Our Team
Over the past 36 years, EMC has grown from a small, 3-engineer office to a 13-engineer office with a total of 22 employees.
Johnny Johnson,
P.E.
Principal
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Johnny Johnson
Principal
Mr. Johnson is a Principal of the Firm. In addition to his regular design work, Johnny also serves as our Director of Municipal Engineering. These types of engineering projects typically involve heavy construction, such as bridges and wastewater treatment facilities.
Recent Project Experience:
Ingle Park Wellness / Aquatic Center-Cullman, AL
A 58,000-square-foot structure that contains a gymnasium, natatorium, wellness area, multi-purpose rooms, and office space.
Kennesaw State University Soccer Complex & Boardwalk / Kennesaw, GA
The structural design for this project includes a multi-use building that is 11,150 square feet under roof, which 7,700 square feet is enclosed building. The structural design also includes two boardwalks and a concrete retaining wall.
Fowler Park/Forsyth County GA
This is a recreation/sports complex that consists of a football/soccer complex, baseball complex, basketball courts, skate park, play lawn, and picnic areas.
Clarksville WWTP / Clarksville, TN
A $22 million wastewater treatment plant expansion that involves new construction, as well as modifications to several elements of the existing plant including: pump stations, filter press building, underground pits, stabilization equipment, tanks, and clarifiers.
Tractor Supply Company Retrofits / Nationwide
The conversion of over 20 existing Wal-Mart stores to new Tractor Supply Company stores. Modifications include: new entry openings, loading docks and loading dock doors, and relocation of mezzanines at some locations.
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Jim Barham,
P.E., S.E.
Principal
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Jim Barham
Principal
Mr. Barham is a Principal of the firm. Jim has a diverse history of design experience that includes analysis and design of historic structural restorations/renovations, and multi-story structures framed with wood, steel, and concrete.
In addition to Jim’s regular design work, he also serves as Production Manager and Director of Engineering Software. Because Jim provides and maintains the appropriate tools available in engineering software and production staff, EMC is able to efficiently design complicated structures.
Recent Project Experience:
Hampton Inn Capitol View / Nashville, TN
A ten-story tower with 168 rooms and approximately 115,000 square feet. There is a rooftop bar, terrace, and pool.
Hilton at BNA / Nashville, TN
A 14-story hotel consisting of 292 rooms, including six luxury suites. Meeting and event spaces totaling 16,500 square feet, including an 8,000-square-foot grand ballroom/event space. A large, state-of-the-art fitness center on the 12th floor. A prominent glass SkyBar lounge and open-air SkyPool on the 14th floor (rooftop). A covered pedestrian bridge connecting the hotel, plaza, and garage to the terminal building.
Bunkhouse Hotel / Louisville, KY
A six-story hotel, approximately 72,000 square feet, constructed using precast concrete slabs supported by CMU walls. The sixth floor has an indoor/outdoor dining area. The open areas on the ground floor are framed with steel beams and columns.
Residence Inn Green Hills / Nashville, TN
A ten-story hotel (115 rooms/89,500 square feet) wrapping an eight-story parking deck (500 spaces/178,000 square feet) on two sides, retail space on the first floor, and office space with a terrace on the top floor. The structure is a post-tensioned, concrete beam and slab with concrete shear walls.
Hilton Hotel Green Hills / Nashville, TN
An 11-story tower with a partial basement below a 10-story hotel with 214 rooms/149,000 square feet. The hotel has a restaurant on the first floor, meeting rooms, a ballroom on the second floor, and terrace with a pool on the top floor. The structure is a two-way, post-tensioned slab structure. Transfer beams are utilized to create the open spaces needed for the ballroom and restaurant.
Hotel Indigo / Nashville, TN
Conversion of a 65,000-square-foot, 16-story office building and a 34,000-square-foot, five-story adjacent historic office building into hotel space.
Courtyard-Residence Inn Hotel / Kansas City, MS
Hotels of approximately 190,000 square feet. The construction is new, ten-story, post-tensioned concrete with concrete walls.
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown / Nashville, TN
A ten-story, 152,000-square-foot hotel tower, plus a three-story, 59,000-square-foot parking garage. The hotel structure is a two-way, post-tensioned flat plate system. The garage is a clear-span, post-tensioned girder and one-way slab. The project also included an elevated pool and terrace deck overlooking downtown Nashville.
