During severe storms in March, six buildings in San Francisco’s financial district experienced glass failures, including dozens of cracked windows and several panes that fell into streets below, narrowly missing pedestrians and parked cars. Now, the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI) has modified its façade ordinance to require owners of buildings with 15 stories or more and built after 1998 to engage a licensed engineer or architect to evaluate the entire building façade for safety and stability.
In this GlobeSt. article, Jay Grenfell and Gerald J Delaune discuss what’s causing façade failures in newer buildings and what new building owners need to know.
November 07, 2024
Dana Clausen, Esq., General Counsel and Principal at Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. (Partner), has been recognized as a finalist for the 2024 Corporate Counsel Awards by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
November 07, 2024
Ruth Baldauf, CPA, Controller at Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. (Partner), has been recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2024 Top 100 Accountants list.
November 07, 2024
Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., ranked on ENR's Top 200 Environmental Firms List for 12th consecutive year. "We are proud to be selected for the 12th year in a row for ENR's Top 200 Environmental Firms," says Chief Operating Officer Monique Burrola.
