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A Continued Push: Digitalization & Environmental Permitting

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Environmental Regulatory industry is one area that was initially slow to begin the digital transition, but in recent years has warmed up to digitizing its processes. To this end, several states have already adopted digitized permitting processes that have resulted in significant improvements to efficiency and transparency in permitting.

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A New Bridge to Nature: Elachee Drive over I-985 Bridge Replacement

Civil + Structural Engineer

To deliver the project, GDOT partnered with Michael Baker International, the lead design firm in charge of project management, structural design, and environmental permitting; Holt Consulting Co., the lighting design firm; and Confluence Design Consulting, the architectural design firm.

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COWI LANDS JAMES RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT DETAILED DESIGN PROJECT

Civil + Structural Engineer

Global engineering consultancy COWI in North America has been retained by Nova Scotia Department of Public Works standing offer for highway engineering services to provide detailed design and regulatory permitting for the replacement of the James River Bridge.

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Atwell continues expansion in Mid-Atlantic with acquisition of Bay Engineering, Inc.

Civil + Structural Engineer

an engineering, surveying, and environmental firm headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland. This acquisition continues to strengthen Atwell’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic, building upon the firm’s acquisition of Ben Dyer Associates, Inc. Bay Engineering – together with its affiliate Bay Environmental, Inc.

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Modernizing Access: New Bridge Design Enhances Safety and Environment

Civil + Structural Engineer

With the bridge’s deteriorating conditions and the need to improve access and safety, the City of New Smyrna Beach hired DRMP as the prime consultant to design a replacement bridge. Project permitting involved obtaining a Sovereign Submerged Land Lease. It will be constructed for a service life of 75 years.

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Secrets of Environmental Permitting Solar Farms

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Ken MacDonald, Regional Director of Environmental Permitting and Compliance with UES First, a secret is only a secret if one doesn’t know it. There are lessons learned, hints discovered, and tips earned through permitting and compliance for tens of thousands of acres of solar energy facilities. What are the potential effects?

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THINKING OUTSIDE THE STEEL BOX: How the Tent Industry Is Currently Solving 

Civil + Structural Engineer

Environmental benefits are making an even stronger case for opting to use tents rather than the standard steel storage container both for new builds and major renovation projects. We can locate and access building materials quickly and quietly in the middle of the night during a remodel.