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August 26, 2020

Drinking water is treated at water treatment plants by transforming raw water into potable water. One step in water treatment is disinfecting the water to either kill or inactivate contaminants that can be harmful to humans.

August 26, 2020

For the past few years, I've volunteered on the Facilities Committee at my local YMCA in Madison, New Jersey; evaluating ways to trim facility costs and keep them competitive with newer, private clubs. I'm on the committee to provide my expertise as an engineering consultant, but I've learned a…

August 26, 2020

Bicycling is generally regarded as a recreational activity, especially since there are few well-developed networks of bicycle paths in urban areas. However, bicyclists are making their presence known. Those living in the Washington, D.C., metro area are requesting that officials develop plans for…

August 26, 2020

In March, I was proud to attend the City of New York Parks & Recreation Department's ribbon cutting ceremony for Marine Park's Carmine Carro Community Center in Brooklyn. The facility is named for neighborhood activist Carmine Carro who fought hard in his lifetime to see this project a reality.…

August 26, 2020

The original master plan called for a significant amount of light industrial development on the 550-acre site, but in 2007, Lerner asked us to revisit the plan. They wanted to reconsider the suburban separation of uses and the auto-dominant land use plan and instead create a vibrant, mixed-use…

August 26, 2020

Our office in Leesburg recently became a Certified Green Business through a program called the “Green Business Challenge” sponsored by Loudoun County and the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. The 2011 Challenge was a great way for our office to focus on steps that we can take, both individually…

August 26, 2020

This Wednesday, August 17, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is sponsoring a nationwide Public Awareness Summit. Landscape architects all over the country are mobilizing to showcase the many different contributions we make within our communities, offering expertise that spans from…

August 26, 2020

For many of us who attended college in the early 70’s, the student recreation center was a gymnasium. A place to play basketball–maybe volleyball–and a dimly lit, poorly ventilated weight room in the basement that was considered a bonus.

August 26, 2020

The Friday of May 31, 2013 seemed like "déjà vu all over again," as Yogi Berra would say. Only two weeks had passed since a devastating tornado hit the city of Moore, Oklahoma, and it seemed we were in for a repeat of equal magnitude. This time though, the storm hit 125 miles west of Dewberry's…

August 13, 2020

Flooding and natural disasters continue to impact human life, the built environments, and natural ecosystems. The causes are complicated and constantly change due to natural, anthropogenic, and climate change factors, while the consequences vary in spread, extent, nature, and magnitude across the…

July 23, 2020

Firm providing planning and bridging design for new two-story Health Services Administrative Building in California

July 16, 2020

The City of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, recently celebrated the opening of a new public safety center, designed to bring municipal court, police, fire, and emergency operations under one roof. Set on a prominent 10-acre site on the southwest edge of downtown, the new center is strategically positioned…