# PASE (Peoples Associates Structural Engineers)

> PASE (Peoples Associates Structural Engineers) is a San Jose-based structural and seismic engineering consultancy founded in 1990. Ranked among the largest engineering firms in Silicon Valley, PASE designs the bones of buildings that have to stay standing - hyperscale data centers for Meta and Vantage, multifamily and mixed-use communities, commercial and institutional projects, plus seismic retrofits and non-structural anchorage. With roughly 69 staff and 250+ years of combined experience across offices in California, Maryland and Croatia, the firm pairs heavy engineering rigor with a collaboration-first culture it calls 'The PASE Way.'

- **Founded:** 1990
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Don Peoples (Founder (led firm 1990-2021))
- **Team size:** ~69 employees
- **Products:** Structural Design of New Buildings, Mission Critical / Data Center Engineering, Seismic Evaluation & Retrofitting, Non-Structural Anchorage & Bracing, Non-Building Structures
- **Notable:** 2012 ENR Magazine 'Best of the Best' award for Facebook's Prineville, Oregon data center, 2021 ENR California recognition for the Vantage Data Center campus, 2022 Silicon Valley Business Journal listing among the largest engineering firms

## Products & services

- **Structural Design of New Buildings** — Full structural engineering for new construction across commercial, residential, mixed-use and institutional markets.
- **Mission Critical / Data Center Engineering** — Structural and seismic design for hyperscale and colocation data centers including projects for Meta, Vantage and CoreSite.
- **Seismic Evaluation & Retrofitting** — Earthquake assessment and strengthening of existing structures for code compliance and resilience.
- **Non-Structural Anchorage & Bracing** — Design of anchorage and bracing for equipment and non-structural components.
- **Non-Building Structures** — Engineering for towers, pipe racks, retaining walls and utility/cryogenic infrastructure.
- **Renovation & Building Repair** — Structural design for renovations, additions and adaptive reuse.
- **BIM Coordination** — Multi-trade BIM coordination using tools such as Autodesk BIM Collaborate.

## Achievements

- 2012 ENR Magazine 'Best of the Best' award for Facebook's Prineville, Oregon data center
- 2021 ENR California recognition for the Vantage Data Center campus
- 2022 Silicon Valley Business Journal listing among the largest engineering firms
- 250+ years of combined structural and seismic design experience
- Successful founder-to-team leadership transition in 2021 without an outside sale

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Published recent Vantage data center project imagery (VCN and VLL campuses).
- **2022-09** — Secured $5M in debt financing.
- **2021-01** — Leadership transitioned from founder Don Peoples to Bill Wells, Azlan Ezaddin, Greg Bruce, Dave Lo and Matt Knutsen.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pase.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peoples-associates
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesAssociates/

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Last updated: 2026-06-20