• Industry

    Contractor

  • Services offered

    General Contractor, Framer, Installer

  • Has Experience with these building types:

    Business (Office), Civic (Recreational), Government, Mixed-Use, Multi-Family (Apartments, Condos), Student Housing

  • Has Experience with these material types:

    Mass Timber, Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam), Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete), Structural Composite Lumber (e.g. LVL and LSL), Wood-Concrete Composite Systems

  • Has experience with these construction types:

    I-A, III-A, III-B, V-A

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Zach Brehm is a licensed professional civil engineer with 13 years’ experience in commercial construction.

Zach focused on construction management by working for a local commercial contractor while earning a Bachelor of Science at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Civic and Environmental Engineering.

He has been an on-site supervisor at large wood-framed construction projects from coast-to-coast and familiar navigating all levels of project delivery in different jurisdictions for public and private clients.

In 2013 Zach began working in Swinerton’s Atlanta Office and was attracted to Portland, OR in 2015 after reading about designs of wooden skyscrapers. Now with a landmark CLT building under his belt, Zach is working daily to optimize Mass Timber structures for mainstream application.
 

Innovative Light-Frame and Mass Timber Project Portfolio:
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Rogue X

Medford, OR

Multnomah County Library, Holgate Branch

Portland, OR

University of Arkansas - I3R

Fayetteville, AR

Sunnydale Community Center

San Francisco, CA

Shevlin Crossing

Bend, OR

OC Sanitation District HQ

Fountain Valley, CA

Northlake Commons

Seattle, WA

Return to Form

Denver, CO

The Joinery–1816 N. Brevard

Charlotte, NC

Hilltop Heritage Elementary School (ES No. 16)

Renton, WA

Southfield Park 35 Warehouse

Dallas, TX

Monmouth City Hall

Monmouth, OR

Portland International Airport–Main Terminal

Portland, OR

Heartwood Workforce Housing

Seattle, WA

Ascent

Milwaukee, WI

2100 Kettner

San Diego, CA

Harder Mechanical Headquarters

Portland, OR

Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact at the University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Oregon State University (OSU) Cascades Edward J. Ray Hall

Bend, OR

Kresge College Renewal at UC Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

Beaverton Public Safety Center

Beaverton, OR

Lincoln City Police Station

Lincoln City, OR

Hidden Creek Community Center

Hillsboro, OR

Wingspan Event and Conference Center

Hillsboro, OR

Walmart Home Office

Bentonville, AR

First Tech Federal Credit Union

Hillsboro, OR
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