Hilton Garden Inn / Brentwood, TN
A four-story, 77,000-square-foot hotel. The structure is a conventionally reinforced concrete slab supported by load-bearing masonry walls.
Hilton Garden Inn-Homewood Suites / Charlotte, SC
A seven-story, 171,000-square-foot hotel with an adjacent parking deck. The hotel is a two-way, post-tensioned slab structure. The parking deck is a precast concrete structure.
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Mark Savage,
P.E., S.E.
Principal
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Mark Savage
Principal
Mr. Savage is a Principal of the Firm. Mark’s background has provided significant experience in the design, detailing, and analysis of various types of buildings using a wide range of construction materials. This experience provides him with the ability to design projects using the latest in structural computer software along with practical experience in interpolating the results. His ability to combine the analysis results with practical applications results in safe and efficient structures.
Recent Project Experience:
BNA Airport Terminal Garage C and Airport Administration Building / Nashville, TN
The project is a six-story, concrete-framed parking garage with approximately 3,000 spaces supporting a steel-framed office building of approximately 64,000 square feet.
Hilton at BNA / Nashville, TN
A 14-story hotel consisting of 292 rooms, including six luxury suites. Meeting and event spaces totaling 16,500 square feet, including an 8,000-square-foot grand ballroom/event space. A large, state-of-the-art fitness center on the 12th floor. A prominent glass SkyBar lounge and open-air SkyPool on the 14th floor (rooftop). A covered pedestrian bridge connecting the hotel, plaza, and garage to the terminal building.
Vanderbilt University Residential Colleges / Nashville, TN
Design of new residential colleges for Vanderbilt University. The projects are separated into multiple phases and structures, including: E. Bronson Ingram College, Nicholas S. Zeppos, Rothschild, and Residential College C. The buildings are designed using conventional concrete slabs, post-tensioned beams, and structural steel roofs. Nicholas S. Zeppos Residential College includes a 22-story, 310-foot signature tower.
Virgin Hotel / Nashville, TN
A new, 14-story hotel with an additional two stories of underground parking. The structure consists of concrete shear walls and two-way, post-tensioned slabs.
Asurion Office Tower / Nashville, TN
A new, Class-A office tower of 1.3 million square feet with 1,900 parking spaces. The project consists of two office towers with nine stories above grade and six stories below. The development includes an elevated public/private courtyard and drop-off. A steel connector connecting the two towers is used at the fourth and sixth levels. The structure was framed with post-tensioned beams and one-way, post-tensioned slabs.
Peabody Plaza / Nashville, TN
A new, Class-A office tower of approximately 690,000 square feet with 1,100 parking spaces. The ten-story tower includes six levels of below-grade parking. The structure is framed using post-tensioned beams and a one-way, post-tensioned slab.
1201 Demonbreun Office Building / Nashville, TN
A new, 15-story, 285,000-square-foot, Class-A office tower with a 940-space parking garage. The project included a green roof entertainment deck overlooking the Gulch and downtown Nashville. The structural system consists of moment frames with post-tensioned beams and slabs.
Ovation East Office-Mars Petcare / Franklin, TN
The project includes the design of two new, Class-A office buildings and a 1,320-space parking garage. An elevated connector is located at each building. The buildings are framed with composite steel. The parking deck is constructed with precast concrete components.
Dream Hotel / Nashville, TN
A new, 12-story boutique hotel addition and renovation of the Utopia Hotel. Located in the historic core of Nashville, the 168-room hotel includes a restaurant, three bars, meeting spaces, and music venues. The structural design includes post-tensioned, two-way flat plates with concrete shear walls.
EMF Headquarters/ Franklin, TN
A 165,000-square-foot, six-story office building with an 1,100-seat performance theater. The office tower is concrete framed with post-tensioned girders and beams. The worship center is framed with composite steel bar joists bearing on precast wall panels.
Brentwood Police Department / Brentwood, TN
A new, two-story, steel building of approximately 56,000 square feet. This building accommodates the police departments, training, investigative labs, and operations as well as a 911 center. A public municipal courtroom (approximately 2,200 sf) is also located in the building.
James Lawson High School / Nashville, TN
A new, approximate 260,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art school with approximately 30,000 square feet of renovations. Serrated brick facades and terraced academic levels open to courtyards and outdoor terraces. The new school replaces Hillwood High School, a 68-year-old building.
