There’s nothing like a gondola ride on a sunny day to take in the sights. In 1986 this was the world’s first eight-passenger gondola, a concept springing from a design team including SCJ’s own Jim Fletcher, PE. Jim works in our Colorado office for SCJ’s Engineering Specialties Group (ESG). This gondola is located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Jim was the […]
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The message was clear. Most children would choose to live in towers or underground in exchange for more space dedicated to recreation and food production. That was the underlying motif of student designs at this year’s Idaho Future City™ Competition according to one of the volunteer judges, SCJ Alliance’s Ty Morrison, AIA out of our Boise office. SCJ […]
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“Moab, Utah is one of my favorite places on the planet,” shared Engineering Specialties Group’s (ESG) latest hire. Cassy Miertschin, EI officially joined the team as a Design Analyst in mid-January after about six months as an intern. Another favorite spot of Cassy’s is in Colorado, about 30 minutes from ESG’s Westminster office. “Eldorado Canyon […]
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Steve Dorau and Joel Deis of ESG spent Friday April 27th at the University of Colorado Denver Campus for the MESA High School Jamboree. MESA is a national organization promoting Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement for students in grades P-12 . Steve and Joel judged the bridge building competition in which a couple dozen wooden bridges […]
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The worlds’ ropeway experts are congregating in Rio de Janeiro from October 23rd through the 27th for the International Organization for Transportation by Rope (OITAF) Tenth International Congress. These Congresses are held every six years. The theme of this congress is “Cableways: Safe, Environmentally Friendly, with success in the Future”. Major topics include “Rope Driven […]
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The Engineering Specialties Group is known for their extreme engineering projects worldwide. What some may not know is that their need for the extreme carries over to their personal life outside of the office. In May of 2011, the hydrologists said the snow pack in the Yampa basin was 250% of normal. The river had […]
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Two of the members of the Engineering Specialties Group, Steve Dorau and Joel Deis, had the opportunity to judge the University of Colorado Denver Student Design Competition on behalf of ACEC. The competition is held at the end of both the fall and spring semesters and it gives the students an opportunity to showcase their […]
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