After over three years in development by a team of over 200 people representing diverse expertise and contributions, the final ASTM E3429-24: Standard Guide for Property Resilience Assessments (PRA) was published recently and has been gaining important traction in its implementation the past couple of months. This critical guide provides a standardized process to inform decisio...

Marx Okubo is honored and excited to be attending and presenting at the upcoming annual International Association of Museum Facility Administrators (IAMFA) Conference, held in New York City on October 13-17, 2024. Our panelists will be discussing how to prioritize museum facility capital expenditures and how to create strategies for building system replacements and extending th...

Marx Okubo is looking forward to this year's GAPPA (Georgia Association of Physical Plant Administrators) event at the Jekyll Island Convention Center this weekend in Jekyll, GA on May 25 - May 29, 2024, where Mark J. Hulme, AIA, CASp, APAC-BE, LEED AP BD+C, Assistant Vice President, will be giving a presentation titled "ADA Compliance Strategies, Lessons Learned." Ensuring ADA...

At Marx Okubo, we have an ongoing commitment to making organizational changes to continue to evolve, stay agile to meet changing market needs, and bolster our teams. To get there, we are committed fostering a workplace that not only rewards hard work, but also provides a supportive environment for professional development and personal growth. In that spirit, Marx Okubo is excit...

With the season of giving in full swing, recently the Southeast Region coordinated and participated in efforts to give back to the community in its important "Day of Giving." Through Marx Okubo's supportive volunteer program, The MO Effect, our employees can choose to take time off to volunteer in activities that enhance and serve the communities in which we live and work. The...

At BoxWorks, Box's annual conference on October 11 in San Francisco, Marx Okubo will help present a showcase on how we have participated in the development of Box's new product, Hubs. Matt Hoey, Assistant Vice President of Technology, will be representing Marx Okubo as a presenter at this event. One of the most important aspects of developing innovative, new products like Box H...

Marx Okubo is pleased to announce we recently received the 2022 PSMJ Circle of Excellence award. PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence is designed to recognize AEC firms that are most successfully managed, based on 13 key performance metrics that demonstrate outstanding achievements in profitability, staff growth, cash flow, productivity, business development, overhead manageme...

We are proud to share that Carlina Chung, Project Coordinator at Marx Okubo, will be presenting next week at the Earth USA 2022 11th International Conference on Architecture & Construction with Earthen Materials — Friday, September 23 to Sunday, September 25, 2022 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In association with University of San Francisco, Carlina will present Friday afternoon on...

Together with Mark Lawson, P3 Portfolio Director, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia, Marx Okubo’s Joseph Milam, PE, CIAQP, CEM, LEED AP, AVP and Director of Mechanical Engineering, presented "Real World Application of APPA Standards" at the annual GAPPA conference May 28 through June 1 in Jekyll Island, Georgia. They discussed the APPA standards, how Marx Okubo use...

Marx Okubo is pleased to be directly involved with One River North, a new, biophilic-designed residential building in Denver’s vibrant River North neighborhood. Inspired by the Rocky Mountains, Ma Yansong of MAD Architects is aiming to bring the natural landscape of the Colorado canyons into this part of the city. Our team is consulting on elements of construction to ensure the...

During the Miami 2022 Earthquake Expo February 7-8, Jason Coray, Marx Okubo's Director of Structural Engineering, will present "Seismic Risk Assessment Methods and Management Techniques for Buildings." The presentation will cover common methods and standards regarding site-related hazards, risk assessment, remediation strategies, and risk management techniques for building owne...

Marx Okubo recently participated in a celebratory groundbreaking for a 125-unit affordable housing complex located in the City of Hayward, California. Depot Community Apartments is a permanent supportive-housing community, and one of the city’s first new all-electric developments developed by Allied Housing, the development arm of Abode Services. Abode is one of the largest hom...

Last week, Sarah Strauch, ADAC, LEED GA from Marx Okubo presented “ADA Accessibility and Lessons Learned" at the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Denver chapter meeting. As Senior Associate and Director of Accessibility at Marx Okubo, Sarah contributes her meticulous surveying skills and in-depth knowledge of the ADA, FHA and state and local code requirements to pr...

Marx Okubo was the proud sponsor the recent Integrative Studio competition at Kennesaw State University. Our own architect Arie Bettsack, Senior Associate, joined jurors from an award-winning architecture firm and the City of Atlanta’s Department of City Planning to evaluate finalists from a compelling field of student design projects. The KSU architecture department’s competit...

The sale of PG&E’s headquarters in San Francisco will likely be one of the most significant real estate investments this year. These historic buildings take up the entire city block, and the historic edifice facing Market Street is a well-known cultural landmark. Marx Okubo, in conjunction with our consultants Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger Inc., VDA Consulting, and SCS Engi...

Join us in celebrating Women in Construction Week March 7-13, 2021! Hosted annually by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), this an opportunity for Marx Okubo to honor women in construction (WIC) in our regional offices and communities. Did you know women working in construction count for approximately 1.5% of the U.S. workforce? While women in the U.S. ea...