MBA H. Frank Burkholder Wellness / Nashville, TN
A new, 200,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art athletic facility that features an approximate 1,400-seat multi-purpose event center, three-court fieldhouse, 40-yard indoor practice field, fitness facility, lounge, locker rooms, offices, and classrooms.
Ole Red Las Vegas / Las Vegas, NV
A new, four-story building with a covered rooftop, 27,000-square-foot, a restaurant, and a 686-seat live performance venue.
ECG Ridge Road / Tallahassee, FL
The project consists of a new, multifamily development. The development is surfaced parked, 250 units, and approximately 244,000 square feet. The buildings are three and four stories. The project includes four building types among six separate structures. One design was repeated three times.
Rockledge Flats / Nashville, TN
A new, wood-framed, four-story building of approximately 240,000 square feet.
Park at Hillside / Nashville, TN
A new, wood-framed, five-story apartment building (290 units) of approximately 300,000 square feet and a cast-in-place, post-tensioned, five-story parking garage (350 parking spaces) of approximately 105,000 square feet.
ODFL / Phoenix, AZ
A new, 103-door truck terminal of approximately 45,240 square feet, plus a one-story, 5,000-square-foot office. The dock was designed for a future 32-dock addition. The terminal construction is conventional steel-framed roof on load-bearing tilt-up wall panels.
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Ben Faris,
P.E.
Principal
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Ben Faris
Principal
Mr. Faris is a Principal of the firm. Ben’s background has provided significant experience in the design and analysis of structures, including: large healthcare, heavy industrial, office buildings, and mixed-use construction. His ability to combine the analysis results with practical applications results in safe and efficient structures.
Recent Project Experience:
Neuhoff / Nashville, TN
Adaptive re-use of an existing, six-story building. The 167,000-square-foot former meat processing plant renovation consists of a mixed-use property, including: offices, an expansive food hall, gym, and retail with an outdoor plaza.
Opryland-Soundwaves Water Park / Nashville, TN
This 215,000-square-foot water park consists of two components: an indoor facility with a 60,000- to 70,000-square-foot indoor glass atrium, and a four-acre outdoor water-park space, which includes water slides, food and beverage service, and a live entertainment area. Completed Fall 2018.
Westin Hotel / Nashville, TN
A new, 28-story, 430-room, 500,000-square-foot hotel with a large two-story ballroom on the first floor and a pool on the 27th floor. The structure consists of concrete shear walls and two-way, post-tensioned slab.
Dream Hotel / Nashville, TN
A new, 12-story boutique hotel addition and renovation of the Utopia Hotel. Located in the historic core of Nashville, the 168-room hotel includes a restaurant, three bars, meeting spaces, and music venues. The structural design included post-tensioned, two-way flat plates with concrete shear walls.
Virgin Hotel / Nashville, TN
A new, 14-story hotel with an additional two-story underground parking. The structure consists of concrete shear walls and two-way, post-tensioned slabs.
Asurion Office Tower / Nashville, TN
A new, Class-A office tower of 1.3 million square feet with 1,900 parking spaces. The project consists of two office towers with nine stories above grade and six stories below. The development includes an elevated public/private courtyard and drop-off. A steel connector connecting the two towers is use at the fourth and sixth levels. The structure was framed with post-tensioned beams and one-way, post-tensioned slabs.
Chartwell at Marathon – Union Station Brick / Nashville, TN
A 388-unit, multifamily project with 4,000 square feet of work/live flex space. A total developed area of 360,000 square feet.
Belmont Behavioral Health / Philadelphia, PA
A six-story, composite steel structure with concrete shear walls consisting of approximately 191,000 square feet.
Vanderbilt University Residential College / Nashville, TN
Design of new residential college for Vanderbilt University. The project is separated into multiple phases and structures, including: E. Bronson Ingram College, Residential Colleges A, B, and C. The buildings are designed using conventional concrete slabs, post-tensioned beams, and structural steel roofs. The architectural expression is collegiate gothic. Residential College A includes a 22-story, 310-foot signature tower.
1201 Demonbreun Office Building / Nashville, TN
A new, 15-story, 285,000-square-foot, Class-A office tower with a 940-space parking garage. The project included a green roof entertainment deck overlooking the Gulch and downtown Nashville. The structural system consists of moment frames with post-tensioned beams and slabs.
