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Client Value with SE2050

Hope Furrer Associates joined the SE2050 program in October of 2022 and has recently received the official 2025 Signatory Badge.  SE2050 is the industry effort to reduce carbon emissions, geared... read more →
  • May 13, 2025
  • Technical

Engineering Design and Innovation Building Article in Structure Magazine

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
  • April 17, 2025
  • Announcements

Penn State Guest Lectures

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 →
  • April 1, 2025
  • Community

4MLK Ribbon Cutting

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 →
  • January 24, 2025
  • Community

HFA Celebrates the Season at Annual Holiday Luncheon

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 →
  • December 13, 2024
  • Announcements

Crystal Steel Tour

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 →
  • October 3, 2024
  • Technical

Latest Video Highlighting Penn State Engineering, Design and Innovation Building

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 →
  • September 16, 2024
  • Announcements

Back to Class

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 →
  • August 19, 2024
  • Announcements

Outlaw Derby

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 →
  • August 5, 2024
  • Community

CFG Bank Arena Recognized by Building Congress & Exchange

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 →
  • December 15, 2023
  • Announcements

4MLK Celebrates Topping Out

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 →
  • December 13, 2023
  • Announcements

Tour of Chantiers Chibougamau

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 →
  • October 11, 2023
  • Technical

International Mass Timber Conference, March 27-29 2023

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 →
  • March 30, 2023
  • Technical

HFA Joins SE2050

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 →
  • October 21, 2022
  • Community

SEA-MW Next Step Presentation

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 →
  • October 13, 2022
  • Community

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing – Article in Retrofit Magazine

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 →
  • July 11, 2022
  • Technical

Sustainability Symposium

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 →
  • May 6, 2022
  • Technical

Woodworks Interview

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 →
  • May 3, 2022
  • Technical

Penn State Thesis Jury

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 →
  • April 25, 2022
  • Community, Technical

Structures Congress IN PERSON!!

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 →
  • April 23, 2022
  • Technical

Rockbridge Academy Site Tour

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 →
  • March 10, 2022
  • Community, In the Field

HFA Holiday Luncheon

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 →
  • December 3, 2021
  • Announcements

Carol Diane Eustis Center for Health Professions Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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 →
  • October 29, 2021
  • Announcements

Penn State Celebrates Topping Out and Completion of Strong Wall

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 →
  • October 20, 2021
  • Announcements, In the Field

SEI’s Local Activities Division Gets a New Chair

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 →
  • October 1, 2021
  • Announcements

Port Covington’s Rye Street Market Topped Out

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 →
  • September 17, 2021
  • Announcements, In the Field

Modern Steel Construction Article on Iribe Center

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 →
  • June 24, 2020
  • Announcements

HFA Sponsors Wood Bridge Challenge 2020

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 →
  • January 27, 2020
  • Community

101 York Road Celebrates Topping Out

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 →
  • January 10, 2020
  • In the Field

Interns head back to class

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 →
  • November 25, 2019
  • Announcements

Otto’s Golf Fest 2019

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 →
  • November 25, 2019
  • Community

Hope Furrer Honored by Penn State Engineering Alumni Society

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 →
  • January 4, 2019
  • Announcements, Community

OTTO’S GOLF FEST 2018

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 →
  • October 15, 2018
  • Community

CANSTRUCTION 2018

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 →
  • April 16, 2018
  • Community

HFA Delegate Represents Structural Engineering Institute at ASCE 2018 MRLC Conference

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 →
  • February 10, 2018
  • Technical

SEI-Fellow Recognition for Nicole Baer

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 →
  • January 31, 2018
  • Announcements

HFA Receives AIA Baltimore Consultant of the Year award

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 →
  • December 7, 2017
  • Announcements

HFA Welcomes Stephen Hirlinger

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 →
  • December 5, 2017
  • Announcements

310 Innovation Boulevard Panel Tilt-up Breakfast

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 →
  • September 8, 2017
  • In the Field

ASCE Younger Member Leadership Symposium

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 →
  • August 6, 2017
  • Technical
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