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August 26, 2020
Mark Heinrich
We recently completed one of the largest capacity projects I’ve had the opportunity to work on—the Central Utility Plant (CUP) at the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. Designing the CUP, along with all of the site/civil and utility infrastructure on the 75-acre site, was a milestone project for…
August 26, 2020
In January, we blogged about the implementation of New Jersey’s 2009 Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) and associated Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program meant to revolutionize the state’s environmental investigation and cleanup process. The program takes the majority of site…
August 26, 2020
Cerasela Cristei
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
Recently asked to serve on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Board on Government Relations Fellows Committee, I will be participating in bi-annual ASME board meetings and helping to select the next class of ASME congressional fellows.
August 26, 2020
You may remember earlier this year, Dewberry’s Fairfax office participated in the AIA Northern Virginia’s 8th Annual Canstruction competition—a contest where engineers, architects, students, and other design professionals create sculptures out of canned goods—and won an honorable mention.
August 26, 2020
Bob Wolff
Recently published, the purpose of the 2012 edition of the National Fire Protection Association Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99) is to establish criteria for the safety of patients and healthcare personnel against fire, explosion, and electrical and related hazards within healthcare…
August 26, 2020
Mark Unterkofler
When the rebuilding of the Pentagon began following 9/11, there was an unprecedented commitment from the Washington-area construction community to see the work completed in just one year—requiring teamwork and a tenacious resolve to meet the challenging deadline. That spirit of determination…
August 26, 2020
Mehmet Secilmis
Last week Skip Notte blogged about his work as an Advisory Board member of Virginia Tech’s Land Development Design Initiative—one of the many ways in which Dewberry supports education and knowledge-sharing within our profession. I recently had a similar opportunity to share advances in our…
August 26, 2020
Larry Hasson
For more than a century, the textile industry helped drive the economy here in Southside Virginia. Dan River Mills, first established as the Riverside Cotton Mills in 1882, was the largest textile mill in the South. By World War II, Dan River Mills employed 14,000 people, more than a quarter of…
August 26, 2020
Gary Neuwerth
With the current mood in Washington, there is a real danger of not having a long-term Transportation Trust Fund authorization in place until after the November 2012 Presidential election. Alternatively, if an authorization plan comes out of committee and is approved this year, we could see a…
August 26, 2020
Hal Corin
While constructing an energy model of a North Carolina hospital, I became curious about the impact of window size on an individual room’s cooling load. I took the 80-square-foot room and varied the window height. The chosen “Solarban 70” had a U-value of 0.27 and a shading coefficient of 0.27. The…
August 26, 2020
Donald Burroughs
Commissioning is often an additional service incorporated on new construction projects with complex or substantial mechanical and electrical systems. This service might be provided by the design engineer or an independent consultant. Services may include design review, second party review of…
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