Calling all SEAW Seattle Chapter members! This is your chance to vote for your favorite finalists for the 2026 SEAW Seattle Structural Engineering Awards!

2026 Finalists for Peoples Choice Award.pdf

Come join Seattle Chapter SEAW for a site tour of the Ash Grove Cement Plant. After the tour, there will be an optional Happy Hour at Ghostfish Brewing Company.

Join the SEAW YMG and ASCE YMF for a guided educational tour of T-Mobile Park! Come to this walking tour to learn about the home of the Seattle Mariners and walk through normally restricted areas such as the Owners’ Suite, Rooftop Boardwalk, and Mariners Hall of Fame. The tour will partly be guided by an engineer from MKA, the structural engineer on the project, who will share technical insights on one of Seattle’s premier stadiums. After the tour, join us for a social hour near the stadium.

SEAW Earthquake Engineering Committee

May 26, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00

Simpson Strong Tie – Anchorage to Cracked Concrete and IBC 2027 Code Change Proposal

Connor Lester, PE and Michael Brown, PE, SE

https://mka.zoom.us/j/85872160966?from=addon

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON

SPOKANE CHAPTER - MAY SOCIAL

Thursday, May 28th, 4-6 p.m.

Uprise Brewing – 617 N Ash St, Spokane, WA 99201

Our May event, which is the last event of our 2025-2026 season, will be a Vendor Social on May 28^th at Uprise Brewing in Spokane. On hand will be representatives with Simpson Strong-Tie, Red-Built, Woodworks, and Budinger. The event will be set up trade show style with the opportunity to visit the vendors and fellow attendees while enjoying drinks and light appetizers. Space will be limited due to the venue capacity, so be sure to sign-up for this free event quickly by responding to this email. If possible, please provide your RSVP by noon on May 22nd.

Who: You and your engineering friends/collegues + 5 amazing industry partners + your local pharmacist.

What: Drinks, appetizers, and a fun time learning about products and catching up with friends before our summer break

Where: Uprise Brewing – 617 N Ash St, Spokane, WA 99201

When: Event from 4:00 to 6:00

Cost: Free – Thank you vendors!

Vendor - SIMPSON STRONG TIE
Simpson Strong-Tie focuses on creating structural products that help people build safer and stronger homes and buildings. Considered a leader in structural systems research, testing and innovation, Simpson Strong-Tie works closely with industry professionals to provide code-listed, field-tested products and value-engineered solutions.  Its structural products are recognized for helping structures resist high winds, hurricanes and seismic forces. The company's extensive product offering includes engineered structural connectors, fasteners, fastening systems, lateral-force resisting systems, anchors and products that repair, protect and strengthen concrete.

Vendor - REDBUILT
RedBuilt has been a leader in design and manufacturing of proprietary engineered structural wood products for commercial and industrial applications. With a focus on open-web trusses, wood I-joists, LVL, Glulam, and additional wood products and support.

Vendor – Woodworks

From concept to completion, Woodworks is passionate about helping developers and design/construction teams bring wood buildings to life. Woodworks services include free project support for commercial and multi-family wood buildings, a robust nationwide education program, and a wide range of published resources. Woodworks expertise covers all wood building systems and technologies, and they are available to assist your team.

Vendor – Budinger Inc.

Budinger & Associates, Inc. has been an industry leader in the Inland Northwest since 1976. Our specialties include geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, exploratory drilling, laboratory analysis, construction material testing, and special inspection services. Headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington, we assist clients in achieving effective geotechnical and environmental solutions throughout the Pacific Northwest.

SEAW SW Chapter will be hosting our Tacoma Rainiers Social in a luxury suite at Cheney Stadium.  Come root on the Rainiers as they face the Las Vegas Aviators starting at 7:05pm.  Gates open at 5:30pm, the suite opens 1 hour before game time, and a full dinner and drinks will be provided. Sponsors will have the opportunity to support raffle prizes throughout the evening.  This has quickly become a fun tradition for the SW Chapter as we wrap up the year.  Invite your coworkers, families, and friends!  There will be limited space so please sign up early!  We’ll see you there!

Please email info@seaw.org if you would like more details about the meeting.

This train-the-trainer class is aimed at those WAsafe BSE enrollees who have already taken the full WAsafe BSE class and would like to take the next step to become a WAsafe instructor.  The class will review the PowerPoint presentation for the WAsafe Building Safety Evaluation (ATC 20/45 Plus) curriculum, including the speaker notes.  Participants will learn the key points to cover when presenting the WAsafe curriculum and will receive copies of the PowerPoint presentation.

Note: To attend this training, you must be enrolled as a WAsafe BSE. During the registration process, you will be asked to enter details about your WAsafe BSE enrollment (Organization, BSE Type). 

Registration is "free." (There's no fee to register for the class). Registration closes on May 22nd. 

The SEAW Seattle Chapter is proud to host the inaugural SEAW Seattle Awards Banquet on June 4, 2026, previously know as the June Social. This special evening will celebrate outstanding structural engineering achievements by our members and recognize the projects and professionals shaping our built environment. The SEAW Seattle Awards honor excellence across multiple categories, including new construction, retrofit and historic preservation, infrastructure, special-use structures, and study/research/guidelines. Finalists—selected through jury review—will be recognized, and award recipients will be announced live during the banquet, including the Community Impact Award and the People’s Choice Award. In addition to the project awards we will be celebrating the individuals in our profession who are making an impact and announcing the SEAW scholarship recipients.

Join colleagues and peers for an evening of recognition, connection, and celebration of the structural engineering profession.

Date: June 4, 2026
Event: SEAW Seattle Awards Banquet (part of the June Social)

Attire: Cocktail

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Agenda and link to our online meeting will be emailed. To be added to the DPRC email group, email John Riley