The 2018 Cal Poly SLO Steel Bridge Team recently took First Place in the Steel Bridge Competition held during the Pacific Southwest Conference hosted by Arizona State University. The construction team assembled their bridge in record-breaking time—two minutes and 41 seconds. The students competed against 17 ... Read More
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Fore! KNA is Ahead (only two over par) at the AIA—Inland California Chapter Golf Classic
On June 8, the AIA—Inland California Chapter held its annual golf tournament and fundraiser for the ACE Mentor Program at the Sierra Lakes Golf Course in Fontana. The ACE program provides opportunities for high school students to study about careers in architecture, construction and engineering (ACE). This ... Read More
KNA Helps Students Advance the Art of Structural Engineering
For the ninth consecutive year, KNA has awarded a Senior Project Grant to students in the Architectural Engineering (ARCE) program at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. The official ceremony was held on June 7th at the university. The annual award is given to students who have the ability to advance the art of ... Read More
How Long Must Students and Teachers Have to Wait?
Remember when Prop. 51 was voted in by California’s citizens back in November 2016? Well, it appears that Governor Brown is still holding the purse strings for the state to match the bond funds. This is creating a huge backlog of shovel-ready projects. As of today, there’s $3.1 billion in projects awaiting ... Read More
KNA March Madness’ Win Passes to Sharp Shooter Andrea Schroeder
Each year KNA sports enthusiasts bounce into the traditional March Madness for some good competitive fun. Fourteen participated in this season’s team picks, with the winner going to KNA’s most recent hire, Andrea Schroeder. Taking the lead at the Final Four tournament, Andrea pulled ahead of several ... Read More
KNA Hits the Road for the 2018 Annual Career Fair Tour
An important aspect of recruitment and spreading the word about KNA Structural Engineers, is our attendance at career fairs. Students and companies get to meet face-to-face and “size each other up.” KNA’s close relationship with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) gives our firm the chance to meet some of ... Read More
KNA’s Annual Holiday Party Celebrates Another Banner Year of Success
As 2017 comes to an end, KNA Structural Engineers paused for our annual holiday party that brought together our staff for a dinner at Il Fornaio’s Rotunda Room in Irvine on December 7th. Adding to the year’s project successes is the addition of six new employees. They will enhance our company’s ability to ... Read More
A Conversation with Emily Jahansouz and Han Kim
Why did you choose structural engineering as a career? Han: There are a couple of things that influenced me when I was growing up. When I was in middle school my older brother was reading a book titled, “How to Become an Architect.” I was also fascinated with the Seven Wonders of the World and found myself ... Read More
KNA’s End of Summer Beach BBQ Bash
On one of Southern California's balmy summer Saturdays, KNA Structural Engineers employees and family members took to our picnic baskets and boogie boards a to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, one of California State Parks premier beach parks. Sharing our potlock dishes (love that potato salad), games and ... Read More
Another Year, Another Farewell! Our Summer Interns Return to School
As we say goodbye to summer, our Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Architecture and Engineering (SLO ARCE) interns are returning to school to complete their education. This is KNA’s 15th consecutive year for mentoring structural engineering students. Our program gives students a hands-on approach to apply their ... Read More