Ovation East Office-Mars Petcare / Franklin, TN
This project included the design of two new, Class-A office buildings and a 1,320-space parking garage. An elevated connector is located at each building. The buildings are framed with composite steel. The parking deck is constructed with precast concrete components.
Ascend Amphitheater / Nashville, TN
Multiple structures located in Downtown Nashville: A new outdoor amphitheater with 60’-tall braced frames and 100’ long-span joists and trusses and complex sloped roofs. Six site buildings with load-bearing CMU walls and joists. A 100’ x 30’ steel canopy for a VIP pavilion.
Clive Behavioral Health / Clive, IA
A new, 100-bed behavioral health hospital. The approximate 74,000-square-foot structure is steel framed with masonry shear walls. There is a three-story tower and a one-story rehabilitation/administration building.
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Richard Begin,
P.E., S.E.
Principal
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Richard Begin
Principal
Mr. Begin is a Principal of the firm. Richard’s background has provided significant experience in the design and analysis of buildings using a variety of structural materials and analysis. He utilizes his experience to design projects that are practical, efficient, and meet clients expectations.
Recent Project Experience:
Asurion Office Tower / Nashville, TN
A new, Class-A office tower of 1.3 million square feet with 1,900 parking spaces. The project consists of two office towers with nine stories above grade and six stories below. The development includes an elevated public/private courtyard and drop-off. A steel connector connecting the two towers is used at the fourth and sixth levels. The structure was framed with post-tensioned beams and one-way, post-tensioned slabs.
1030 Music Row / Nashville, TN
A new, five-story, 112,000-square-foot, Class-A office building on Music Row. The building structure consists of mass timber, structural steel with four below-grade concrete-framed parking levels.
One Music Circle South / Nashville, TN
A new, eight-level office building and parking structure. The project consists of five levels and 120,000 square feet of office space above grade. There are three levels of below-grade parking. The building is concrete framed with post-tensioned slabs and beams.
Bento Box / Nashville, TN
A new, five-story, 86,000-square-foot, mixed-use building with a combination of hotel and micro-apartment units. Retail space is located on the first level. The building is structural steel framed with exposed architectural steel elements. The project includes a rooftop terrace and an automated parking structure.
Tennessee State Library and Archives / Nashville, TN
A new, four-story, 165,000-square-foot library and archives building with climate-controlled storage and robotic retrieval system. The project also consists of office space, classrooms, meeting rooms, reading rooms, and one level of below-grade parking. The building structure is concrete framed with post-tensioned slabs and beams.
Tennessee State Museum / Nashville, TN
A new, two-story, 137,000-square-foot museum with open galleries, exhibit space, education space, and auditorium. The structure consists of composite steel floor system and braced frame lateral system.
Allston Office Building (Rachel Springs) / Franklin, TN
Two new office buildings: The first building is three stories with the first floor of this building being concrete with a structural steel frame above, Class-A, and approximately 74,5000 square feet. There is a partial rooftop area and a two-level garage below the main floor of the building. The second office building is a two-story, steel-framed, Class-A structure of approximately 26,500 square feet.
Smyrna Ready Mix Office Building / Smyrna, TN
A new, five-story corporate office building of approximately 85,000 square feet. The building showcases the client’s concrete material and design possibilities with slender columns, a monumental stair, and curved edges. The structure is framed with exposed concrete and post-tensioned floor slabs.
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Mark Buchanan,
P.E.
Founding Partner
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Mark Buchanan
Founding Partner
Mr. Buchanan is a Founding Partner of the Firm. From his broad based experience with design-build and investigative/forensic work, Mark is able to bring a keen sense of what is practical into his designs and investigations. Mark is experienced in producing documents that are highly constructible, and from this, he incorporates into design practical details for projects that both reduce cost and expedite construction once the documents reach the field.
Recent Project Experience:
Eighth Avenue Mixed-Use Building / Nashville, TN
A new, 75,000-square-foot, mixed-use building that includes a single-level, 40,000-square-foot parking deck.
Green Hills Lifestyle Center / Nashville, TN
A multi-use lifestyle center consisting of five buildings that include 162,000 square feet of retail space, 126,000 square feet of office space, and 200,000 square feet of parking. Buildings vary from one to six stories with the two parking structures consisting of two levels each.
