To manage the development of ancillary highway and safety projects in scoping, design, and construction phases, the Vermont Agency of Transportation engages on-call consultants to provide engineering evaluation, design, permitting, and appurtenant professional services. D&K provides services under a statewide contract developing projects that enhance traffic control and signing, intersections, slopes, rail crossings, park-and-rides, rest…
The Glencliff Home is an off-the-grid assisted living facility whose primary purpose is to provide adults with mental health care. The campus includes residential, care, office, and maintenance spaces and uses a combination of renewable energy systems, including a hydroelectric facility, as well as fossil fuels to supply power and heat. For many years, D&K…
In an effort to pursue greater building efficiency and operational cost savings, the New Hampshire Army National Guard (NHARNG) conducts annual facility energy audits of all facilities on a rotating basis. D&K conducted an energy audit at four out of a total of 35 NHARNG facilities. D&K evaluated lighting, air quality, temperature, ventilation, humidity, and…
To support VT BGS, D&K completed an energy audit of a six-story, 165,000-SF courthouse. The project team conducted a review of available documentation and performed field investigations to document building envelope insulation and air sealing; HVAC equipment, systems, and controls; plumbing fixtures and water heating equipment; lighting fixtures, illumination levels, and controls; plug loads; and…
D&K provided architectural, MEP, structural, and civil engineering design to renovate a 3,700-SF, two-story administration building using a Net-Zero basis of design and operation. The building is powered by solar PV arrays located on site. The scope included design of a new high-performance envelope, expanded interior space with structural improvements, new MEP systems, and civil…
The New Hampshire Army National Guard (NHARNG) prepared the New Hampshire National Guard Training Site (NHNGTS) Site Development Plan to analyze how best to meet training objectives. Preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) was necessary to satisfy NEPA requirements for implementing the Site Development Plan. D&K performed the EA, assessing the individual and cumulative effects…
The Cabot-Danville US 2 Segment 1 highway stormwater improvements included relocating a reach of Molly’s Falls Brook. The project required site inspection coordinated with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources District Fisheries Biologist, Stream Alteration Engineer, and VTrans representatives. To relocate the brook, D&K collected site data and developed a design utilizing hydraulic engineering and…
The US 2 Segment 1 safety project required permitting, design, and planning services for the mitigation of impacts to nearby habitats. D&K conducted a wildlife habitat assessment and mitigation; identification, design, construction, and monitoring of a wetland mitigation site; permitting services; a site plan and conditional use approval from East Montpelier; coordination with state and…
Stormwater design and permitting assistance was required for the widening and upgrade of approximately one mile of roadway near the intersections of Routes 7, 2A, and 127. The project entailed widening, overlay, and reconstruction, as well as new curbing, drainage, bike lanes, signals, and signage. D&K provided drainage design, hydrologic analysis of stormwater runoff rates…