When it’s 110 degrees outside and you’re 7 years old and suffer from medical conditions that limit your mobility and weaken your immune system, it’s tough to play and be active – especially outdoors. Sultan’s wish was for a play area in his backyard that protects him from the sun and the elements but still… More
On Sunday February 24th, over 1,000 climbers from all over the globe raced up 1,455 stairs to the 108th floor of the Strat Tower in Las Vegas for the annual Scale the Strat stair climb fundraiser for the American Lung Association. The Wright Engineers’ climb team, dubbed the “Ninjaneers”, raised over $8,800 dollars – the second… More
Wright Engineers has made it a tradition to join with Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects for the annual Las Vegas MS Fun 5k walk to help raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and their efforts to find a cure. According to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, about 400,000 Americans have multiple sclerosis or MS, a… More
Tye Havey, Wright Engineers vice president and director of Arizona operations and his nine year old son pounded the pavement at the Annual Ostrich Festival 5k fun run In Chandler, Arizona,. Out of 260 runners, Tye’s time placed him 4th in his age group and 12th overall with a time of 19:56. Tye also participated… More
Each spring, Wright Engineers joins with about 1,000 others in a race to the top of the Stratosphere Tower to raise money for the American Lung Association. Climbers start every 40 seconds from the base of the tower and trudge up 1455 steps and 900 vertical feet to the 105th floor. Las Vegas Channel 3… More
Wright Engineers is proud to have donated all structural and MEP engineering services for the NAIOP Casey Jones Health Center located at Elaine Wynn Elementary School. The center provides free medical care, mental health counseling, and dental assistance to at-risk children under age 18. The project is constructed entirely from donations from NAIOP members and… More
Each year, the Southern California Inner-Coastal Cleanup Day is held in conjunction with the Coastal Cleanup Day, in which areas upstream from Southern California’s beaches are picked up by local volunteers. The projects tackled by volunteers included 27 different locations with up to 8 of the 13 watershed areas in and around Orange County. With… More
Wright Engineers is proud to have donated all structural engineering services for the Village on the 13th Tiny Homes, a tiny home community located near downtown Phoenix that will provide affordable, sustainable housing and a supportive community for veterans, the disabled or mentally ill, and the chronically homeless.
True expressions of “Thanks” resonated from both the recipients and contributors of a recent service project that was sponsored by Wright Engineers. Heather Johnson, Structural CAD Designer, spearheaded a plan to provide hygiene kits, food, and clothing for the homeless of Las Vegas. Rounding up a willing and excited group of volunteers from Wright’s finest… More
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has organized teams of specialists including engineers who can respond quickly to disasters such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks. A number of Wright Engineers’ staff have been among the volunteer structural specialists on the Las Vegas FEMA response team, Nevada Task Force One. Structural specialist volunteers have… More