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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Water/Stormwater

Civil + Structural Engineer

The dam’s structural integrity was threatened as several feet of material eroded away during the rain event, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) needed to find an immediate solution that would preserve the historic structure and protect a critical economic resource.

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C.W. DRIVER CONSTRUCTION COMPLETES $51M CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LEGACY ACADEMY K-8 SCHOOL AT THE PRESERVE

Civil + Structural Engineer

The 73,000 square-foot campus serves families at The Preserve, a 5,000+ acre residential community in western San Bernardino County CHINO, Calif. – C.W. Legacy Academy is part of the new construction supporting The Preserve neighborhood in western San Bernardino County which encompasses a planned library, community center, and a 9.75-acre

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What the NAR Commissions Settlement Means for Home Builders

The Pro Builder

While most of the attention is being paid to the resale housing market—historically, and for obvious reasons, the primary type of transaction between home sellers and buyers and their real estate agents—the settlement also has important ramifications for new-home builders (sellers) and their relationship with buyers and buyers' agents.

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Biophilic Elements Alive and Well in Higher Education Design

Civil + Structural Engineer

An alternative to using live plants, preserved moss walls are a less costly option to integrate biophilic elements that require little to no maintenance compared to living walls. Some of the more popular forms of “plantscaping” include living plant walls and the use of hanging baskets and decorative planters filled with greenery.

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Winning design for Alabama community to revitalize Africatown

Construction Specifier

The historically significant community of Africatown stands in a low-lying area 4.8 The new public spaces, rammed-earth architecture, gathering pavilions, and commemorative elements work to preserve local building traditions while integrating the city’s street patterns and accommodating new uses for the hot, humid climate.

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High-performance coating systems

Construction Specifier

Preserving modern history. In 2015, the Hawthorne Federal Building was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and soon thereafter, the federal government’s General Services Administration (GSA) decided to sell it. The building’s historical status meant less aggressive removal processes needed to be applied.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

This development also repurposed and gave new life to a historic, 100-year-old building that was in a state of disarray. This center provides local students with greater opportunities to sharpen their innovation skills which will have a lasting positive impact on the rest of the university and local business industry.