Bluestone Engineering


	Branch Office Building
	U.S. Postal Service
	Emeryville, California

	This project consisted of the main work room and service lobby, plus and attached wing for the employee lunch room and locker rooms. The roof framing system consisted of wood and steel bowstring trusses. The main lateral load resisting system consisted of plywood shear walls. However, where open areas were required, two large steel moment-resisting frames were used to resist transverse lateral loads. $4.5M construction cost.


	Portfolio: Government

	Federal Administration Building Branch Office Building International Service Center National Park Service Visitor Center Yosemite Indian Cultural Center	State of California Public School Plan Checking Municipal Public Recreation Building Veterans Memorial Building The Richmond Plunge

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Branch Office Building