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BWE, Inc. Since 1971, BWE has provided Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Land Surveying.

10/16/2026

With today’s high expected to reach 90°, we’ve got pools on our minds!

Replacing Mar Vista High School’s original 1965 pool, this stunning new aquatic center is now the largest high school pool in Southern California. Designed for competitive swimming, diving, water polo, and community recreation, the expanded facility is making waves on and off campus, even earning a feature in Athletic Business's 2025 Aquatic Design Portfolio!

BWE provided civil engineering and land surveying services, including grading, utilities, drainage, stormwater management, and ADA parking improvements to integrate the facility into the existing campus.

We’re proud to have teamed up with Delawie, Rudolph and Sletten, Inc., and the entire project team to help make a splash for Sweetwater Union High School District

10/06/2026

Seven years of careful coordination, preservation, and engineering have helped give one of San Diego’s most recognizable civic landmarks a new chapter.

The 315,000 SF County Administration Center renovation modernized the historic 1938 building while preserving the architecture and materials that have defined it for nearly 90 years. The project also incorporated a voluntary seismic retrofit, going beyond code requirements to improve resilience while minimizing impacts to significant historic features.
BWE provided structural engineering, civil engineering, and land surveying services, including 3-D laser scanning, seismic evaluation, and retrofit design.

With recent recognition from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, AIA San Diego, ENR, the City of San Diego, and SOHO, it is especially rewarding to see this project celebrated locally and nationally.

We are grateful to have worked alongside the County of San Diego - Government, SILLMAN, Turner Construction Company, and the broader project team throughout this long and meaningful effort.

This month, BWE is celebrating 55 years!Since 1971, our team has helped shape the communities where people live, work, l...
09/15/2026

This month, BWE is celebrating 55 years!

Since 1971, our team has helped shape the communities where people live, work, learn, and gather throughout San Diego and beyond.

As we celebrate this milestone, we’re looking back on how far we’ve come and ahead to what’s next. While a lot has changed over the past five decades, our commitment to our clients, our work, and the relationships we’ve built along the way remains the same.

Thank you to our employees, clients, and partners who have been part of our story over the years. We are grateful to celebrate 55 years together!

We are grateful to join Schmidt Design Group as a Vision Sponsor for Community Housing Works' DreamBuilder Gala and supp...
09/10/2026

We are grateful to join Schmidt Design Group as a Vision Sponsor for Community Housing Works' DreamBuilder Gala and support CHW’s continued work throughout the San Diego region.

This year’s event is especially meaningful for us following the recent grand opening of Jacaranda on 9th, CHW’s newest affordable housing community in San Diego. BWE had the privilege of providing structural engineering services for the project, and we value the opportunity to continue supporting CHW’s efforts to connect individuals and families with quality housing and valuable community resources.

We hope to see you for an evening that will help further CHW’s impact across our local communities.

08/27/2026

The Chi-Huey Wong Laboratories for Biomedical Research adds 83,000 SF of research space to the Scripps Research campus, with an open floorplan designed to encourage collaboration and an angled design shaped by the site’s geometry. The project also includes a six-level, 213,000 SF post-tensioned concrete parking structure with 705 spaces.

BWE provided structural engineering for the two-story laboratory building with a partial basement and parking structure, as well as structural improvements to an existing research building, retaining and site walls, and other campus improvements.

With a façade of concrete, wood-grain aluminum, and structural glazing, the new facility brings together thoughtful design and functional research space. The building achieved LEED Gold certification, exceeding its original goal of LEED Silver, and is currently nominated for an SDAF Orchid through the Orchids & Onions program.

We’re grateful to have contributed to this project alongside DGA and the broader project team.

A little time outside the office was right up our alley. 🎳Our team got together for an afternoon of bowling, good food, ...
08/20/2026

A little time outside the office was right up our alley. 🎳

Our team got together for an afternoon of bowling, good food, and plenty of laughs. It was a great way to catch up, spend some time together, and enjoy a little friendly competition.

Thanks to everyone who came out!

Today we're celebrating two milestones at BWE: Amber Huls marks 10 years with the firm, and Kristen Marlow celebrates 6 ...
08/13/2026

Today we're celebrating two milestones at BWE: Amber Huls marks 10 years with the firm, and Kristen Marlow celebrates 6 years and becoming a fully vested employee-owner.

As our Structural BIM Manager, Amber works closely with project managers and principals across the firm to keep projects accurate and moving from design through as-builts. Ten years of dedication to our people, projects, and community, and consistently represents what BWE strives to be.

Kristen joined in 2020 and supports our civil and survey teams as a highly skilled executive assistant, while also lending a steady hand to our forensic and expert witness cases, some of BWE's most detail-intensive work. Becoming an employee-owner is a well-deserved milestone for Kristen.

Congratulations and thank you, Amber and Kristen. You make us proud.

08/06/2026

Keeping a hospital fully operational while transforming its campus takes careful planning, thoughtful coordination, and design innovation that works behind the scenes.

BWE is providing civil engineering and land surveying services for the comprehensive modernization of Sharp HealthCare's Memorial campus, a multi-phase program totaling 560,000 SF. The program includes rerouted site utilities, a new central energy plant, seismic upgrades to the oldest buildings on campus, a new front entry, demolition of two 8-level patient towers, a 6-level addition to Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, and a new bridge connection to neighboring Rady Children's Hospital.

One recently completed phase included the design of an underground Permavoid system capable of storing more than 82,000 gallons of stormwater beneath an existing parking lot. The system captures runoff from both minor and major storm events, helping reduce flooding, erosion, and pollutants before they reach downstream waterways. By pairing systems like Permavoid with other stormwater BMPs, we are able to help keep San Diego resilient through everyday rainstorms and the hundred year storms that put this infrastructure to the test.

We're hiring! We are excited to be welcoming new talent to our outstanding team. With open positions in Structural Engin...
06/10/2026

We're hiring!

We are excited to be welcoming new talent to our outstanding team. With open positions in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Land Surveying, we are looking for driven professionals who are ready to grow with us.

Visit our careers page for more information on available opportunities: https://bwesd.com/careers/

Some of the best nature centers don't just sit in nature. They're designed around it.As summer kicks off and hiking plan...
06/04/2026

Some of the best nature centers don't just sit in nature. They're designed around it.

As summer kicks off and hiking plans take shape, we're remembering the Santa Ysabel Nature Center, a facility born from a shared commitment across the entire project team to let the land lead. San Diego County's first rural nature center, the 6,000 SF single-story facility was sited and structured around ancient Engelmann oaks and natural features already defining the landscape. The outcome is a LEED Gold, Zero-Net Energy building that feels woven into its surroundings.

Structural highlights included:

- Light-frame timber construction, minimizing building mass and material impact on the surrounding environment
- Prefabricated roof trusses spanning large, column-free interior spaces supporting flexible exhibits and assembly spaces
- Foundation placement coordinated around tree protection zones, keeping structural elements clear of the root systems of mature, protected oak trees
- An interpretive exhibit space, a conference room, and an outdoor amphitheater carved into the natural grade

We’re remembering what's possible when sustainability and preservation are at the foundation of a project, and happy to see even more of this happening six years later.

County of San Diego - Government
SILLMAN
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9449 Balboa Avenue, Suite 270
San Diego, CA
92123

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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(619) 299-5550

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