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The ladies of SK&A enjoyed a fun Girl's Night Out at Muse Paint Bar. The painting theme was "Tree of Life."

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Excellence in Structural Engineering, Outstanding Projects, and a Rising Star: SK&A wins numerous awards!

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March 10, 2023
The Rising Star Award is given in recognition of an individual’s positive impact on the profession of structural engineering, as well as the community and world around us.
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March 09, 2023
SK&A made the list once again, ranking at #16 for largest engineering firms in the Greater Washington region.
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March 15, 2023

SK&A Principal Josh Woolcock, PE, LEED AP will be co-presenting on the topic of Mat Foundations at the SEA MW dinner on March 15th at Seasons 52 in North Bethesda.

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February 28, 2023
The award will be presented at the 2023 WBC Craftmanship Awards Banquet on Friday, March 31st at the Omni Shoreham in Washington DC.
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February 24, 2023
They had 10 minutes to build the tallest structure possible using only the "mystery ingredients" inside the bag!
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The SK&A Fun Committee invited our staff and their families to come out to The Wharf DC ice rink to show off their ice skating skills (or lack thereof)!

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February 10, 2023
This 12-story mixed-use tower in Rockville will include a Wegmans grocery store, plus 30,000 SF of retail, and 452 residential units.
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February 09, 2023
Honoring Justin Long for his year serving as ICRI Chapter President
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February 09, 2023
SK&A was pleased to collaborate with architecture firm Smithgroup, providing the structural engineering for this truly innovative design.
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AIA Northern Virginia's Women in Architecture group recently invited their members to tour The Commodore.

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February 03, 2023

Naina joined Heba Bella of Cooper Carry and Kim Plautz of John Moriarty & Associates to guide participants through this active construction site.

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February 02, 2023
The Washington Building Congress (WBC) included a special "Members Giving Back" feature in the Dec-Jan edition of their Bulletin magazine. 
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January 31, 2023
David began his career at SK&A in 1989 and was entrusted with the management of SK&A's Repair + Restoration group in 1993, shortly after the group's launch.
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January 18, 2023
Having spent nearly three decades here with us, he will be truly missed by countless SK&A staff who have had the pleasure of working with him.
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January 12, 2023
The Press House, The Royal Norwegian Embassy, 440 Penn, and The Well at Oxon Run are finalists for awards from SEA MW
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January 06, 2023
SK&A performed the testing and inspections for the first mass timber commercial project in Washington DC
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January 05, 2023
We are pleased to promote several outstanding staff members who have each demonstrated a commitment to ensuring client satisfaction, pursuing individual growth, and contributing to the firm.
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Our creative staff (who remain conveniently anonymous in this "Secret Santa" event) came up with some hilarious gifts this year.

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December 28, 2022
The design honors Norway’s rich heritage of woodworking, shipbuilding, and fisheries by incorporating architectural and structural elements that reflect these traditions.
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December 17, 2022

'Tis the season to celebrate the joy of the holidays and the conclusion of another successful year!

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December 15, 2022
In recognition of Cindy's dedication and contributions to the firm, SK&A is pleased to announce that Cindy is joining our leadership team as a Principal!
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December 14, 2022
The Commodore is located near the Courthouse Metro Station and will feature 423 apartment units over 18,000 SF of ground-floor retail and three levels of underground parking.
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Presenting our SK&A Structural Engineers DC Office Holiday Gift Exchange and Ugly Sweater Contest

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December 09, 2022
The building features a through-block pedestrian passageway to allow access to the adjacent neighborhood.
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December 08, 2022
The residential 32-story high-rise is a concrete building with 7’’ thick post-tensioned slabs.  The adjacent 7-story tower will serve office tenants.
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December 01, 2022
SK&A staff and their families went on a company-paid shopping spree to purchase the items on each child’s wish list.
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Seventeen SK&A volunteers worked to design and construct a sculpture using 1,212 cans of food. All of the food was then donated to feed the hungry in our community.

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A holiday tradition: the Thanksgiving International Potluck is an eagerly anticipated celebration!

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November 18, 2022
We were pleased to celebrate the Topping Out of UrbA with CBG Building Company and Davis Carter Scott architects.
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November 17, 2022
The NAIOP Northern Virginia Annual “Focus on Excellence” Awards celebrates significant contributions to Northern Virginia’s built environment. SK&A projects received a total of seven awards at this prestigious event!
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November 08, 2022
"Howard University’s Office of Real Estate Development and Capital Asset Management (REDCAM) has chosen several visionary architecture and engineering teams to support
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November 01, 2022
Antonio “Tony” Ivory, a Senior Engineering Technician with SK&A, was awarded first place in the 2022 International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) Concrete Repair Tradesman Recognition Awards!
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October 27, 2022
SK&A provided the structural engineering services for this new 200,000-square-foot, four-story, innovative high school facility.
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When you have a great team to work with, every day may feel like a picnic. But, nothing beats the real thing: a sunny afternoon at Lone Oak Farm Brewery!

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October 19, 2022
Among the “Stars of Design” winning AIA|DC Honors, are The Royal Norwegian Embassy Renovation, 4300 Wilson, and The Silva.
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October 14, 2022
As the Structural Engineers for this project, our team used cantilevers in the design of the angular balconies and bay windows which will provide tenants and visitors with views of the Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol and the Anacostia and Potomac rivers.
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October 06, 2022
The NAIOP DC|MD Annual Awards of Excellence Honors outstanding achievements in local commercial real estate.  SK&A projects received a total of eight awards at this pres
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The SK&A Fun Committee hosted a happy hour to celebrate all of the work our team has done on this massive waterfront development!

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These winning projects highlight and honor the extraordinary teamwork between general contractors, architects and engineers, specialty contractors and material suppliers.

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SK&A gladly supports Communities In Schools of NOVA (CIS Nova) through sponsorship of and engagement in events like this one, the 2022 Back to School Bash!

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November 03, 2022

Join SK&A at the NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit in Chicago.

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October 12, 2022

Join SK&A and countless other members of the Design and Construction community who have contributed to the development of The Wharf DC!

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Construction is underway on this Rockville, Maryland development by Saul Centers Inc. Anchored by a Wegmans, Phase I is scheduled to deliver in 2024

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September 28, 2022

Ideas the design team can implement to reduce the embodied carbon of a building and support the environmental goals for the project.

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This award recognized the Spy Museum as one of the top steel building projects in the United States. IDEAS² stands for “Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel.”

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The structure features dramatically angled floor-to-ceiling windows, a landscaped terrace over the rear portico, and numerous cantilevered balconies. The building design utilized an undrained (bathtub) basement, supported by auger cast pile foundations, and hydrostatic slabs with integral pile caps.

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September 08, 2022
This striking building has been announced as a Project Finalist in the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Structural Engineering Excellence (SEE) Awards in the category of New Buildings $80-200 Million.
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Harvey Cleary hosted the Topping Out celebration for the Scottish Rite Apartments, a 158-unit luxury apartment building in DC’s 16th Street Historic District.