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5.16.2013

“Complete Streets” Create Safer, More Versatile Streets

Contributor: Matt Witkowski, PE, PTOE

Since 1962, National Transportation Week has spread awareness about the transportation industry, as well as the appreciation of transportation professionals who keep our country moving. To celebrate this year’s holiday, May 12 through 18, let’s look at the Complete Streets initiative which is affecting neighborhoods across the U.S.

A Complete Streets policy ensures that roadway design makes transportation easily accessible for all modes of transportation—vehicles, bicycles, public transportation, and pedestrians. Whether renewing a city, easing ...
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transportation • infrastructure • design • construction • road • engineering
5.09.2013

Healthcare Trends Should Impact Outpatient Facilities

Contributor: Dave Huey, AIA
I recently took part in a panel for the Tulsa chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) focusing on healthcare. With the need for outpatient clinic facilities and medical office buildings on the rise today, the developers, brokers, and other real estate professionals in the audience were interested in design trends that contributed to successful healthcare environments—and successful investments.
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eco-friendly • cost-efficient • architecture • green design • design • energy efficiency • healthcare • sustainability
5.02.2013

Supporting ASHE’s Commissioning Program Business Partners Task Force

Contributor: Dan Koenigshofer, PE, MSPH, HFDP, SASHE

Having recently been appointed to serve on the Commissioning Program Business Partners Task Force for the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), I’m looking forward to learning about and contributing to the efforts to win funding for commissioning, particularly in existing buildings. More and more hospitals require clear business cases for every funding decision—purchasing another MRI, invest in better HVAC controls, or hire a nurse assistant. Because of this, facility engineers are finding ...
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HVAC • healthcare • engineering • MEP
4.25.2013

Using Designs from the Past for Landscape Architecture Today
Contributor: Emily Lewis, RLA, LEED AP

The month of April is recognized as National Landscape Architecture Month—an event celebrated by landscape architects from around the country. As I look back at the industry’s history, I see how it’s influenced the work we do here at Dewberry today.

A Brief History of Landscape Architecture
- Mid-19th Century
  - Population upswing in cities drove the need for open space to provide better health and respite for residents.
- 20th Century – Pre-WWII
  - The National ...
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eco-friendly • architecture • landscape architecture • design
4.18.2013

Design is a Team Sport: the Union High School Tennis Center

Contributor: Vic Thompson

Union Public Schools, a Dewberry client for more than 40 years, will soon open a new high school tennis center with a 5,000-square-foot training and support facility and eight courts. The new complex will support the high school’s outstanding tennis program, which has won four Oklahoma state championships in recent years.

The design of the tennis center incorporates the insights and experience of many people, both within the school system and here in Dewberry’s Tulsa office. From ...
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4.11.2013

Sustaining the Future of Architecture

Contributor: James Draheim, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

I have a drafting table in my home. Inside, there are drawings, mylar, pencils, pens, leads, and other assorted manual drawing tools stored away. All of these tools were vital to my career at one time, and to the career of any architect working years ago. Yet they have all been replaced, as technology has created entirely new and advanced ways to design.

While I am sometimes nostalgic about hand drawing and the ...
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eco-friendly • BIM • architecture • design • climate change • sustainability
4.04.2013

Performance Considerations for Small-Footprint Topobathymetric LiDAR

Contributor: Amar Nayegandhi

A new suite of commercial small-footprint, green-wavelength airborne LiDAR systems are being developed to enable topobathymetric mapping in coastal and riverine environments. These sensors can provide seamless topography across the land-water interface at very high spatial resolution (five to six points per square meter).

The new LiDAR systems enable numerous applications in coastal and aquatic ecosystems, including floodplain mapping, fisheries management, marine resource and coral reef ecosystem management, storm surge modeling, and storm damage assessment.

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environmental • geospatial • water resources • GIS • mapping • flood risk management • bathymetry • water • ecology • LiDAR • watersheds
3.28.2013

Real-Time Project Data: Collaborative Tools Reduced Risk, Built Confidence and Met Deadlines
Contributor: David Palumbo, PE

On March 11, we broke ground on the I-295/I-76/Route 42 Direct Connection project, which will ultimately fix one of the largest and most congested interchanges in southern New Jersey. As the lead designer, we’re responsible for all phases of construction, which is estimated to be complete in 2021.

As one of NJDOT’s highest value active construction projects to date, the $900 million project includes:
- A six-lane mainline through the interchange
- Elimination of dangerous merging and weaving ...
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transportation • civil engineering • highway • bridge • infrastructure • construction • road • engineering
3.21.2013

Supporting TRB’s Task Force on Emergency Evacuation

Contributor: Atri Sen, PE, PMP

Having recently been appointed to the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) task force on emergency evacuation (ANB80T), I’m looking forward to sharing my experiences and beliefs with decision makers, planners, and operators who play critical roles in planning and implementing disaster evacuations.

The primary goal of the task force is to address all preparedness and operational issues associated with evacuations for natural and man-made threats. During my three-year appointment, I’ll assist in reviewing and determining eligibility ...
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emergency management • transportation • disaster response
3.14.2013

Staying Connected to my Community—Elgin, Illinois

Contributor: Jennifer J. Betancourt, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

As a project manager in Dewberry’s architectural practice, I’ve had the opportunity to manage two of the most recently completed buildings at Elgin Community College (ECC): the renovation of the Student Resource Center and the new Renner Academic Library. Our firm has deep roots at the college with a longstanding relationship with the ECC community. Historically, our office has designed six buildings on the campus, in addition to multiple smaller projects. Having ...
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customer service • education • college/university • architecture

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