2015 |

Yearly Archives: 2015

ZS selected to join Design Team for the New Milwaukee Bucks Arena

Posted by: ZS on December 2, 2015

ZS is excited to be a part of the new Milwaukee Bucks Arena project design team. ZS is providing Engineering/Architect of Record consulting services for the Arena’s Foundation Structural design and Roof System design. Additionally, ZS is providing Building Envelope and Building Maintenance/Fall Protection Consulting services for the design team. The project design team is led by Kansas City based Populous, which has a worldwide practice and has designed 15 NBA/NHL arenas. The design team also includes HNTB, a national infrastructure/sports design firm, and renowned local architectural firm, Eppstein Uhen Architects.

ZS Sponsored and Presented at the Forensics Engineering 7th Congress held in Miami, November 15-18, 2015

Posted by: ZS on December 2, 2015

ZS was a key sponsor of the Forensics Engineering 7th Congress that was held in Miami, November 15-18, 2015. The conference is organized by the Forensic Engineering Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In addition to sponsorship, Ryan Larson, S.E., P.E., a Senior Structural Engineer at ZS, presented at the conference on the topic of “Laser Scanning and Building Information Modeling”. The presentation subject focused on how laser scanning presents an efficient solution for rapidly capturing as-built data for the development of Building Information Models for existing facilities. For copies of the presentation, please contact Ryan Larson at..

ZS Awarded Facade Condition Assessment for 28 Historic/Gothic Buildings at the University of Chicago

Posted by: ZS on November 30, 2015

In June 2015, ZS was retained by the University of Chicago to perform a comprehensive facade condition assessment for 28 historic/gothic buildings located at the Main Quadrangle of the University’s iconic campus. The University of Chicago’s Main Quadrangle gothic buildings were built between 1895 and 1931 and were modeled after the English Gothic style of architecture used at Oxford, complete with towers, spires, cloisters, and gargoyles. The buildings were designed by renowned Chicago architects including Cobb, Coolidge, Rutan, and Holabird & Root. To date, ZS completed the assessment of 15 buildings with the remaining buildings scheduled for completion by summer..