Structural engineers win coveted award

SACRAMENTO, Calif.  – A Sacramento based engineering firm, Barrish Pelham and Associates recently won an Excellence Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Central California (SEAOCC) for its recently constructed project the Central Park Indoor Pool in Roseville, CA.

The City of Roseville’s latest civic jewel, the Central Park Aquatics Complex, addressed the city’s need for a state-of-the-art facility serving the northeast Roseville and Rocklin areas that was sustainable and energy efficient. As part of the developing park complex, the facility was designed to embrace the open air and park atmosphere in its urban setting. With construction costs totaling, $11.76 million, the facility is comprised of a central, 13,000 square foot, pre-fabricated pool enclosure surrounded by 12,000 square feet of site-built support structures containing locker/shower rooms, staff offices and mechanical enclosures. Inside the enclosure are two swimming pools for child recreation and lap swimming. The Central Park Aquatic Center is a demonstration of responsible, practical design that is still beautiful and inviting to the public it serves.

Barrish Pelham and Associates received its award at the SEAOCC award ceremony in Sacramento this month, along with other local structural engineering firms. The awarded projects and their recipients serve as models of excellence representing Central California Structural Engineers. Winners were selected by a jury panel consisting of seven professional jurors. The projects must demonstrate excellence and achievement in structural engineering including the following criteria: design criteria; technical innovation; system efficiency and economy; constructability; complexity of problems solved; design integration; quality of execution; and significant contribution to the public and profession.

Barrish Pelham & Associates is a full service consulting structural engineering company and proud member of the Structural Engineers Association of Central California for many years. Barrish Pelham & Associates is now in its third generation in the Sacramento area and was proudly named one of the top ten Best Firms To Work For in 2009 by Structural Engineer Magazine. Other local awards include the 2009 SEAOCC Best New Construction for Creekview Ranch Middle School, Roseville, CA; 2009 CASH Award of Excellence for the Vista del Lago High School in Folsom, CA; and rated top ten in the 2009 A+ Employers Choice Awards by the Sacramento Business Journal.