News & Updates Insights, project highlights, and company milestones from AHJ Engineers.
Insights, project highlights, and company milestones from AHJ Engineers.
From Atwood Hinzman to AHJ
AHJ Engineers was formally established in 1985, but the firm’s roots extend back more than a decade earlier. Our history traces through Atwood-Hinzman Inc., a respected consulting engineering practice that helped shape structural work across the Inland Northwest. Origins: Atwood-Hinzman Inc. Before AHJ Engineers became an independent firm, it operated as a branch office of … More
We are excited to congratulate our two new principals, Aaron and Brian on our 40th Anniversary!
After 40 years of serving Boise and clients across the US, AHJ Engineers continues its legacy with a new generation of leadership. Our mission remains the same:Preserving the pastProtecting the futureProviding “life-saving” solutions every day.
Idaho State Veterans Home, Ground Breaking
“Today is a great day to be a Veteran!” That was the theme for the Groundbreaking Event for the new Idaho State Veterans Home and how true it is. This is an epic project to be a part of and a big Thank You to our veterans!
AHJ Engineers Welcomes Two New Owners and Leaders
We are excited to announce that two employees, Aaron Bonney, P.E. and Brian Garner have joined Dave Haugland as owners and leaders of AHJ Engineers PC. With their decades of structural engineering experience in the Treasure Valley, we’re confident our mission to provide timely, innovative and constructible design solutions will be greatly enhanced. We invite … More
🎶“Should it Stay or Should it Go?”
Some buildings still have plenty of life left in them. Building rehabilitation and adaptive reuse in Boise are at the heart of AHJ Engineers’ work, helping owners and architects give existing structures a new purpose while meeting today’s standards. With the right engineering, they can meet today’s standards and take on a whole new purpose. … More
Orchid Awards (2025)
U.S Assay office building – BoiseExcellence in Historic Preservation The U.S. Assay Office in downtown Boise, one of only three National Historic Landmark buildings in Idaho, has been carefully and comprehensively restored, earning it a 2025 Orchid Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Originally built in 1871 to serve Idaho’s booming gold and silver mining … More
Built for Extremes …The Kendall Ford AK is going vertical.
Did the extreme winter weather in Anchorage, Alaska shut down progress at the Kendall Ford construction site? Not a chance! The winter work of deep over-excavation, structural fill and foundation pouring allowed the steel to be erected this summer and keep the project on schedule. It should be closed-in soon, ready to take the brunt … More
University of Idaho, Parma Plant and Social Lab
The University of Idaho, Parma Plant and Soil Health Lab is complete. In this modern, state-of-the-art facility, Agriculture students can accurately test and study the soil used for farming in Idaho. The 12,500 square-foot laboratory includes an open web steel joist roof system supported by a series of steel moment frames. The stepped roof conceals a large mechanical well. AHJ Engineers provided … More
2023 Groundhog Event
At our annual Groundhog Day event, the staff started the day by getting breakfast at Moe Joe’s Breakfast Eatery in Meridian. After breakfast, we visited a few of our larger projects under construction. We first visited the University of Idaho Soil Research Center in Parma, Idaho, where we looked at the steel framing and the … More
Groundhog Day 2019
At our annual Groundhog Day event, the staff was treated to a day away from computers, phones and brain-straining engineering work. Instead we started the day with a breakfast burrito and headed out to see how our details get implemented in the field and visiting a few of our larger projects under construction. … More