Huntington Design Associates

Huntington & Associates was founded by Bert G. Huntington in 1949 as structural engineering consultants for Bay Area industry and architects. His background in steel fabrication and contracting provided the basis for the firm's longstanding reputation for buildable and economical designs.

Huntington Design Associates has a 70 year record of superior structural engineering services for Bay Area owners, architects, and public agencies on a wide range of building structures. Our work includes office and public buildings, condominium and apartment developments, retail and institutional applications, and industrial facilities.

The skins of modern buildings typically move independently of the building structure under thermal strains and wind or earthquake induced movement. Our work with specialty fascia contractors includes concrete panels for high rise buildings, as well as aluminum curtain wall and storefront systems, and fascia employing stone and stainless steel. Our guidelines for glass-fiber reinforced concrete fascia were published in Architectural Technology.

The popular conception of structural engineering centers on the design of building structures - work that is done in collaboration with architects and other engineering specialists. In addition to building structures and tensioned fabric structures, Huntington Design Associates has developed expertise in non-building structures and in specialized building componentry. This work requires expertise not only in structural analysis and design, but also in specialized materials and other non-structural technologies.