Under a multi-year contract and an expedited schedule, DuBois & King provided guidance on planning, technical, environmental, and regulatory issues. Projects under this contract included a Capital Improvement Plan update, technical master plan update, runway extension, hangar area development, terminal apron expansion, Environmental Assessment, construction of a full parallel taxiway, snow removal equipment acquisition, a…
The State of Maine identified the Machias Valley Airport as the second highest priority airport to connect remote regions of the state with critical medical services. The existing runway is only 2,880 feet long, which is insufficient for LifeFlight of Maine’s King-Air 200 air ambulance. D&K recently completed a Master Plan update and conducted a…
Parlin Field is a general aviation airport that has historically relied on maintaining financial self-sufficiency through revenue generated from airport leases, aviation fuel sales, aircraft storage fees, volunteerism, and grants from the New Hampshire Bureau of Aeronautics. The town recently applied with the FAA to become an obligated NPIAS airport and accept federal funds, which…
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…
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…
To provide wide-ranging, reliable, and high-capacity coverage, Verizon Wireless renovates its facilities, establishes new sites, and constructs telecommunication installations on existing, prominent structures. D&K has served more than 200 of Verizon’s locations throughout Vermont. Sites range from locations in buildings, on farm silos, and at other urban locations or in remote rural, mountain, and wooded…
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…
To address the evolving needs of US service members, the VA is committed to maintaining and renovating its facilities and campuses. For over a decade, D&K’s civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers and other professionals have served in a lead role in renovating VA medical centers, developing campus-wide energy efficiency projects, and leading the design…
D&K provided civil/site engineering and construction phase services for site development associated with the construction of a new student center. Services included design for access and parking, including pavement markings and signage, walkways and paths, fencing, drainage, stormwater management, water system, and gravity wastewater system. The stormwater management system was designed with subsurface retention chambers,…