NEWS
2015
- Insight recently helped launch the Engineering for Kids (EFK) program at Westminster Elementary in Venice, California Read more
- Brent Blackman, Belinda Li and Hank Lin volunteer to design structural modifications of an existing home for USMC Lance Corporal Weber and Building Homes for Heroes Read more
- Hank Lin, PE joins Insight-SE as a Design Engineer
- Sophie Chow is born - congrats to Vanessa and Paul!
- Beats by Dr. Dre Headquarters design in Culver City receives National AIA Award for Interior Architecture
- Edgar Plazola celebrates his 10 year anniversary at Insight-SE
2014
- Helen Chow, PE relocates from Bay Area to join Insight-SE as a Design Engineer
- Belinda Li passes her Professional Engineer exam and is promoted to Design Engineer
- Rusnak Mercedes Benz construction starts in Arcadia
- Insight becomes Founding Member of the United States Resiliency Council (USRC) Read more
- Beats by Dr. Dre Headquarters in Culver City recognized as one of the “World’s Coolest Offices” by INC. Magazine
2013
- Insight-SE team celebrates 10 year anniversary
- Edgar Plazola elected to the Board of Directors for the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) – he will serve a two year term starting in 2014
- Edgar Plazola passes his Structural Engineer exam and is promoted to Project Engineer
- Vanessa L. Chow is promoted to Project Engineer
- Belinda Li joins Insight-SE as a Structural Designer
- Vasquez Rocks - LEED Platinum Interpretive Center for the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation - receives numerous awards including:
-- SEAOSC Excellence in Structural Engineering Award for Sustainable Design
-- Award of Excellence by the California Park and Recreation Society
-- AIA/San Fernando Valley Design Award
-- National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) Educational Excellence Award
- Rusnak Porsche, Rolls Royce, Maserati & Bentley in Pasadena receives award from SEAOSC for Excellence in Structural Engineering in Retrofit/Alteration category
- Burbank Water and Power receives California Architectural Foundation (CAF) Owings Award for Environmental Excellence
2012
- Construction underway at Higuera in Culver City
- LA Biomed celebrates the grand opening of their latest research center
2011
- Vanessa L. Chow is promoted to Design Engineer
- South Beverly Grill receives AIA Restaurant of the Year and LABC Los Angeles Architectural Awards
- Hillstone R+D - Yountville R+D - Construction under way
2010
- Edgar Plazola passes his Professional Engineer exam
- Vanessa L. Chow passes her Professional Engineer exam
- Krisi Mills joins Insight-SE as consulting bookkeeper
- Construction underway at the new Vasquez Rocks Interpretive Center in Agua Dulce, California

- Insight-SE continues to grow despite the recession and a major downturn in overall construction spending
2009
- Insight-SE moves into new creative office in El Segundo
- Construction underway for voluntary seismic retrofit of major clothing warehouse in downtown Los Angeles
- Insight-SE creates one of the first Building Occupancy Resumption Programs (BORP) to be approved by a local building department in Southern California for a client with several buildings totaling nearly 1M square feet
2008
- Vanessa L. Chow joins Insight-SE as a Structural Designer

- Brent Blackman elected to the Board of Directors for the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) to serve a two year term
- Construction underway at the new Student Union for the CSU Channel Islands campus in Camarillo, California
- Construction underway at Blackwelder in Los Angeles
2007
- Wilson Lai, Brent Blackman's classmate and friend at UC Berkeley, joins Insight as a Principal and will start the San Diego office for our firm
- Wilson Lai elected to the Board of Directors for the Structural Engineers Association of San Diego (SEAOSD) to serve a two year term
- Construction underway at the Salvation Army - Building E Phase 3 Dorm in Palos Verdes, California
2006
- Insight 'hires' first 'engineer in training'
- Construction underway at Manhattan Country Club in Manhattan Beach
- Insight-SE retained to provide structural due diligence services for Nissan’s campus of buildings in the South Bay
2005
- Edgar Plazola joins Insight-SE as a Structural Designer

- Construction underway at La Buca Restaurant in Los Angeles
2004
- Firm quickly takes off with substantial growth in overall revenue and backlog
2003
- Insight Structural Engineers, Inc. was established in Los Angeles by Brent Blackman, SE with a vision of creating long-term relationships with clients who value excellent service