UBC Seismic
2329 West Mall V6T1Z4 Vancouver, BC, Canada

REMINDER Application deadline is in 2 days. Submit your application by end of the day on Friday, April 24! https://forms.gle/boZLpMiZut9wUzqK7

Our application for the UBC Seismic 2021 season is now open! Currently, we are mainly recruiting for Design and Analysis team members to hop on board during the summer so when the rules release in September, everyone would be caught up and ready to go! Application deadline is on Friday, April 24 at the end of day. We look forward to reading your applications!

We just wrapped up our season with a THIRD place finish at the annual Seismic Design Competition in San Diego out of 51 teams from all over the world! Thanks to all our sponsors, industry, and faculty members for the support. This would not have been possible without you!

We will be the last one shaking today! Tune in and watch the livestream!

Being our Title Sponsor this year, PERI will be attending the UBC Career Fair next week so make sure to go visit them if you're interested in a co-op term/EIT position working for a formwork company!

Hey high school students! Coming to the APSC Open House this Saturday? Check out UBC Seismic's presentation & tour @ 10:30am!! Our booth will be located on the first floor of EDC. Register at this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ubc-engineering-architecture-op

UBC Seismic is recruiting for the new school year! If you're interested in joining the team this year please fill the application before September 4 at noon and we'll get in contact with you if there is a suitable position for you. Learn more about the roles and different subteams here: https://drive.google.com//18LYztdGVfBBoLe9wZzxpiUsU_/view

Exciting news! We just wrapped up our competition season last month and we are recruiting new members who are interested in joining our team for our competition next year in San Diego! We will be recruiting for the summer this year for the purpose of training new members and hosting tutorials during the summer term. With this new schedule, we hope that everyone would be up to speed and ready to crush it when the official rules release in early September! If you are interest...ed, please fill out the application below before May 4th, 2019 and we will reach out to you if there is a suitable position for you. Learn more about each role here: https://drive.google.com//18LYztdGVfBBoLe9wZzxpiUsU_/view

Hey all! We're about to shake our tower, so check out the link for a live-stream of the testing!

In honor of our first Platinum Sponsor, we'd like to offer a special thank you to Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers! Additionally, we are remarkably proud to name our structure "GS Tower" in recognition of their continued support and contributions to UBC Seismic Design Team. For over 50 years, GlotmanSimpson has provided innovative structural engineering services for some of the most iconic buildings in the Lower Mainland and across North America. If you’ve been keeping up with the recent developments in Downtown Vancouver, it’s likely that you have seen of some of their innovative structures such as Vancouver House and Parq Vancouver. For more information, please visit https://glotmansimpson.com

As one of our 2019 Platinum Sponsors, the highest level of sponsorship, we are especially proud to introduce and would like to express a sincere thank you to PERI who just started supporting our team this year. PERI is a leading global company in formwork, scaffolding and related engineering with over 1300 Engineers and 8,100 employees worldwide. Our comprehensive product range is the basis for the most cost-effective solutions in concrete construction. PERI offers excellent... engineering expertise, efficient logistics operations, practical instruction and construction site support, hands on training and exceptional technical documentation. PERI takes an avid interest in the growth and development of all employees as they are the driving force behind the company’s continued success. The world of formwork and scaffolding is an exciting area in which to work, wherein employees are continually exposed to rewarding and enjoyable challenges that offer individuals the opportunity to develop unique and creative solutions for every type of project. For more information, please visit https://www.peri.ca

A big shout out to our Gold sponsor, Bush, Bohlman & Partners LLP for supporting us again this year! Bush, Bohlman & Partners LLP is a Vancouver structural engineering firm experienced in the design, documentation, and construction supervision of major projects in residential, institutional, and commercial development throughout Western Canada. With 50 years of experience, they provide consulting services including structural engineering design, preparation of contract documents, seismic reports & upgrades, structural investigations, construction administration, and designs for equipment supports and specialty structures. Visit http://www.bushbohlman.com/ to see all the projects they have worked on

ITC Construction Group, a platinum member of the 50 best managed companies in Canada, is one of Western Canada’s leading general contractors specializing in the construction of residential and mixed-use high rise, institutional and commercial developments. With offices in BC and Alberta, they provide Pre-Construction, General Contracting, Construction Management, Tenant Improvements, Design-Build project delivery and LEED consulting services. For more info, visit https://www.itc-group.com Thank you ITC Construction Group for being our Silver sponsor this year!

FPInnovations is a not-for-profit world-leading research and development organization that aims to improve the competitiveness and accelerate the transformation of the Canadian forest sector. They research, innovate, and deliver state-of-the-art solutions for every area of industry sector's value chain, from forest operations to consumer and industrial products. Their R&D laboratories are located in Québec City, Montréal and Vancouver, and it has technology transfer offices across Canada. Thank you Fpinnovations for being our Bronze sponsor this year and your continuous support in our team! Learn more about their research here: https://fpinnovations.ca/Pages/index.aspx

Our newly designed website is now online! Visit us at https://www.ubcseismic.com/

It's crunch time! We have begun the vertical construction of our building floor by floor. Dimensional precision is an important factor; we use foam as spacer to hold the members in place while the glue does its job.

Fluor is one of the world's largest engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance (EPFCM) companies, providing innovative and integrated solutions to government and private sector clients in diverse industries. For more than a century, Fluor has served their clients by delivering innovative and integrated solutions across the globe. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks No. 153 on the FORTUNE 500 list with revenue of $19.5 billion in 2017 and has more than 56,000 employees worldwide. Fluor Canada has been operating for more than 60 years in Canada, with major notable projects including the LNG Canada project in BC, Gordie Howe bridge in Ontario, and the Shell Quest Carbon Capture project in Alberta. Thank you Fluor Canada for your Gold sponsorship in our team this year!

Specializing in structural engineering, building science, structural restoration, structural glass and façade engineering and parking facility design and restoration, RJC Engineers is one of North America's leading engineering firms. With a staff of more than 550 in 11 locations across the country, it’s likely you have seen a building designed by RJC. In fact, if you are a UBC student that enjoys going to the Student Nest, you have RJC engineers to thank for their work! Thank you RJC Engineers for being our Bronze sponsor this year!