TETER Mentor Program at The Escape Room

TETER’s Mentor Program held their first group activity at the Escape Room!

As part of the Mentor Program, mentors and their protégés participate in group activities that are focused on team building. The goals are to: build relationships, learn each other’s strengths and restraints, and share knowledge.

The Escape Room group activity was specifically aimed towards working as a team under high pressure situations. After the game, each team debriefed the others and shared their experience and what they learned about each other.

Hanford FFA Ag Farm Grand Opening

HANFORD — Students, educators, elected officials and community members gathered Friday to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the new Hanford agricultural school farm and learning laboratory.

Combined, Hanford High School, Hanford West High School and Sierra Pacific High School have over 900 students in agricultural programs, making it one of the largest in the nation. Of all the Future Farmers of America programs in the state, Hanford was one of only two programs that didn’t have a school farm.

Now all that has changed.

The farm sits on a 3.9-acre site behind Sierra Pacific High School, near the intersection of Centennial Drive and Greenfield Avenue.

The farm includes a 8,621 square-foot sheep and cattle building, a 3,442 square-foot swine building, a 10,268 square-foot arena building and a 2,521 square-foot small animal building.

Originally published on THE SENTINEL on January 20, 2018.

Leadership Team Expands

TETER is pleased to announce the promotion of four TETER staff to “ASSOCIATE” status: Dana Stahl, Stuart Hendricks, Eric Bailey, and Lee Avila.

  • Dana Stahl, a licensed architect with over forty years of building design experience, is an invaluable resource. As a new Associate, Mr. Stahl will further leverage his knowledge to benefit clients and staff. His promotion provides new avenues for Dana to deliver high quality project management and building design to clients.
  • Stuart Hendricks, a licensed architect and a Certified Access Specialist (CASp), has provided technical knowledge in construction documents, code compliance, and disabled access for over twenty (20) years. Continually improving the process of creating quality construction documents will be Mr. Hendricks’ focus as an Associate.
  • Eric Bailey, a licensed structural engineer, is the “go to” structural expert for designing public education buildings. For almost twenty (20) years, K12 clients and contractors have relied upon Mr. Bailey’s budget-conscious structural solutions for their facilities.
  • Lee Avila, a licensed architect with an emphasis in healthcare, has worked with hospitals for twenty (20) years to design their medical facilities. Mr. Avila, who is based out of TETER’s Modesto office, offers specialized healthcare design experience. His promotion to Associate enables him to mentor and provide higher-level leadership to staff.

TETER is celebrating our 39th year of providing quality architectural and engineering design services.  The expanded leadership team and promotion of the four (4) staff members ensures that TETER will continue to “build a better valley” for generations to come.

Sophia Nyberg, E-I-T, Receives CFO of The Year Award

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) has recognized Sophia Nyberg, TETER Mechanical Engineer-In-Training, as “CFO of the Year” at their annual conference. Annie Foster Courtney, Treasurer of ASHRAE Region X, spoke of Sophia’s outstanding financial management of the local ASHRAE chapter and going “above and beyond” her position as Treasurer. Thanks to her unrelenting commitment, Ms. Nyberg has improved the local ASHRAE Chapter’s financial standing and helped them achieve solid financial solvency.

High-Speed Rail construction relocating factory that has called downtown Fresno for 80 years

Modern Custom Fabrication, designed by TETER’s architects and structural engineers, is featured on ABC 30 Action News.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Modern Custom Fabrication makes giant tanks that hold water, petroleum products, chemicals, and just about any liquid. They ship all over the country and around the world from its 80 year old plant in Downtown Fresno.

Because High-Speed Rail will come right through where they are located they have to move, and city leaders are happy they chose a new site in Southeast Fresno.

“It’s a pleasure to celebrate Modern Custom Fabrication and their decision to stay and grow in Fresno,” said Fresno Mayor Lee Brand.

The city worked with the High-Speed Rail Authority and the Fresno Economic Development Corporation to keep the plant and its 40 employees here.

“We wanted to make sure that you kept your jobs, that you were able to stay in the city you love and raised your family in,” said Lee Ann Eager with the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation.

The groundbreaking on the new site of the more than 100,000 square foot building came five years after Plant Manager Jim Gray was first told High-Speed Rail is coming through.

“Like a lot of people did, at the time I shrugged it off and said, this will never happen.”

Eager said companies in the path of High-Speed Rail are given incentives to relocate.

“They get paid for the property they have now, they get moving expenses, and they get paid to relocate to another place.”

The new plant is expected to open in March of next year.

“It has turned out okay for us, it’s been a long long process,” said Gray.

Big companies like Ok Produce have also moved to new facilities, along with small businesses like Cosmos Restaurant. Many more moves are expected as the pace of High-Speed Rail construction, which is years behind schedule, is starting to pick up.

The High-Speed Rail Authority has successfully relocated 178 Fresno businesses so far, and 90-percent have stayed in the city.

