To collect, infiltrate, and treat stormwater from a one-block, one-way street with parking and sidewalks, D&K designed a rain garden and sidewalk extension. The project disconnects a significant amount of impervious surface from the closed drainage system and provides additional space for pedestrians to safely navigate the crossings at this four-way intersection. D&K provided survey,…
Located on 4.5 acres in Randolph Village, Salisbury Square is an affordable and sustainable housing development that includes three four-unit, low- and median-income apartment buildings. The development also includes an office building and space for the addition of up to nine single-family homes. D&K provided survey and civil engineering and D&K’s electrical engineers designed the…
The 40-year-old wastewater treatment facility, originally designed for a 20-year service life, was past due for a total treatment process change and facility upgrade. The project objectives included: utilize a state-of-the-art treatment process, design capacity for nitrogen removal, consider operational efficiencies and long-term operating costs, address issues with the location in a floodplain, and develop…
For more than 25 years, D&K has served as an integral partner in the development of Gifford Health Care campuses throughout central Vermont. Working collaboratively with Gifford staff, architects, specialty consultants, and stakeholders, our team’s designs have led or supported the construction of new hospital buildings, independent and assisted living communities, medical office buildings, dental,…
During the surge of Tropical Storm Irene, flows at the town’s wastewater treatment facility decreased by 60%. It was determined that a double-barrel sewer siphon, consisting of an inlet and outlet structure, was destroyed by the storm when the Third Branch of the White River migrated 90 feet to the northeast. D&K provided design and…
Gifford’s Medical Center’s (GMC) emergency power system required an evaluation and a number of facility upgrades. D&K’s multidisciplinary team provided MEP and structural design for a pad-mounted transformer, service entrance, generator, service entrance power distribution, transfer switches, dry-type transformer, and related feeder work. Mechanical upgrades included a roof-mounted air handler and associated piping design. Structural…