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Carbon emission concerns are rapidly changing delivery requirements for construction projects

Civil + Structural Engineer

The proposed enhancements will expand the facility’s footprint, boost inspection capabilities, reorganize traffic flow through improved lane systems, enhance lighting, install canopy systems and ensure the provision of a secure detention area. Design work will begin in 2025, and construction is slated for 2026. The Kenneth G.

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Enhancing the I-5

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project broke ground in December of 2021, and is currently slated for completion in late Summer 2026. The steps of this project include: Installing Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) improvements including count stations, closed-circuit television (CCTV), and ramp metering to nine on-ramps.

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Using DAS to Solve Capacity and Connectivity Challenges

Civil + Structural Engineer

“The days of people holding up their phones during a concert or a game to find cell service should be a thing of the past,” said Peter Tardy, PE, Director of Telecommunications at French & Parrello Associates (FPA), a full-service engineering and consulting firm based in Wall, NJ. It’s the same with having slow service.

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O’Donnell & Naccarato Celebrates the Topping Out of Fortville Elementary School in Indiana

Civil + Structural Engineer

The state-of-the art, two-story school building, set to open ahead of the 2025-2026 school year, features operable glass classroom walls that open onto a flexible STEM lab, a centrally-located media lab and a learning riser large enough to accommodate entire grade levels for a presentation or exhibition. Vernon School District.

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Dublin Docklands brownfield project requires major ground investigation and soil sampling

Civil + Structural Engineer

More than 55,000 m³ of water to date – equal to the volume of 20 Olympic swimming pools – has been discharged compliantly to recharge wells outside the pile wall and to the foul sewer as required. The complex aquifer system required nearly 20 pumps of differing specifications to maintain a dry site and to keep construction on track.

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Trinity Livingston Hospital Celebrates Topping Out

Granger Construction

Undercutting 5’ under all footings and walls in 1/2 of the building to provide adequate bearing pressure for the addition’s structural design requirements. Ongoing work includes a small Emergency Department addition, installation of roofing systems, exterior enclosure systems and brick.

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New burnished concrete facility in California’s wine county

Construction Specifier

The 1,172-m 2 (12,620-sf) property consists of three buildings: a 647-m 2 (6,972-sf) Fermentation Building and Barrel Aging, a 201-m 2 (2,170-sf) Case Good Storage area, and a second phase hospitality building that will be completed by 2026. An integrated photovoltaic (PV) system will minimize future reliance on utility-provided energy.