
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One Lodha Place Pre-Certified as USGBC LEED Platinum |
We are pleased to announce that - One Lodha Place, designed by world-renowned Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Buro Happold, has been pre-certified as USGBC LEED Platinum, which is the highest rating for green buildings.
LERA is the structural engineer for a new 1.6 million-sf office tower located in Lodha Place in Mumbai’s prime business district, the first A+ office building in India. The building contains two basements, a Ground Floor, 10 podium floors, 30 commercial floors including refuge, and three fire-check and service floors. The podium floors double as car parking spaces for the building, and accommodate MEP equipment.
The building’s structure is comprised of composite floors spanning to composite columns and concrete shear walls.
Read more about the tower here
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CUMC Featured in Concrete International |
Check out our feature article in Concrete International discussing technologies that allow flat-plate concrete floor systems to economically achieve longer spans. The Vagelos Education Center, engineered by LERA, uses some of these technologies and looks great on the cover!
We love working with Cobiax ® void formers. Together, we make magic happen as seen at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center Vagelos Center, designed with Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Gensler.
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Shanghai Astronomy Museum Featured in Architectural Digest’s 2022 Works of Wonder & Designboom Big Stories of 2021 |
Winner of an international competition commissioned by the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (SSTM), the design for the 420,000-sf Shanghai Planetarium revolves around three key elements inspired by principles of astronomy: the Oculus, a suspended opening in the entry plaza roof that tracks the movement of the sun; the Inverted Dome, a massive glass enclosure that offers visitors an unrestricted view of the day and night sky; and the Sphere, which houses the planetarium theater.
LERA provided structural engineering for the competition phase.
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Image Credits: Arch Exist |
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Crystal Lin Named to NYREJ's 2022 Women in Construction |
Crystal Lin, P.E. (GA), S.E. (IL) Associate, started at LERA in 2019, and her recent work includes healthcare, research, education, hotel and residential, office and mixed-use developments and sculptures and art installations. Congratulations to Crystal on all of your accomplishments!
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Eddy Roberts Named 2022 ENR NY Top Young Professional |
LERA is pleased to announce that Eddy Roberts, P.E., Senior Associate was selected as one of the 2022 cohort of ENR New York’s Top Young Professionals!
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Sami Matar, Co-Authors ASCE Manual: Design And Performance of Tall Buildings For Wind |
The publication provides a framework for the design of tall buildings for wind, and presents detailed guidance on industry standard practices and design approaches that complement current literature, model codes, and standards. The performance of tall buildings in wind depends on a combination of wind climate, loading effects, structural system, and damping. MOP 143 provides recommendations on setting and achieving performance objectives, including
• Selection of the wind loading mean recurrence interval (MRI) for serviceability;
• Establishment of performance objectives and acceptance criteria;
• Guidance on modeling building structural properties such as stiffness and damping; and
• Modeling of uncertainties in wind climate, wind loading, and other effects.
MOP 143 will be a valuable resource for structural engineers, wind engineering consultants, architects, and other stakeholders with a vested interest in design of tall buildings.
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Carrie Villani Named AMFP Board Member |
AMFP NYC is the New York City chapter of AMFP, a professional, not-for-profit organization for hospital administrators, facility managers, real estate directors, medical property owners, planners, designers, contractors, consultants, vendors, and academics who specialize in all types of healthcare environments.
The 2022 board is comprised of industry leaders and executives from leading healthcare providers, along with leading professionals from design, construction, consulting, and supplier firms.
Director of Communications – Carrie Villani, Director of Marketing, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers
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LERA is also proud to be a Sponsor for AMFP - NYC supporting the chapter and Carrie Villani. A great time was had by all at the chapter's first live event! |
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LERA Celebrates International Women's Day & Engineers Week |
LERA is a proud WMBE firm celebrating Women's History Month and International Women's Day! LERA is also proud to celebrate Engineers Week 2022, dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers.
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LERA will be Sponsoring, Speaking and Participating at these upcoming industry events:
AMFP NYC - Turning the Tables – MWBE/SDVOB Healthcare Expo, October 20
SMPS NY Westchester Hudson Valley Fall Outing, October 20
AIA NY Common Bond, October 27, 2022
ASCE 9th Congress on Forensic Engineering in Denver, November 5, 2022 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Ben Cornelius, Partner will do a panel discussion on a book he co-wrote titled, "Investigation of Constructed Facilities: Sampling Methodologies"
CTBUH 2022 International Conference: Tall Excellence, November 9-12, 2022
ENR New York Regional Best Project Awards Gala, November 18, 2022
Back to School
LERA’s professionals teach at many universities and schools, on the schedule for this year is:
University of Pennsylvania - Spring Semester
Eddy Roberts, P.E.
Princeton University - CEE 366 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures - Fall Semester
Michael Hopper, P.E. (PA)
Penn State University - AE 481W: Comprehensive Architectural Engineering Senior Project I
Fall & Spring Semester
Michael Hopper, P.E. (PA)
Pratt Institute - Department of Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD) - Structures 1
Rick Naumann, P.E.
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LERA at the 2022 ACEC NY Awards |
LERA is honored to be a part of two additional EEA Awarded projects: London Cross Pavilion, a complimentary building for Richard Serra's monumental art in Bedford Hills, NY and Tammany Hall, an adaptive Reuse of a New York Landmark in Manhattan.
Pictured, top: in the upper right side image, ACEC NY Chair, Rick Zottola, P.E., S.E., Partner at LERA was master of ceremony for the awards.
“It is more important now than ever to recognize these accomplishments,” said Rick Zottola, Chair of ACEC NY. “These projects are the result of years of innovation, creativity and vision on the part of talented engineers across New York. The dedication of these talented professionals must be celebrated.”
