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Best of 2015: In case you missed this news you can still use
The Judge Seeber Bridge is one of the Preservation Priority Bridges identified in the statewide agreement As this year rolls to an end, we hope that you enjoyed and appreciated the Mead & Hunt...
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Chasing daylight: Enhancing building design
The Award of Excellence for New Construction was the General Aviation Terminal at Appleton International Airport designed by Mead & Hunt in partnership with the Sustainable Engineering Group. What...
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Make it merry
Tulsa office volunteering This year, my teen daughter fell in love with Pinterest and, using the site, learned how to make a holiday bucket list. She has 15 items on the list that she’d like to see us...
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Are Public-Private Partnerships the answer to funding gaps?
As we’ve discussed before, many transportation departments are charged to finish more projects with less money. The West Virginia Division of Highways is no different. They have taken steps to improve...
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Using 3D bridge modeling to enhance project results
Since the origins of architecture and engineering, designers have made replicates of their projects using a variety of materials to give a physical presentation of their end product. More recently,...
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The latest on the Senate and House Energy Bills
W. Kerr Scott Dam Back in early August, I reported on the Senate’s Energy Policy and Modernization Act of 2015 (Senate Energy Bill). The bipartisan energy bill included several provisions to increase...
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What you really learn during an internship
My first internship while in college came on a fluke. I was a journalism major, but didn’t want to work at a daily paper. I am more of a long-term-deadline kinda gal, but magazine publishers were hard...
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Do your part to encourage hydropower development
Use the form attached to contact your congressman. Tell them to support legislation to Unlockhydro! Congress is currently considering modernizing the current hydropower regulatory process which is...
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Pedestrian paths provide design insights
When planning a roadway project, engineers try to design with all types of end users in mind. This is especially important in city environments where motorists, pedestrians and cyclists share the...
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National Ecological Observatory Network: Field work at a continental scale
100-meter tape shows the location of one of the transects in the Southern Plains Domain site in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. Working on a continental-scale project with numerous...
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Hunting for the source to reduce wastewater mercury levels
If your sewer system has substantial infiltration, mercury can enter the sewer system every time it rains or during spring snow melt. What do you do when mercury is detected in your waste stream?...
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Avoiding adverse effects on historic properties
Avoiding adverse effects on historic properties may be a little easier to achieve. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation recently released guidance on avoiding adverse effects, focusing on...
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States test new lane markings to increase pedestrian safety
Pedestrian safety is always a concern on busy city roadways. Crosswalks and signage are used to alert motorists to a pedestrian-heavy area, but sometimes these measures go unnoticed. Over the past few...
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New Year’s resolutions for waste and recycling programs
The start of a New Year is a great time to consider improvements to your waste and recycling program. The following ideas are based on common New Year’s resolutions. Get fit – Overflowing containers...
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Michigan removes barriers to reservoir drawdowns
Reservoir drawdown (Photos courtesy of Upper Peninsula Power Company) Has the State of Michigan required a Part 301 permit for a temporary drawdown at your Federal Energy Regulatory...
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Transportation Research Board critical to historic preservation innovation
The Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Historic and Archaeological Preservation in Transportation (ADC50) plays a critical role in transportation innovation in the United States. And, yet...
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Designing water distribution systems, it’s in the detail
Great design of a water distribution system while maintaining pressure control requires careful consideration of valve location, water demand and the valve enclosures. Availability of new technologies...
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You won the Corps of Engineers contract, now what?
Safety – preparing to clear a permit required confined space Working for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be as challenging as winning a contract. Successfully navigating the plethora of Corps’...
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Lexington office kicks off open house celebration
It seems like only yesterday when we hosted the groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of our new Lexington, South Carolina, office. Tomorrow, Mead & Hunt will celebrate our move into the...
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Colorado Department of Transportation Sustainability Tool Kit goes live
The Colorado Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics is making waves with its Statewide General Aviation Airport Sustainability Program. With the newly released Sustainability Tool Kit,...
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