Can a shipping container be re-purposed for use on a school campus? Sure, why not! KNA Structural Engineers just completed design on such a project for our client Baker Nowicki Design Studio. They recycled a shipping container and turned it into a toilet room. Now that’s innovation. The primary objective ... Read More
KNA News
KNA Structural Engineers Chosen to Design New Campus in San Diego
San Diego Unified School District has begun the development of a new K-12 educational facility at the existing Logan K-8 and Memorial Prepatory Middle School located east of downtown San Diego. The new learning center includes classrooms and facilities designed to serve the growing community. The first phase ... Read More
Jason Smith Promoted to Associate—Congratulations!
Employee number 008, Jason Smith is a steady, respected and solid practitioner for the KNA Structural Engineers team. Since 1997, Jason has been known for his outstanding communication and forward-thinking practice, and has worked on dozens of KNA’s largest and award-winning projects including the Del Norte ... Read More
A Proud Timberwolf Stands Atop of Thompson Middle School
The Timberwolf greets students and faculty high above their school.When Murrieta Valley USD’s Thompson Middle School wanted to place their mascot of a timber wolf to stand proudly on top of their school, we took the lead in getting the project approved through the San Diego office of the Division of the State ... Read More
Yoshi Fights Hunger with KNA’s Helping Hands
Recently, KNA engineers Awaaz Patel, Emily Jahansouz and Tyler Poucher lent their structural design and “fight against hunger” services to support fellow colleagues of Little Diversified Architectural Consulting (Little) to build “Yoshi, Lashing out at Hunger” for the 2017 Canstruction Orange ... Read More
It’s Not All Work and No Play for KNA!
We took time off recently to celebrate our annual summer party at Forest Lanes in Lake Forest. KNA employees and family took over five bowling lanes in friendly competition, as seasoned engineers joined with summer interns to try to outdo each other. Family members cheered on the competitors from the ... Read More
KNA Awards Cal Poly SLO Senior Project Grant
For the eighth 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 8th at the university. The annual award is given to students who have the ability to advance the art of the ... Read More
KNA Supports Inland Empire ACE Mentor Program
One of our core values is “a commitment to our industry,” an easy one to fulfill when it comes to a full day playing golf in support of the ACE Mentor Program. On June 9th, KNA principal Ben Pitts and Project Engineer Jason Smith grabbed their golf bags and gloves and headed to Sierra Lakes Golf Club to ... Read More
KNA’s Skyline Hills Library Project of the Year!
AWPA San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapter Awards KNA Structural Engineers is pleased to announce that the American Public Works Association’s (AWPA) San Diego and Imperial Valley Chapter honored the City of San Diego’s Skyline Library with the top prize, Project of the Year in the 6- to 25-million ... Read More
KNA Supports Cal Poly Team to Place 3rd in National Steel Bridge Competition
Each year, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo sends a team to compete in the National Steel Bridge Competition held by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Steel Bridge Team members collaborate to plan, design, fabricate and construct a one-tenth-scale model ... Read More