Sara Means

Sara Means has 12 years’ experience with Structural Focus and 20 years’ experience working on structural projects. She obtained her B.S. and M.S. in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego and is licensed in California as both a Structural Engineer and a Civil Engineer. Sara is passionate about sustainability and is active in the SE 2050 efforts to understand, reduce, and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in our projects by 2050.

Sara is a Legacy LEED Accredited Professional. She has extensive experience working on evaluations and retrofits of existing buildings, historic preservation, structural analysis, computer modeling, and new building design. Projects include the historic Wilshire Boulevard Temple, DreamWorks Lakeside Annex building, Agensys Laboratories, and multiple renovation and tenant improvement projects.