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CaliChi Design Group recently moved their headquarters office into a new, more expanded space in Oakland, CA. New address: 3206 Hannah Street # 3 Oakland, CA 94608

Photo courtesy of LCA Architects

In conjunction with McCarthy Construction, on a Design Build effort,  Calichi Design Group (CDG)  provided civil engineering and associated services for a state of the art 34,000 sq ft in area, 179,000 sq ft gross area, 5 story, 516 garage  with dedicated bike-way, parking area and pedestrian walkways. CDG provided site and paving plan, grading … Read more

In conjunction with Cupples Design, CaliChi Design Group was awarded 7 out of 13 sites for the living schoolyards projects for OUSD that were CalFire grant funded opportunities to improve outdoor areas for K-12 students to support health, wellness and to enhance a sense of community.  CaliChi will ensure OUSD Design Guidelines are met, as … Read more

CaliChi has opened up a new office in Hood River, Oregon 104 3rd Street in Hood River, Oregon 97031  

CaliChi Design Group was honored to receive the ENR Best Project Award this fall for work on Fremont Union High School Transformation.  We were privileged to work with a passionate and enthusiastic team on this transformative project for the OUSD School District. Team included LCA Architects, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects, Cahill and Focon Construction, KPW Structural … Read more

CaliChi Design Group is proud to work alongside oWOW Developers and a talented group of Sub-Consultants to bring about this unique project for the City of Oakland. oWOW has designed and just broke ground on the what will be the tallest Mass Timber Structure for the US and the world’s tallest Mass-ply Structure. Ceremony include … Read more

CaliChi Design Group was recently awarded its first-ever placement on the top 100 list of fastest-growing companies, recognizing privately held companies headquartered in the Bay Area, defined as Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. The award is based on a 3-year revenue history and innovation in company culture. CaliChi Design Group … Read more

CaliChi Design Group (CDG) was recently honored for the second time as part of Inc. 5000’s list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies, with an unprecedented three-year average growth despite the pandemic and current political climate and challenges. Congratulations to CaliChi, its officers and employees in Oakland, Portland, Hood River, Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, and Hawaii for … Read more

CaliChi Design Group is proud to team up with Degenkolb Structural Engineers and the College of Marin to partner in the seismic retrofit and building envelopment improvement of notable and iconic Fusselman Hall on the Kentfield Campus.

In August this year, CaliChi Civil Engineering Firm continued its on-going efforts for professional training on trends, technologies and DIA policies for its staff. This year the Oakland and Chicago office staged separate half day events. Chicago Oakland

CaliChi has recently kicked off a new 10,000 square foot library expansion project for the Belvedere Tiburon Library in conjunction with BRW architects in Tiburon, CA. Full civil services include site and paving plans, grading and drainage plan, stormwater control plans, utility plan, erosions and sediment control plans.

CDG teamed up with IA Interior Architects out of Chicago to design an enclosure concept for an existing bike story facility off W Couch Place for the John Buck Company.  The civil scope includes Stormwater Management Plan including scaled utility atlases, City stormwater spreadsheet and calculations, Watershed exhibit drawings, storm sewer capacity calculations and green … Read more

CDG’s civil engineering consulting firm is pleased to announce the award of Sky Parkway Apartments Project with Relativity Architects.  Calichi will be designing all the accessibility upgrades for the complex and assisting with agency coordination and permitting. Learn more about our civil engineering projects.

CDG was awarded the contract to design construct a new 11,000 sq. ft gymnasium facility and will include locker rooms, restrooms, office and two classrooms for Maui Prep Academy on the Honoapi’ilani Highway.  Calichi is teamed with Maui Architectural Group for the design of the new facility and civil scope will include site, grading, and drainage plan, … Read more

CaliChi Design Group has opened up a new office in Portland, Oregon to serve our Pacific Northwest clientele. We are proud to co-locate with Orangewall Studios, a noted design firm in Oregon. We are actively seeking Civil Engineering candidates in the Portland area.  Please see our Careers section for current job postings.

