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United Fire Authority Grant Writing
UFA retained VIE for our grant writing services. We wrote an all-encompassing grant to do all of that work in one grant. The grant was approved, and over the next 3 years, UFA selected and utilized general contractors to do all seismic retrofits. The total budget was about 2.6 million dollars, but all work was…
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HUD Seismic Assessments
Seismic assessment reports, or probable maximum loss assessments (PMLs), provide estimates of building damage in the event of seismic activity. These are conducted to conform with HUD requirements, to inform clients of any necessary seismic retrofits in order to mitigate potential earthquake damage and to provide safer multi-family housing.
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Utah North Capitol Building
VIE is proud to be a part of preserving Utah’s historical artifacts with our innovative seismic bracing design services, as for the Utah North Capitol Building.
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DataBank Data Centers
VIE has designed thousands of seismic braces for MEP systems and equipment anchorage for several DataBank facilities. Bracing design also included assessment of other structural systems, such as equipment support frames, hot aisle containment structures, emergency power banks, and more.
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Utah Data Center
VIE provided seismic equipment restraint and equipment certification of one of the largest most complex data centers in the United States: the NSA Utah Data Center.
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Salt Lake City International Airport
VIE has been continuously involved in the $4.5 billion Salt Lake City International Airport Terminal Replacement Project since 2019, providing seismic bracing design, equipment anchorage design, and construction support services.
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George And Dolores Dore Eccles Theater
VIE provided seismic restraint design for nonstructural systems for the Eccles Theater. This is a 2500 seat facility to host traveling Broadway shows and philharmonic concerts.
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Murray School District
Murray School District In 2010, the Murray School District took action to mitigate against future earthquakes by undergoing a multi-year retrofit program to bring campuses up to current seismic safety standards. Seismic hazards were a primary source of risk, as the schools in need of retrofit were constructed in the 1950s-1970s. VIE wrote FEMA grants…
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Department Of Energy
VIE provided design and supervised testing of control equipment for a classified project for the Department of Energy. This assignment included seismic analysis and seismic qualification of hundreds of equipment items.