MMSA, Inc.

MMSA, Inc.

MMSA, Inc. is a 100% minority-owned, SDB enterprise located in Greenville, South Carolina providing Structural Engineering Services

Photos from Goodwyn Mills Cawood's post 28/11/2023
Lewisville Middle School (WS/FCS) Opens for August 2021 School Year 27/10/2021

Lewisville Middle School (WS/FCS) Opens for August 2021 School Year

https://www.mmsainc.com/lewisville-middle-school-ws-fcs-opens-for-august-2021-school-year/

Lewisville Middle School (WS/FCS) Opens for August 2021 School Year Lewisville Middle School, the newest addition to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, recently opened its doors for the 2021 school year. The 107,600 SF three-story educational facility accommodates grades 6 – 8 and features unique learning opportunities, including a STEM learning curriculum. MMS...

The Winners of the 68th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards 13/03/2021

Mary Potter School Shop Restoration receives Progressive Architecture Award.

The Winners of the 68th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards This year's jurors selected six projects that exemplify how architecture in service of the greater good is worth celebrating.

2020 NOMA Phil Freelon Professional Design Award Winners | National Organization of Minority Architects - NOMA 12/03/2021

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) TV Broadcast Studio Renovation Recognized with 2020 NOMA Citation Award.

2020 NOMA Phil Freelon Professional Design Award Winners | National Organization of Minority Architects - NOMA These are the 2020 winners of the Phil Freelon Professional Design Awards as announced at NOMA during their first virtual conference.

Mary Potter School Shop Restoration project receives Progressive Architecture Award - Michael M. Simpson & Associates, Inc., Structural Engineers 12/03/2021

Mary Potter School Shop Restoration project receives Progressive Architecture Award - Michael M. Simpson & Associates, Inc., Structural Engineers Founded in 1889 by Dr. George C. Shaw, Mary Potter Academy was originally established as a boarding school for African American students during the height of Jim Crow and segregation. With only three buildings on-campus buildings still standing, including a 90-year old wood-framed Industrial Arts bu...

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Job in Greenville, SC at Michael M. Simpson + Associates, Inc. 28/03/2019

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Job in Greenville, SC at Michael M. Simpson + Associates, Inc. Easy 1-Click Apply (MICHAEL M. SIMPSON + ASSOCIATES, INC.) STRUCTURAL ENGINEER job in Greenville, SC. View job description, responsibilities and qualifications. See if you qualify!

Bridge Engineer Job in Greenville, SC at Michael M. Simpson + Associates, Inc. 27/03/2019

Bridge Engineer Job in Greenville, SC at Michael M. Simpson + Associates, Inc. Easy 1-Click Apply (MICHAEL M. SIMPSON + ASSOCIATES, INC.) Bridge Engineer job in Greenville, SC. View job description, responsibilities and qualifications. See if you qualify!

Careers at Michael M. Simpson & Associates, Inc. 02/05/2018

Careers at Michael M. Simpson & Associates, Inc. Find your next great career opportunity at Michael M. Simpson & Associates, Inc.

Structural Engineer w/ Wood Experience job - Michael M. Simpson + Associates, Inc. - Greenville, SC 27/07/2017

Structural Engineer w/ Wood Experience job - Michael M. Simpson + Associates, Inc. - Greenville, SC July 27, 2017 - Structural Engineer w/ Wood Experience - p b Position Summary: /b MMSA is currently recruiting for a Structural Engineer i with WOOD EXPERIENCE /i to join our Greenville, SC office as a

27/07/2017

We're looking for a new Team Member! Apply now.

28/04/2017

Fort Lee AIT Barracks, a MMSA project, has been highlighted in WoodWorks

The article, "Options for Brick Veneer on Mid-Rise Wood-Frame Buildings", discusses the allowances of the masonry code as it pertains to height limitations and alternative design options for wood buildings with brick veneer that extend beyond the standard height allowance specified in the code. The Fort Lee Advanced Individual Training Barracks (AIT) with Company Operations at Fort Lee, VA [MMSA - Structural Engineer of Record] is highlighted as an example of the latter.

www.woodworks.org/wp-content/uploads/Options-for-Brick-Veneer-Wood-Solution-Paper-Oct-2015.pdf

02/05/2014

We are excited to announce that our Greenville office has relocated! As of May 30, 2014, MMSA is now located at 30 Patewood Drive, Suite 100, Office Park Patewood One, Greenville, SC 29615.