Bellevue Plaza / Bellevue, TN
A new mall that replaced the older, outdated building. The new mall is a lifestyle center with multifamily housing, offices, entertainment, and retail with exterior entrances.
Hill Center at Nashville West / Nashville, TN
A new, two-story building consisting of office space on the upper level and retail space on the ground floor.
Fountains of Gateway / Murfreesboro, TN
Two new buildings that include a four-story, 100,000-square-foot office building as well as 11,000 square feet of retail space.
MTSU Student Union / Murfreesboro, TN
A new, three-story, 197,000-square-foot concrete structure designed to house a student grille, ballroom and meeting space, a bookstore, video theater, student government areas, and administrative offices serving 20,000 students. This building also has multiple exterior balconies and has been designed for future energy saving systems such as solar panels.
Freshman Commons at Vanderbilt / Nashville, TN
A new, freshman quadrangle that includes five dormitory buildings of six stories each, a four-story dining and commons building, and supporting powerhouse. Residential halls total 288,000 square feet, and the commons building total 116,000 square feet.
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Dan Borsos,
P.E.
President Emeritus
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Dan Borsos
President Emeritus
Mr. Borsos is a President Emeritus of the Firm. As our Chief Structural Engineer, Dan is responsible for the application of structural engineering fundamentals within the Firm. He combines theoretical concepts with practical applications to produce efficient and innovative designs. Some of his specialties include: seismic and high-wind design, renovation and re-purposing of existing and historic structures, and value engineering.
Recent Project Experience:
Vanderbilt University Student Recreation Center Expansion & Indoor Practice Facility / Nashville, TN
This project included an indoor, 100-yard football field, an indoor NCAA track complex, a new gym, and support spaces.
Ensworth High School Tennis Center / Nashville, TN
This project consisted of a 143,000-square-foot, four-level, post-tensioned, concrete structure with two levels of parking, six full-sized indoor tennis courts with a seating mezzanine, locker rooms and support spaces, along with a cantilevered outdoor seating mezzanine and press box for the adjacent soccer and track complex.
Ensworth High School Natatorium / Nashville, TN
Project included a new natatorium structure with an elevated Olympic-sized competition swimming pool and diving well, along with a smaller instructional pool. Locker rooms and support facilities for the football stadium were also included.
Meharry Medical College Turner Family Center / Nashville, TN
This building houses the registrar’s office, financial aid, student life, the Chaplin and chapel, a 600-seat grand ballroom, a lecture-style auditorium, a 50-seat executive board room, classrooms and meeting spaces, a 200-seat food court cafe, campus bookstore, space for conferences, meetings and educational seminars, and a visitors’ center. This is an echo-friendly, LEED-certified building.
Ten2 at Five Points / Nashville, TN
Restoration of a badly tornado-damaged building listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Work included: repairing a partially demolished heavy-timber truss roof, replacement of destroyed tower and cupola.
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Evan Huntington,
P.E.
Senior Structural Engineer
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Evan Huntington
Senior Structural Engineer
Mr. Huntington is a registered professional engineer in the State of Tennessee. Evan began his professional career as a CADD designer in the pre-engineered metal building industry. He later worked as a detailer and project coordinator in both steel and precast concrete industries while pursuing his degree in civil engineering.
Recent Project Experience:
Royal Canin Lines 1 & 2 / Lebanon, TN
This five-story, 10,000-square-foot addition to the Royal Canin manufacturing facility was a production line expansion within an existing concrete structure. A portion of the concrete double-tee roof was removed to accommodate a new concrete and steel structure. The new construction consisted of three elevated concrete slabs on concrete moment frames with an additional two levels of steel framing.
Rehabilitation Hospital of Forsyth County / Cumming, GA
This project is a single-story, 75,000-square-foot rehabilitation hospital with 50 in-patient rooms. The hospital consists of three separate wings – two of which were devoted patient wings and the other for administration. Each wing was constructed using steel braced frames and bar joists.
931 Jefferson Street / Nashville, TN
Metro Development and Housing Authority’s 931 Jefferson Street is a 54-unit apartment complex. It is a three-story wood structure on a concrete podium parking garage. The lowest level consists of steel frames supporting hollow core planks. Three upper levels consist of conventional wood framing.