The rail line connecting the Central Valley to Silicon Valley is expected to be completed in eight years. The eventual connection from San Francisco to LA through Fresno is expected to be about 12 years away.

TETER Moves Up in Private Sector Employer Rankings

TETER is proud to see our recent growth reflected in The Business Journal’s 2017 list of Top Private Sector Employers. TETER jumped from 32nd largest Private Sector Employer in 2016, to 24th largest in 2017. Providing career opportunities to local architects, engineers and a wide range of professionals is part of TETER’s commitment to Building a Better Valley.

New Healthcare Architect

TETER is pleased to announce the addition of Lee Avila, a registered Architect, to the firm’s Modesto office.
Mr. Avila brings twenty years of experience and long-standing working relationship with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) to strengthen the firm’s Healthcare Team. His expertise with hospital multi-phased infrastructure upgrades, large-scale medical equipment replacement, and multi-million dollar new additions/renovations will provide immediate benefit to TETER’s healthcare clients.

Memorial Hospital of Los Banos, Tenant Health, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, regional and nationwide healthcare providers, including Sutter Health, have counted on Mr. Avila, who understands complicated hospital operational systems, for two decades to ensure that their facilities and patients’ needs are met.

TETER’s Healthcare Team is excited to add Mr. Avila’s wisdom and knowledge to serve our valued healthcare clients.

Groundbreaking for new PG&E Service Center in Lemoore

TETER, LLP is honored to serve as architect and engineer for PG&E’s new Lemoore Service Center.

Originally broadcast by ABC30 on Thursday, July 13, 2017

LEMOORE, Calif. (KFSN) — Hard hats and shovels turning dirt are sure signs of progress coming to the South Valley. The ceremonial groundbreaking for PG&E’s newest Service Center in Lemoore went off without a hitch.

“It’ll be a modern facility– it’ll be more space for the workers in Lemoore than we had in our previous building, it’ll be an energy efficient building– just a lot of pluses for us and the community,” said Denny Boyles, PG&E.

Sitting on almost 12 acres– the new location will feature building space, warehouse storage for materials, lots for service trucks, and electrical charging stations for employee and company trucks.

“It’s a multimillion dollar project and there are going to be a lot of construction jobs created– hopefully local folks,” said Jack Richardson, Project Executive.

Richardson, of Roebbelen Construction, said the site will accommodate crews that need to maneuver large pieces of equipment when servicing the area– especially during the busy storm season. A task that proves difficult at the current location on 19th.

“There will be restoration crews, first responders, and other workers that will be sent here to work for customers,” said Boyles.

The site will compliment service centers in Fresno and Dinuba to serve the South Valley– which they said is one of the largest service areas they have that continues to grow.

“We know that Lemoore Naval Air Station is going to experience growth as they move a new fighter aircraft in. There’s a tremendous amount of demand for the agricultural side of this area,” said Boyles.

The goal is to have the project complete by mid-2018, but Roebbelen hopes to have it done sooner.

TETER Ranked #1 Ten Years In A Row

TETER is honored to be listed by the Business Journal as 2017’s top ranking architectural firm. This ten (10) consecutive year achievement is made possible by our staff’s dedication to the 3 Cs: Commitment. Connection. Community.

• Commitment to fulfilling our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.

• Connection amongst each other to design buildings that enhance the built environment.

• Community involvement and investment to build a better valley.

Hiring the best and brightest architects, engineers and designers over the past four decades has transformed us from a one-man shop to an almost one hundred-person company. TETER hopes to continue providing leadership in the A/E profession for generations to come.

TETER Acquires PDA

Modesto, CA (June 1, 2017) — TETER, LLP the largest Architectural and Engineering firm headquartered in the San Joaquin Valley is pleased to announce the acquisition of Pacific Design Associates, Inc. (PDA).

TETER’s acquisition of PDA, an award-winning architectural design firm in Modesto, reinforces the firm’s vision to “Build a Better Valley”. Both TETER and PDA have deep roots in Modesto. For over forty years Donald Phillips, former Principal of PDA, designed public spaces in Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced Counties. Jamie Hickman, Partner at TETER, lived and worked in Modesto from 1986 to 2003 and has continued servicing north valley clients since joining TETER in 2004.

Supporting the local economy and enhancing the quality of life through the built environment are primary goals for the new TETER Modesto office. The support of 100 professional staff, which includes the combined expertise of 19 Architects and 16 Mechanical/Electrical/Structural/Civil Engineers, will transform the local community through exceptional service and inspirational design.

Longstanding clients such as Yosemite Community College District, Stanislaus County Office of Education, Stockton Unified School District, Manteca Unified School District, City of Stockton, Merced County, Golden Valley Health Centers and others can continue to rely on TETER/PDA’s personal and professional connections to the valley and our attention to detail to get their projects done.

“We are not a one-and-done firm. TETER/PDA is here to stay. We have an emotional investment in the community and our north valley clients. Joining forces provides better design, faster turnaround, and closer collaboration with them. This is an exciting opportunity for everyone.” – Glen Teter, CEO and Founding Partner