Greenville Middle School 26/11/2012
Boeing HUB Expansion- Charleston, SC 12/11/2012
Fourth-grade experience helped Simpson engineer success in life 08/11/2012

The Greenville News highlighted Michael Simpson and MMSA in a news article on November 2, 2012! See the link below for the complete article entitled, "Fourth-grade experience helped Simpson engineer success in life."

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121104/BUSINESS02/311040002?odyssey=mod%7Cmostcom

Fourth-grade experience helped Simpson engineer success in life Michael Simpson said he was on the verge of being placed into special education when an encounter with a teacher's aide re-directed his course. It was a life-altering moment for one of the region's top structural engineers.

Guilford County Detention Center 29/07/2011

New Detention Center
Greensboro, NC

The new Guilford County New Detention Center will provide all basic service components to accommodate an ultimate population of 1,600 inmates. The 400,000 SF facility is an eight story building plus basement area, penthouse, and tunnel. Housing units include forty bed single cell pods, forty eight bed double cell pods, and medical/substance abuse units of single cell and dormitory combinations. The structural system consists of concrete columns and flat two-way concrete slabs with drop caps, concrete shear walls, interior masonry walls and exterior precast walls. The foundation consists of concrete spread footings.

Size: 400,000 SF

Architect: Moseley Architects, PC

Contractor: Balfour Beatty Construction

02/06/2011

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate in downtown Greenville is the first museum in the state to receive LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council! http://www.gsabusiness.com/news/39298-children-rsquo-s-museum-now-leed-certified

GSA Business | Greenville, SC | Spartanburg, SC | Anderson, SC The Children’s Museum of the Upstate in downtown Greenville is the first museum in the state to receive LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Parris Island Training Facilities 02/06/2011
Winthrop University Science Complex 02/06/2011
Township Auditorium 02/06/2011

Township Auditorium Addition/Renovation
Columbia, SC

MMSA provided addition/renovation design services for the Historic Township Auditorium located in Columbia, South Carolina. The project consisted of demolishing and relocating the 3-story front elevation portion of the structure and façade to expand the existing lobby space of the original circa 1929 built structure by approximately 3,000 SF. The 3-story front elevation addition, consisting of a first level lobby and 2 balcony levels, was designed as a standalone structure utilizing conventional structural steel framing, composite concrete floor deck, open-web steel roof trusses all supported on concrete piers and shallow column and wall foundations. The special concentrically braced frames were designed to conform to the Seismic Provisions for structural steel buildings. An approximate 4,000 SF addition to the rear of the existing building consisting of staging area was designed as a standalone structure utilizing precast concrete wall panels, open-web steel roof joists and supported on wall foundations.

Size: 4,000 SF

Architect: Stevens & Wilkinson in association with Craig Gaulden Davis

Contractor: Contract Construction, Inc

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center 02/06/2011
USC Salkehatchie Dormitories 02/06/2011

USC Salkehatchie Student Housing
University of South Carolina
Allendale, SC

USC Salkehatchie Dormitory is a three story wood frame building and has a concrete slab on grade for the first floor with continuous wall footings at the exterior and interior bearing walls. The second and third floor are framed with wood floor trusses bearing on wood stud walls with brick veneer at the first floor and the upper floors at the front entrance and end stairs. The roof is framed with wood roof trusses bearing on wood stud walls. The stairways at each end of the building are framed with wood trusses bearing on CMU walls. The lateral system for the building is wood shear walls with a combination of plywood sheathing, gypsum sheathing, and steel straps.

Size: 13,440 SF

Architect: Hussey, Gay, Bell, & DeYoung, Inc.

Clemson University Fraternity Dormitories 01/06/2011

Fraternity Dormitory Renovations & Additions
Clemson University, Clemson, SC

MMSA provided structural design and construction administration of this new multi-level college dorm complex. The existing 4-story brick masonry structures was designed with IBC 2000 seismic upgrade and included a new steel braced frame structure with concrete spread footings.

Architect: Michael Keeshen & Associates, Inc.

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