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Earthquake Study

Posted by admin In Blog, Earthquakes, Structural Elements

We had the honor and privilege of working on a challenging and interesting project. We built this analytical model of the Montage Building in downtown Reno and have been studying it’s response to earthquakes and recently presented our findings and recommendations.

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Emotional Intelligence (E.Q.)

Posted by admin In Blog, Continuous Improvement, Enterprising Mind, Leadership, motivation, organizational science, Workplace Environment

Some things that emotional intelligence is: The ability to monitor and understand one’s own emotions and to act wisely in human relations. It is emotional stability and steadfastness. A defining factor in a person’s ability to work well in teams, deal with problems and ambiguities, stick to tasks, be self-motivated and remain optimistic about work […]

All Things Home radio show appearance

Posted by admin In Blog, Earthquakes, Structural Elements

Brett will be live on America Matters Media radio station KCKQ AM 1180 at 4:30 tomorrow, on the show All Things Home, talking about the top 10 most common seismic vulnerabilities to look for when buying a home.

Northern Nevada Business Weekly wrote a fun article about our company

Posted by admin In Blog, Enterprising Mind, Structural Elements, Workplace Environment

Link here: http://www.nnbw.com/news/mcelhaney-structural-engineers-of-reno-is-still-growing/

Personalities in a Team Environment

Posted by admin In Blog, Enterprising Mind, Leadership, organizational science, Structural Elements

The relative success of a building construction project is often determined by the ability of the design team, owner, and contractors to effectively communicate ideas and resolve conflicts. This is true for practically any other type of endeavor that we humans venture into as teams. Architects, engineers, and construction professionals form a special part of […]