The March edition of Structure Magazine featured an article on Penn State's Engineering Design and Innovation Building by Amy and Tom. Check out the article and issue here
The AE 222 course at Penn State is one of the first opportunities that students get to learn about how buildings are put together from construction documents. It also introduces... read more →
Representatives from Hope Furrer Associates attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the newest addition to the University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark, 4MLK. Sitting as a gateway to the UMB BioPark,... read more →
Each year, the HFA Towson and State College offices come together for a special holiday luncheon, offering a chance to reconnect, reflect, and celebrate the season. This annual gathering is... read more →
The HFA Towson office visited Crystal Steel Fabricators Federalsburg Maryland plant as part of an early Steel Day event. This event was held jointly with the American Institute of Steel... read more →
Check out the latest video from the College of Engineering highlighting the Engineering, Design and Innovation Building on the Penn State, University Park campus. HFA was proud to be the... read more →
The HFA State College office celebrated a successful summer internship for Darby Miller with lunch at the Federal Taphouse. Darby spent a portion of her summer working on the 3D... read more →
HFA was pleased to support Cub Scout Pack 306 of Catonsville Maryland by sponsoring a car. We not only sponsored the car, but Melissa’s husband Phillip also designed and built... read more →
Hope Furrer Associates is pleased to share that the CFG Bank Arena Redevelopment was named the 2023 Overall Building Award winner in the Renovations Over $10 Million category by Building Congress... read more →
On Friday December 1, Hope Furrer Associates joined contractors Whiting-Turner and developers Wexford Science + Technology to celebrate the topping out for 4MLK at the University of Maryland Baltimore BioPark. ... read more →
Melissa and Chris were invited to visit Nordic Structures’ sawmill and manufacturing facilities, Chantiers Chibougamau, in Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada. Nordic (Structures) is the mass timber design assist for Eric and... read more →
Chris Gerding and Melissa Harmon were thrilled to travel to Portland Oregon for the 2023 International Mass Timber Conference, produced by Forest Business Network and WoodWorks. HFA has been working... read more →
Hope Furrer Associates is pleased to announce that we have joined the SE2050 program initiated by the Structural Engineering Institute! This is a grassroots effort that is taking hold in... read more →
Tom was honored to be selected as a presenter at the Structural Engineers Association of Metro Washington event, Next Step 2022. The event was a forum for future structural engineers... read more →
Click link below to read the article in Retrofit Magazine showcasing the JHU School of Nursing project. The new 42,000 square foot expansion along with the renovation of the existing... read more →
The environmental impacts of buildings are significant and as designers, we have an important role to play in sustainable development. The concepts and technology to advance sustainability goals continue to... read more →
Recently, Amy joined Workworks' Ricky McLain for an episode of Timber Talk Tuesday to discuss Mass Timber + Structural Steel Hybrid construction. Their talk touched on several issues and design... read more →
HFA was the proud sponsor of the 2nd Place Thesis award again in 2022. Congratulations to Dan Scalese on taking the award! HFA also sent a representative, Tom Barabas, to... read more →
Nicole Baer of Hope Furrer Associates finally attended Structures Congress 2022 in person in Atlanta, GA! This is especially good news for Nicole because she is a member of the... read more →
Tyler Graybill and Nicole Baer, along with their construction team at Whiting Turner, had a fun opportunity to share their reasons for becoming structural engineers with high school students at... read more →
The covid pandemic has brought its challenges but the HFA team persevered. The Towson office and the State College office met in Harrisburg for our annual holiday lunch. This was... read more →
In July of 2019, the construction team topped off the steel structure for CCBC’s new health building. In October of 2020, the campus was happy to officially open the building... read more →
Whiting Turner held a Topping Out Celebration on October 6 to mark the end of major steel operations for West 2, Penn State College of Engineering’s newest facility for the... read more →
One year ago, Nicole Baer took the reigns as the chairperson for the Structural Engineering Institute’s Local Activities Division Executive Committee. This was a distinguished position on a committee that... read more →
On a humid and rainy day, Tyler Graybill and Nicole Baer visited their latest project, the Rye Street Market, in the Port Covington area of Baltimore City. The project consists... read more →
The April edition of Modern Steel Construction featured an article on the recently completed Iribe Center for Computer Sciences and Engineering by Tom and Amy Barabas of HFA. Check out... read more →
With the new year comes new challenges, such as this year’s annual Wood Bridge Challenge for high school students. The competition held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry was postponed... read more →
Just one year ago, the mixed-use residential complex known as “101 York Road” was not much more than a hole in the ground. Today, Kinsley Construction welcomed Mosely Architects, Hope... read more →
HFA celebrated interns Josh Antolick and David Gawryla with a farewell lunch. Josh and David were able to get experience on several HFA projects and several structural systems over the... read more →
HFA was once again a proud sponsor of the Otto's Golf Fundraiser. The event raises money to support Clearwater Conservancy's mission to conserve our natural habitats, protect our water resources... read more →
On October 1, 2018, the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society held its annual Service Awards ceremony in the Hintz Family Alumni Center. Dean Justin Schwartz presented Hope Furrer with the... read more →
Again this year, Hope Furrer Associates was a proud sponsor of the Otto's Golf Fundraiser. The event raises money to support Clearwater Conservancy's mission to conserve our natural habitats, protect... read more →
For the second consecutive year, HFA and Clayco partnered up to design and build a structure completely out of canned goods. This year the teams took on the design with... read more →
Stephanie Slocum was honored to be the Central PA Section Structural Engineering Institute representative to the 2018 ASCE Multi-region leadership conference on February 9 and 10 in Buffalo, NY. The... read more →
The SEI Fellow Review Committee has approved Nicole Baer, P.E.’s application to become an SEI Fellow! She will be recognized for this distinction at the 2018 Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)... read more →
HFA was a proud recipient of the 2017 AIA Baltimore Consultant of the Year award. The award was presented by AIA chapter president, Sharon Day, AIA, and recognizes the firm's... read more →
Hope Furrer Associates would like to welcome Stephen Hirlinger to our State College office. Steve is a 2013 graduate of the Penn State Architectural Engineering program and has been working... read more →
Hope Furrer Associates had the privilege to attend a breakfast hosted by contractor Clayco to witness the first wall panels of the 310 Innovation Boulevard project being lifted from their... read more →
This August, Mark Bland attended the ASCE Younger Member Leadership Symposium. 49 engineers from all over the country gathered in Reston, Virginia to network, discuss growing issues in the industry... read more →
June 9, 2017 was a beautiful day in State College, PA for the ground breaking ceremony of 310 Innovation Boulevard at Penn State University’s Innovation Park. A first for Penn... read more →
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