Monte Vista Replacement School / Phoenix, AZ
This project consisted of four stand-alone, single-story school buildings totaling 72,600 square feet. The construction type was metal bar joist on masonry shear walls.
Silver Spring Library / Silver Springs, MD
Performed duties of delegated designer for the stair and handrail manufacturer for this project. The project consisted of four separate multi-floor, ornamental stairs with guards and landing surfaces. One of the four stairs was a two-story stair, approximately 70 feet long, following a 62-foot radius with multiple landings suspended from the third-floor framing.
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John (Jack) Albritton, P.E.
Structural Engineer
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John (Jack) Albritton
Structural Engineer
Mr. Albritton is a registered professional engineer in the State of Tennessee. Jack is a graduate from the University of Alabama with focuses in structural steel building design, Revit drafting, prefabrication research, and business administration. Jack has experience in structural design for office, retail, parking, and educational facilities. He utilizes his experience to design projects that are practical, efficient, and meet client’s expectations.
Recent Project Experience:
EMF Headquarters / Franklin, TN
A 165,000-square-foot, six-story office building with an 1,100-seat performance theater. The office tower is concrete framed with post-tensioned girders and beams. The worship center is framed with composite steel bar joists bearing on precast wall panels. The residential college is a 20-story structure.
BNA Garage B / Nashville, TN
A new, five-story, cast-in-place construction with vehicular access across other garages. Approximately 1,800 parking spaces. The top level serves as an amenity deck for the Hilton Hotel.
Hillside Flats / Nashville, TN
A four-story, 410,000-square-foot, wood-framed multifamily development wrapping around a five-story parking garage. The multifamily space includes 290 units, and the parking garage holds 350 vehicles.
Rock Block Flats – Elliston Place / Nashville, TN
A 90-apartment-unit building with 86,000 square feet of five-story, Type IIIA construction supported by a Type 1A, post-tensioned, two-way flat podium over a two-story, 70-vehicle underground garage.
Millington Multifamily / Nashville, TN
Five 80-unit buildings of 110,000 square feet consisting of a two-story, Type VA construction in a high seismic region.
Chestnut Mill Multifamily / Nashville, TN
Three buildings of 3/4-split story, 210 units totaling 240,000 square feet.
Austin Homes Redevelopment Phase 1B / Knoxville, TN
A 168,000-square-foot development comprised of two, 3/4-story split buildings. The project totals 134 units of wood-framed construction.
Austin Homes Redevelopment Phase 3 / Knoxville, TN
A new, six-building development comprised of two, three- and four-story wood apartments. This project totals 170 units among 205,000 square feet.
Clarksville Pike Multifamily Development / Nashville, TN
This five-story development includes 250 multifamily units wrapping a parking garage. The building totals 310,000 square feet of wood-framed construction among eight levels in addition to a 375-vehicle, below-grade, Type IIA parking garage.
Dry Creek Multifamily Development / Harvest, AL
Five buildings, three-story wood construction, 177 units, and 220,000 square feet.
Ridge Road Multifamily Development / Tallahassee, FL
Seven buildings of three-story wood construction, 250 units, and 251,000 square feet.
McCrory Lane Multifamily Development / Nashville, TN
Six buildings of 3/4-split story construction, 260 units, and 300,000 square feet.
Pietown Condominiums / Nashville, TN
A 78-unit building, 130,000-square-foot, Type IIIA, five-stories plus a mezzanine, mixed-use, wood construction over a two-story, Type IA, 65,000-square-foot concrete garage.
AMEC Publishing House / Nashville, TN
A three-story, 30,000-square-foot publishing house with office and retail space constructed with structural steel and bar joists.
Lindsey’s Corner / Nashville, TN
A two-level, 300-car, post-tensioned concrete parking garage with a four-story medical office building and a three-story retail building above the garage. Buildings above are constructed using post-tensioned girders with post-tensioned junior beams. This floor construction creates vast flexibility for future tenants who may need to reconfigure mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure.
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Miroslava Gilbert,
E.I.T.
Engineer-in-Training
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Miroslava Gilbert
Engineer-in-Training
Ms. Gilbert’s background has provided significant experience in the design and analysis of structures including healthcare, heavy industrial, office buildings, and mixed-use constructions. Miroslava specializes in the use of numerous 3-D modeling analysis and design software.
