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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Water/Stormwater

Civil + Structural Engineer

Alpha Testing, a UES company, was chosen by the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) to provide quality control/construction materials testing services to multiple project teams. Bois d’Arc Lake will span 16,641 acres. The dam is two miles long and 90-feet tall, with a 110-foot-tall intake tower.

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HGA Completes the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Civil + Structural Engineer

Innovative building designed to collect, preserve and make all records available to the public Acclaimed national interdisciplinary design firm HGA is pleased to announce the completion of the Pennsylvania State Archives, located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. HGA partnered with Vitetta in the design of the new facility.

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Ribbon Cut on Rokeby Museum’s Collections Storage Facility

PC Construction

On Saturday, Rokeby Museum and PC Construction President and CEO Matt Cooke cut the ribbon on the Museum’s new collections storage facility. The building, which was unveiled as the PC Construction Collections Building, is in honor of PC’s role as the museum’s Preservation Sponsor.

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Article 4 Direction: What Property Owners Need to Know Before Converting

UK Construction Blog

This additional oversight helps maintain the visual appeal of neighbourhoods, preserve historical significance, and manage the concentration of certain property types like Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

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Renovate or Extend? How to Choose the Right Home Improvement for Your Budget & Needs

UK Construction Blog

But, your specific approach mattersa homeowner who extends but salvages and recycles materials may create less environmental impact than someone who remodels and sends all waste to landfill. Preservation of Character : Renovation allows you to maintain the historical significance and unique charm of your property.

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BROMLEY COMPANIES COMPLETES 122 FIFTH AVENUE IN UNION SQUARE NEW YORK

Civil + Structural Engineer

In addition to the rooftop terrace, new, wellness-oriented amenities include a bike storage room with a shower area. “It was essential, for both Bromley and STUDIOS, that we completed the block in a way that is simultaneously contemporary, contextually relevant, and historically sensitive.

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The responsibility of adapting historic university buildings

BDC Network

The responsibility of adapting historic university buildings 0 qpurcell Thu, 07/06/2023 - 10:44 Adaptive Reuse Shepley Bulfinch's David Whitehill, AIA, believes the adaptive reuse of historic university buildings is not a matter of sentimentality but of practicality, progress, and preservation.