CSDA staff recently facilitated a successful mentorship event for ACE’s Architecture Day. The event, held at CSDA’s San Francisco office, included an overview of the architecture profession, client/consultant relationship communication, and a workshop for students to apply their knowledge to a real case study. Through the workshop, students were able to gain hands-on experience and
Anat Grant recently joined CSDA’s Los Angeles office as director of acoustics. Anat is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and a LEED Accredited Professional. With over 12 years of worldwide experience, Anat has provided acoustical consulting, noise and vibration control and computer simulation services for a wide range of project types that
The 22nd annual California Charter School Association (CCSA) conference will be held in Sacramento on March 16-19, 2015. This year’s conference theme is “One Movement Many Voices.” Mike Schöen, Sr. Associate of CSDA Design Group, will be leading a presentation on how the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center has made a positive impact on the
The 49th annual Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) conference was held in San Francisco on February 9-11, 2015. This year’s conference theme was “From the Creative to the Practical: Exploring Ways for International Schools to Be the Safest, Most Dynamic Learning Communities.” Randy DeVoto, Principal of CSDA Design Group, was a panelist along
Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season, from the CSDA team. For 2014, we are proud to donate to the following organizations: Kentfield Invests in Kids Kentfield, CA Para Los Ninos Los Angeles, CA Voices for Children San Diego, CA
Due to growing concerns regarding the earthquake risk and San Francisco’s private schools, City supervisors recently approved a law requiring seismic evaluations of all private schools in the City and County of San Francisco. This law is the first of its kind in California. It will require approximately 120 private schools to complete seismic evaluations
Randy Waldeck, PE, Principal Acoustician of CSDA Design Group, will lead a presentation describing our work on the current Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) at the upcoming Airport Noise Mitigation Symposium (ANMS). Through this study for the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, CSDA is evaluating methods for determining interior noise levels used in airport sound
Please join us in congratulating CSDA’s recently promoted staff members: Zachary Goodman, Senior Associate: Zak Goodman, AIA, LEED AP, joined CSDA in 2013 as an Associate. For more than 25 years, he has been a Project Architect for numerous K-12 schools and several
CSDA is proud to be a champagne-level sponsor for the Real Estate & Construction Networking (RECON) Bay Area Chapter. RECON is a networking and professional organization for members of the commercial real estate and construction industries. Randy Waldeck, CSDA Principal, sits on the board and is involved in programming, planning and promoting the many benefits
Antonio (Tommy) Tan III, PE, has joined CSDA Design Group as an acoustician in the San Francisco office. Tommy will be supporting CSDA’s growing acoustical consulting group on various noise mitigation and design projects throughout California. He is a licensed mechanical engineer with more than six years of professional experience. Prior to joining CSDA, Tommy
