Testing Our Mettle at The Merwyn Hotel

Testing Our Mettle at The Merwyn Hotel

For any remodel, you never know quite what to expect or where to begin designing until the existing structure is uncovered. When our longtime client, Innovative Housing, brought us on to the team converting the historic Merwyn Hotel in Astoria, OR to affordable...
Reviving a retail property in California

Reviving a retail property in California

Mission Ridge – After Our clients Baysinger Partners Architecture recently asked us to join their team working on the Mission Ridge Plaza strip mall in Manteca, California. We were excited at the opportunity to work on this interesting project in the Central...
Introduction to Temporary Shoring

Introduction to Temporary Shoring

When you think about foundations, the image that comes to mind likely involves a big concrete base that is meant to support a building for decades to come, if not longer. While many foundations are meant to last forever, temporary foundations are critically important...
Introduction to Micropiles and Rock Anchors

Introduction to Micropiles and Rock Anchors

What do you think of when you hear the word “foundation?” If your mind goes to buildings, you probably have an image in your mind of a big concrete base that provides a solid place for a structure to sit.   Those concrete slabs are the most common type of...
Hydroelectric Projects with Sorenson Engineering

Hydroelectric Projects with Sorenson Engineering

Froelich Engineers, in partnership with Sorenson Engineering, has recently completed structural engineering work on MC6, a hydroelectric project near Boise, Idaho. This project is part of a larger scope of hydroelectric renovation that the two firms are collaborating...
Seismic Evaluation for the Historic Laurelhurst Mann House

Seismic Evaluation for the Historic Laurelhurst Mann House

Froelich Engineers is very excited to be working on the structural engineering for the historic Laurelhurst Mann House. Established in 1911, the Mann House was named after humanitarian Anna Lewis Mann, who originally led the project, and was created as an “old folks...
Now Open: McMenamins Elks Temple

Now Open: McMenamins Elks Temple

The Elks Temple in Tacoma, Washington has been renovated and restored to its 1916 glory. The hotel, designed by Ankrom Moisan Architects, now offers 44 guestrooms, a live music venue, three restaurants, a McMenamins brewery, and on-site gardens that will provide the...
Portland’s Public Works Process—Not for the Faint of Heart

Portland’s Public Works Process—Not for the Faint of Heart

If you’ve been involved in designing buildings in Portland, the above graphic will probably resonate with you. Many of us have tales of clients leaving a meeting with the city pie-eyed and in serious sticker shock over the many extra public right-of-way improvements...
2019 Promotions at Froelich Engineers

2019 Promotions at Froelich Engineers

New year, new title! Several Froelich employees are starting 2019 in new roles, and we’re too proud of our team to keep it to ourselves. Below you’ll find their new positions as well as their background. Chris Nelson, Senior Associate Chris Nelson has been promoted to...