CDG teamed up with Retail Design Collaborative out of Long Beach on the full renovation of an existing 3-story multitenant high profile commercial building on an approximately 2.1-acre parcel adjacent to the famed Santana Row in San Jose, CA. The project includes modifications of the full site on Stevens Creek Blvd, and the parking adjacent … Read more

Karl Lau, E.I.T. joins the Oakland office and will serve as a Project Engineer. Karl’s background in residential, multi-family housing and commercial projects greatly compliments CaliChi’s multi-use, commercial and urban development markets. Karl brings recent experience on numerous prior multi-use projects on the Peninsula as well as the Stanford University Housing project. Among other current … Read more

The Oakland office of CaliChi has recently moved to larger facilities in the up and coming industrial area of West Oakland.  CaliChi’s new home boasts a large studio/work/live space on Peralta Street which accommodates our growing work force.   Moving Day (all hands on deck).  Photos of the finished space will be posted shortly when … Read more

Patrick Schlehr, P.E. joins Calichi Design Group’s Oakland office and will serve as the regional Project Manager.  Patrick comes with a strong background in civil engineering as well as expertise in both the commercial and residential markets. Patrick has a long history in the bay area having worked with a number of noted civil firms … Read more

Kevin Hejtmanek, P.E. joins CaliChi Design Group’s Chicago office as Regional Project Engineer.  Kevin has worked on numerous commercial, energy, residential and transportation projects throughout Chicago during the course of his career and brings a deep knowledge and expertise on successful permitting passage and methodology through many jurisdictions  with numerous municipalities.  His diversity in all … Read more

Austin Hahn, P.E., Co-founder of CaliChi Design Group has been named one of the 2017 top 40 under 40 leaders in the retail design industry.  CaliChi Design Group are noted civil engineers with offices in Chicago, Oakland, Ohio, Portland, and Hawaii.  Austin has devoted his career to the retail market sector and works with numerous national … Read more

Reco Prianto was recently certified by the Board of Oregon for his P.E. license and will lead efforts to establish an office in Portland.

CaliChi Design Group welcomes Stephen B. Landes to the team.  Stephen will serve as Project Manager covering both the Hawaii and Oakland offices.  Prior to joining CDG he worked at SSFM International for several years focused on the design of a multitude of mixed-use facilities, redevelopment and roadway projects.  We’re very excited to have Stephen … Read more

Louise McGinnis Barber joins CaliChi as Vice President of Business Development and will lead the firm’s development and marketing initiatives.  Prior to joining CDG she served as the Western Region Director for Science + Technology for HDR and has worked at numerous A/E/C firms in a similar capacity throughout the industry.  We are excited to … Read more

Reco Prianto is now certified under the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSP) and Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) program. The State of California General Permit requires that a certified QSD prepare all Storm water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and that a certified QSP manage the application of the SWPPP during … Read more

A CaliChi project; Broadway 101 Commerce Park Phase III just set an Arizona record for panel lift of 230,000 lbs. This was the largest tilt-up panel lift to date in Arizona.  The project has a 223,000 lb panel lift scheduled for early next week as well. CaliChi provided civil engineering services for the construction of … Read more

We are now running Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2015 firmwide. This software suite is what we have been waiting for, a full Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solution for civil engineering, utility design and analysis; and visualization capabilities.  What does all that mean?  It means that we can now design 100% of your project’s infrastructure … Read more

CaliChi is a proud member of the development team for the Broadway 101 Commerce Park – Phase 3, an industrial development project located on a premier property in Mesa, Arizona. More information can be found here

CDG has recently acquired credentials to serve our clients’ professional engineering needs in Kentucky. To learn more about CaliChi’s civil engineering services, give us a call today!

Austin Hahn, P.E. is pleased to announce that he has been granted a license to practice civil engineering by the State of Maryland PE # 43558. Our clients continue to ask us to explore new markets with them and the whole CaliChi team is proud of Austin on his recent licensure in the Great State … Read more

Austin Hahn, P.E. is pleased to announce that he has been granted a license to practice civil engineering by the State of Minnesota PE # 49880. Austin’s licensure in the great State of Minnesota allows CaliChi to respond to Client requests to join them on projects in the Twin Cities. Austin strengthens our presence in … Read more

Reco Prianto, P.E. is pleased to announce that he has been granted a license to practice civil engineering by the State of Hawaii PE # 14969. By being licensed in Hawaii, CaliChi is providing our Client’s even more flexibility in where they work with CaliChi as a partner. Reco says of being granted licensure, “our … Read more