Firm to Provide Consulting Services for Both Anchor and WAFFLEMAT System Products to Homebuilders, Engineering Firms, Municipalities, and Installation Providers


PLEASANT HILL, Calif. (January 15, 2007) — Pacific Housing Systems ™, LLC today announced it has reached an expanded agreement to team with MKM & Associates Structural Engineering of Santa Rosa, California, to provide a series of internal and external consulting services regarding both the PHS WAFFLEMAT and Anchor System products. Initially, MKM will focus on providing consultation to homebuilders, soil and structural engineering firms, installation providers such as concrete companies, and municipalities.

Tom Richards, President and CEO of Pacific Housing Systems said, “We are working with a sizeable number of requests for technical information regarding both the WAFFLEMAT System and our anchor products from dozens of production homebuilders and their designated engineering firms and concrete companies around the world. MKM is a renowned firm with over a century of combined structural engineering experience. They are versed in all facets of design regarding both systems and accompanying components, and we are extremely fortunate to have our customers leverage that experience through the service they will provide.”

John Cook, S.E., and a Principal of MKM, noted, “Since our inception in 1983, the principals have consistently focused on the development of effective and cost-conscious solutions for a variety of building types. The PHS anchor products and WAFFLEMAT System are such solutions. Both offer advantages to particular soil conditions, and we are eager to assist PHS clients with technical support for the design and installation of these systems.”

About Pacific Housing Systems
Pacific Housing Systems, LLC is a leading provider of next-generation foundation solutions for residential homebuilders developing projects on expansive soil. The company’s WAFFLEMAT, Elevated Slab, and Raised Wood Floor systems -- all made in the U.S.A. -- are specially designed and engineered where these conditions (hillsides, areas with high water tables, firm clays/organics, expansive, rocky, and hydro-collapsible soils) are prevalent, and include the Winslow Geo Anchor and Lateral Resistance Device components. PHS products and systems enable developers to increase the speed, quality, and quantity of construction, providing savings in material costs, building cycle-time, and future reliability issues. For additional information, visit www.pacifichousingsystems.com or call 925.683.2739.

About MKM & Associates
Founded in 1983, MKM & Associates is a structural engineering firm dedicated to service, growing from its three founding principals to a staff which now includes 15 engineers, 8 structural technicians, and 4 administrative personnel. Licensed in 10 states, MKM achieves service and engineering objectives through a diverse staff. The firm’s professionals have been carefully selected and have varied educational, engineering, and construction backgrounds, allowing MKM to maintain a level of service that incorporates state-of-the-art practices and designs for a wide range of project types for both new and existing construction. For more information, visit www.mkmassociates.com or call 707.578.8185.