CTBUH Gold Member

DCI Engineers

About

Member Since: 2014

Member Offices: Seattle

Website: http://www.dci-engineers.com/

Mark D’Amato and Guy Conversano founded DCI in 1988, beginning the adventure out of one of their basements. From the start, they were committed to creating the kind of environment that would enable employees to thrive and make clients want to come back. That same tradition of commitment to our clients and employees alike continues to fuel the leadership of today.

DCI has long been on the leading edge when it comes to industry technology, but for us, technology is more than just new gadgets: it’s combining the promise of these new tools with our history of innovative ideas to save our clients money.

DCI is based in Seattle, with offices in Spokane, Portland, San Diego, Austin, Irvine, San Francisco, and Anchorage. We are licensed in all 50 states and most Canadian provinces.

Fields of Expertise

Seismic Design; Structural Engineering

Buildings

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height

1

The Independent

211.4 m / 694 ft

2

ELEV8 Office

182.9 m / 600 ft

3

Madison Centre

170.7 m / 560 ft

4

1918 8th Avenue

152.4 m / 500 ft

5

ELEV8 Apartments

140.2 m / 460 ft

6

ELEV8 Condominum

140.2 m / 460 ft

7

ELEV8 Hotel

140.2 m / 460 ft

8

1800 Terry

134.1 m / 440 ft

9

The 8 Tower

132.3 m / 434 ft

10

Fifteen Fifty

128.6 m / 422 ft

Awards

The Independent

Award of Excellence: The Independent

Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building 2022

Ctbuh Leaders

Roger Heeringa

Roger Heeringa

CTBUH Seattle Chapter, 2018 – Present

Seattle

Ethan Martin

Ethan Martin

CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Portland

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

23 May 2022

Three Projects, Three Levels Of Steel-Timber Hybrid Complexity

Case studies include Bullitt Center, Seattle, using steel BRB diagonal frames; Skylight, Portland, using GLT post-and-beam construction with steel tensioners and secondary frame; and 1...

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Global News

02 November 2022

Mass Timber Luxury Residential Development Proposed for Spokane

atelierjones led an integrated design team for the proposal of a 178,000-square-foot (16,536-square-meter) mass timber housing project in Spokane, Washington that would deliver both market...

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Global News

24 August 2022

Student Housing Tower Opens Ahead of Schedule in Austin

Waterloo Tower, the tallest new student-housing tower is now open. The building was delivered ahead of schedule and is already fully leased, according to a...

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Rank
Name
City
Height

1

The Independent

Austin

211 m

694 ft

2

ELEV8 Office

Bellevue

183 m

600 ft

3

Madison Centre

Seattle

171 m

560 ft

4

1918 8th Avenue

Seattle

152 m

500 ft

5

ELEV8 Apartments

Bellevue

140 m

460 ft

5

ELEV8 Condominum

Bellevue

140 m

460 ft

7

ELEV8 Hotel

Bellevue

140 m

460 ft

8

1800 Terry

Seattle

134 m

440 ft

9

The 8 Tower

Seattle

132 m

434 ft

10

Fifteen Fifty

San Francisco

129 m

422 ft

11

1500 Mission Street

San Francisco

121 m

396 ft

12

1101 8th Avenue Tower 1

Seattle

105 m

345 ft

12

1101 8th Avenue Tower 2

Seattle

105 m

345 ft

14

Cielo

Seattle

102 m

335 ft

15

Waterloo Tower

Austin

98 m

320 ft

16

MIRO East Tower

San Jose

91 m

298 ft

16

MIRO West Tower

San Jose

91 m

298 ft

18

San Francisco Planning, Building and Public Works Departments

San Francisco

73 m

238 ft

19

818 Stewart

Seattle

67 m

220 ft

20

Four50

Chicago

57 m

187 ft

21

Residence Inn Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids

49 m

162 ft

22

Emmons on 3rd

Seattle

26 m

86 ft

23

Heartwood

Seattle

26 m

83 ft

24

India & Beech

San Diego

- m

- ft

25

1510 Webster Street

Oakland

- m

- ft

26

259 West Riverside Avenue

Spokane

- m

- ft

Statistics

Average Building Age*

5 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (33%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (50%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 3 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 2 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Ctbuh Leaders At DCI Engineers

CTBUH Seattle Chapter, 2018 – Present

Roger Heeringa

Principal, DCI Engineers

CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Ethan Martin

Director of Sustainability and Mass Timber, DCI Engineers

23 May 2022 | Chicago

Three Projects, Three Levels Of Steel-Timber Hybrid Complexity

Case studies include Bullitt Center, Seattle, using steel BRB diagonal frames; Skylight, Portland, using GLT post-and-beam construction with steel tensioners and secondary frame; and 1...

02 November 2022

Mass Timber Luxury Residential Development Proposed for Spokane

atelierjones led an integrated design team for the proposal of a 178,000-square-foot (16,536-square-meter) mass timber housing project in Spokane, Washington that would deliver both market...

24 August 2022

Student Housing Tower Opens Ahead of Schedule in Austin

Waterloo Tower, the tallest new student-housing tower is now open. The building was delivered ahead of schedule and is already fully leased, according to a...

09 December 2019

Financial Backing Clears Way for High-Rise in San Diego

Parkview Financial announced it has provided a US$7 million loan to San Francisco-based India & Beech, LLC for the acquisition of a land parcel and...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving DCI Engineers

CTBUH Seattle Debates HALA’s Impact on Downtown Development

18 April 2017

The annual CTBUH Seattle Spring Forum featured a panel discussion examining and interpreting the impact of Seattle’s "HALA" on future downtown development.