Recent Project Experience:
BNA Airport Hotel / Nashville, TN
The project is a six-story, concrete-framed parking garage with approximately 3,000 spaces supporting a steel-framed office building of approximately 64,000 square feet.
Vanderbilt University Residential College / Nashville, TN
Design of a new residential college. The project is multiple phases and structures, including: E. Bronson Ingram College, Residential Colleges A, B, and C. The buildings are designed using conventional concrete slabs, post-tensioned beams, and structural steel roofs. Residential College A is a 22-story, 31-foot signature tower.
Opryland Soundwaves Water Park / Nashville, TN
This 215,000-square-foot water park consists of two components: an indoor facility with a 60,000- to 70,000-square-foot indoor glass atrium, and a four-acre outdoor water park space, which includes water slides, food and beverage service, and a live entertainment area.
Dream Hotel / Nashville, TN
A new, 12-story boutique hotel addition and renovation of the Utopia Hotel. Located in the historic core of Nashville, the 168-room hotel includes a restaurant, three bars, meeting spaces, and music venues. The structural design included post-tensioned, two-way-flat plates with concrete shear walls.
EMF Headquarters / Franklin, TN
A 165,000-square-foot, six-story office building with a 1,100-seat performance theater. The office tower is concrete framed with post-tensioned girders and beams. The worship center is framed with composite steel bar joists bearing on precast wall panels.
The Gupton / Nashville, TN
A new, concrete-framed, 11-story building of approximately 512,000 square feet, which includes a seven-story residential structure (304 units and 325,000 square feet) atop a garage (four levels, 410 parking spaces, and 160,000 square feet), a courtyard and swimming pool above the garage, and approximately 27,000 square feet of amenity space.
209 Broadway / Nashville, TN
A new, four-level building of approximately 32,000 square feet. Steel framed with CLT wood decking. Level one is conventional composite steel framing.
Mercury Courts / Nashville, TN
A new, five-story building of approximately 145,741 square feet. Four stories of wood construction over a concrete podium slab.
Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club / Franklin, TN
A major renovation (wood framed with slab-on-grade) to an existing, wood-framed, two-story, 4,000-square-foot facility and a connecting addition of approximately 8,000 square feet.
Pie Town Condos / Nashville, TN
A new structure consisting of two levels of parking with five stories of wood framing above, condos totaling 138,000 square feet, shell spaces totaling 7,000 square feet, 47,000 square feet of parking, and an amenity deck.
HCA Freestanding Emergency Departments / Multiple Locations in Florida
New, single-story structure of approximately 10,800 square feet. This structure is steel framed with precast concrete walls.
Residence Inn Green Hills / Nashville, TN
A ten-story hotel (115 rooms/89,500 square feet) wrapping an eight-story parking deck (500 spaces/178,000 square feet) on two sides. There is retail space on the first floor and office space with a terrace on the top floor. The structure is a post-tensioned, concrete beam and slab with shear walls.
Hilton Hotel Green Hills / Nashville, TN
An 11-story tower with a partial basement below a 10-story hotel with 214 rooms/149,000 square feet. The hotel has a restaurant on the first floor, meeting rooms, a ballroom on the second floor, and terrace with a pool on the top floor. The structure is a two-way, post-tensioned slab structure. Transfer beams are utilized to create the open spaces needed for the ballroom and restaurant.
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Russell Hollman,
E.I.
Engineer Intern
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Russell Hollman
Engineer Intern
Mr. Hollman is a registered engineer intern the State of Tennessee. Russell graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville with a focus in structural engineering. Russell’s background includes analysis and design of buildings, particularly in high-wind regions.
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Paige Higgins,
E.I.
Engineer Intern
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Paige Higgins
Engineer Intern
Ms. Higgins a registered engineer intern in the State of Tennessee. Paige recently graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville with a concentration in structural engineering. Ms. Higgins’ background includes analysis and design of structural steel and reinforced concrete.
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Daniel (Brad) Brownfield, E.I.
Engineer Intern
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Daniel (Brad) Brownfield
Engineer Intern
Mr. Brownfield is a registered engineer intern in the State of Tennessee. Brad graduated from the United States Military Academy and holds a graduate degree in structural engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining EMC, Brad served in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Officer and led soldiers through deployments to Afghanistan and Korea. Brad’s engineering background focuses on the design of high rise structures.
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