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Marx|Okubo Welcomes New Staff from Coast to Coast
Nov 19, 2013
Demonstrating Marx|Okubo's growth across the country, we are pleased to announce the addition of five new staff members: Philip Ragland, AIA, LEED AP, in the New York office; Shane Christian, AIA, NCARB, in the Dallas office; Carmen McCafferty, AIA, in the Seattle office; and Sean Paradine, AIA, and...
Marx|Okubo Consolidates Northeast Offices
Nov 19, 2013
As part of a strategic plan to better serve our clients in the Northeast region, Marx|Okubo has consolidated the Connecticut and New York offices. The transition will improve operational efficiency and provide a stronger foundation in the region. Located near the heart of New York City in White...
Marx|Okubo's Growth Continues in Denver
Oct 17, 2013
Marx|Okubo welcomes Jeff Benham, AIA, LEED AP, to its headquarters in Denver. Jeff Benham, Associate, brings to Marx|Okubo over 25 years of full-service architectural design experience, including programming, conceptual design, design development, construction documents, bidding administration,...
Marx|Okubo Welcomes New Staff on the West Coast
Oct 17, 2013
Marx|Okubo is pleased to announce the addition of two new staff members: Keith Moore, PE, SE, in the Seattle office, and Mark Hulme, AIA, LEED AP, in the Pasadena office. Keith Moore, Senior Associate, has nearly 20 years experience in structural design for new construction, seismic retrofits, and...
Marx|Okubo's San Francisco Office Adds New Staff
Oct 16, 2013
Marx|Okubo is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff members to the San Francisco office: Paul Reginato, PE; Ronald Brown, PE, CEM; and Theo Thanopoulos. Paul Reginato, Senior Associate, will use his numerous years of experience as an engineer for construction defect litigation support...
Software Used in Recent Georgia Project Profiled in ENR Magazine
Oct 10, 2013
BUILDER, the software system used by Marx|Okubo's Atlanta office for the evaluation of over 500 buildings for the landmark Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) project, has been profiled in the September issue of Engineering News Record (ENR). The asset management software developed by the...
Stephen R. D'Arcy Named a "Rising Star”
Sep 30, 2013
Stephen R. D'Arcy, P.E., Vice President and Regional Manager of Marx|Okubo's New York office, was recently named a "Rising Star" by the Business Council of Westchester. Modeled after the national business recognition program "Forty under Forty," Westchester's "2013 Rising...
Marx|Okubo Uses "PowerCAD SiteMaster Building" to Measure and Create AutoCAD-Compatible Drawings in the Field
Sep 30, 2013
PowerCAD SiteMaster Building is an architectural surveying application that accepts distance measurements directly on a tablet from a laser measuring device, and creates AutoCAD-compatible drawings in the field. Marx|Okubo has used SiteMaster Building as an efficient and accurate way to provide...
Marx|Okubo Plays Key Role in Two San Diego Buildings
Sep 30, 2013
Marx|Okubo recently played a key role in two significant buildings in San Diego– the LPL Financial Building, and the DiamondView Tower. At the LPL Financial building, which is the nation's largest "net zero" energy efficient building, Marx|Okubo performed a Pre Project Review as well as...
City of San Francisco Begins Mandatory Soft-Story Retrofit Program
Sep 30, 2013
The City of San Francisco took a big step in addressing the danger posed by the poor earthquake performance of "soft-story" buildings by approving a landmark ordinance earlier this year requiring seismic evaluation and retrofit of approximately 3,000 buildings as early as 2017. The...