Read the EEA Program here
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Pictured, bottom (left to right): Sami Matar, Associate Partner, LERA; Elias Matar, Partner, LERA; Giannatonio Bongiorno, Project Designer, DS+R; Michael Hopper, Associate Partner, LERA; Carrie Villani, Director of Marketing, LERA; Aakash Badjatya, Senior Associate, LERA
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Crain's NY Names Carrie Villani Notable Leader in Advertising, Marketing and PR |
Crain's New York Business is proud to announce Crain's 2022 Notable Leaders in Advertising, Marketing & PR. Crain’s aimed to highlight the professionals who are exceptionally skilled at grasping the zeitgeist and crafting of such messages. The talented individuals who made the cut work in an array of industries and represent the best the industry has to offer.
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LERA Named Marketing Communications Awards Finalist |
LERA was a finalist in the SMPS 2022 Marketing Communications Awards (MCA).
Celebrating its 45th Anniversary, this annual competition is the longest-standing, most prestigious awards program recognizing excellence in marketing and communications by professional services firms in the design and building industries. The MCA program acknowledges teams that create outstanding communication vehicles for architectural, engineering, design, and construction firms.
See all award winners here
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LERA Awarded DEI&B Honorable Mention |
LERA was a 2022 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEI&B) Award Honorable Mention Recipient. The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) embraces acceptance, rejects hate, affirms the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B), and reaffirms our commitment to continually improve on living these values.
Read more about LERA's Summary of Initiatives here
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LERA Hosted ACEC New York President and CEO Johnny Evers |
ACEC New York President & CEO Johnny Evers visited with current chair Rick Zottola, P.E. and DASNY Committee member Jeff Villacres, P.E at LERA Consulting Structural Engineers NY office. LERA is proud to provide continued support of our efforts on behalf of the #engineering industry.
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LERA Brings NCSEA Conference To New York |
This is a great summit for anyone in the AEC industry.
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Michael Hopper, P.E. & Carrie Villani Celebrate Big Win |
LERA was honored to receive the 2021 Outstanding Project Award from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations, regarded as one of the highest project awards in the Structural Engineering profession, for the design of the Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago.Rubenstein Forum. Congratulations to our team and all award honorees!
Read more here
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Post-Tensioned Concrete Structures: Advantages of Using Post Tensioning w/ Michael Hopper |
LERA's very own Michael Hopper, P.E., Associate Partner talks about post-tensioned concrete (PT) structures, what they are, some of the advantages of using post-tensioning, and what he thinks the future holds for PT.
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Carrie Villani & Doug González: How To Move A Legacy Firm Into The Future |
Watch Carrie Villani, Director of Marketing and Douglas P. González, P.E., Partner at LERA during the Monograph webinar, a virtual fireside chat series.
Best Practice is a virtual fireside chat series dedicated to practicing operations at architecture firms and beyond. From pain points to potential, hear how leaders in the architecture and engineering industry are innovating through new business models and managerial techniques.
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Elias Matar, P.E & Rick Zottola, P.E. Celebrate With NYBC |
LERA's Partners Elias Matar and Rick Zottola were thrilled to celebrate the exceptional #100years milestone at the New York Building Congress (NYBC) Centennial Ball at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York. Here's to 100 years of excellence in the built environment in #NewYork.
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View the NYBC 100 Years Digital Journal here
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Join NYBC and help forge a common agenda for New York City’s building industry, working with the overall design, construction and real estate community.
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Seokkwon Jang, Partner was Keynote Speaker at The 11th International Symposium on Steel Structures (ISSS) |
Seokkwon Jang, Ph.D., P.E., Partner at LERA was a Keynote Speaker at The 11th International Symposium on Steel Structures (ISSS) organized by the Korean Society of Steel Construction in Ramada Plaza Jeju, Korea from November 3rd to 6th, 2021. The ISSS brings together academicians and practicing engineers to exchange new ideas, technological developments, and experiences in Steel Structures. The highly successful ISSS series are regarded as a major forum for discussion and dissemination of knowledge and for mutual exchange of ideas in all areas of research, development, design and innovation pertaining to steel materials and structures by the steel structures community.
Dr. Jang discussed the “Design Development of Cheongna International City Tower". LERA is the structural engineer for a new 1,470-ft (448-m) tower in Incheon, South Korea. This will be the sixth tallest exhibition tower in the world and the tallest in Korea. The High-tech multifunctional tower will contain cultural, arts, exhibitions, and amusement facilities.
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LERA Proud Sponsor of
BuildOut Alliance
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LERA is a proud Sponsor of Build Out Alliance. BuildOut Alliance promotes and advocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community within the building design and construction industry. The members build an environment where people serve openly and with pride across all roles and sectors of the industry. They lead by example in their own work environments and through partnerships with community organizations.
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LERA Wins Structural Ingenuity Award For CANstruction 2021 |
LERA's entry for this year's Canstruction New York, Inc., titled "End Hunger ATLAS-t," was awarded Best Structural Ingenuity, one of the top prizes at the 29th installation of the annual charitable design competition.
Constructed from approximately 3,200 cans, our 8-ft-tall structure of life-size Atlas holding up the 4’ diameter globe illustrates the strength and endurance we can all tap into to overcome the NYC hunger crisis. The sculpture symbolizes the need for all of us, now more than ever, to take responsibility for the food crisis that surrounds us on a daily basis, and to rise like Atlas to support our community. Whereas Atlas’ fate was written in the stars, we have the power to come together to end hunger “ATLAS-t”!
Congratulations to LERA's team captains Caroline Bambach, Co-Captain; Joshua Antolick, Co-Captain; Kristen Bell; Diego Rivera; Christopher Faschan and to all the other teams in the competition.
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