Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc.

Full-service structural engineering

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About the firm

Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc. (BASE) is a full-service structural engineering practice founded in 1995. Specializing in high-risk environments, BASE designs structures to withstand extreme natural hazards, including seismic activity, hurricane and tornado winds, and tsunamis. The practice also provides specialized expertise in protective design, encompassing antiterrorism, force protection, blast resistance, and progressive collapse prevention.

Established
1995
Firm type
Structural Engineering

People

Steve BaldridgePresident

Frank HumayVice President

Anantha ChitturPrincipal

Fernando FronteraPrincipal

Mark HirschiPrincipal

Divyesh MistryDirector

Capabilities

Structural Engineering

Design for new structures and renovations across all risk levels, focusing on constructability and efficient material usage to control project cost and schedule risks.

Resilient Structural Design

Structural design for buildings exposed to extreme natural hazards, leveraging experience in tsunami, wind, and seismic resiliency.

  • Seismic Resiliency Design

    Engineering structures to safely withstand seismic activity and high earthquake risks.

  • Hurricane and Tornado Wind Design

    Structural engineering optimized to resist extreme wind loads from hurricanes and tornadoes.

  • Tsunami Resiliency Design

    Specialized structural design to resist the powerful forces of tsunami waves and water inundation.

Protective Design

Structural engineering for facilities requiring protection from physical threats and explosive forces, initiated as a dedicated specialty practice.

  • Antiterrorism / Force Protection Design

    Structural hardening and security engineering to protect facilities and occupants from physical threats.

  • Blast Resistance Design

    Specialized engineering to design structures capable of withstanding explosive blast forces.

  • Progressive Collapse Prevention

    Structural design strategies to prevent local structural failures from causing disproportionate collapse of the entire building.

Industries

Commercial · Retail · Residential · Multifamily Residential · Affordable Housing · Senior Living · Mixed-Use · Hospitality · Historic Preservation · Education · Healthcare · Government · Federal · Defense · Justice & Corrections · Aviation · Airports · Parking · Infrastructure

Projects

KO'ULA

Hawaii · Multifamily Residential · 2024

Project details

A high-rise residential development that received multiple engineering and concrete construction awards, including first place in the high-rise category at the Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards.

Hale Kalele

Hawaii · Mixed-Use · 2022

Project details

A mixed-use development recognized with the ASCE Hawaii Section Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Overall Grand Award.

RISE (UH Atherton Hall Expansion & Renovation)

Hawaii · Education · 2024 · Client: University of Hawaii

Project details

An education and student housing project for the University of Hawaii, winning multiple awards for sustainability, renovation, and structural engineering excellence.

Fulton East

Chicago, IL · Commercial · 2022

Project details

A multi-story commercial office building in Chicago, receiving structural engineering awards of merit and architectural recognition.